Long-sleeve undershirt #21 Auburn

[JRutledge]

Does it ever occur to anyone that maybe there are some players that are given a waiver for this kind of shirt? There have been times in the past where certain rules have been used by conferences to allow certain situations to take place. I have no idea, but I remember Candice Parker during the tournament last year wearing the same long sleeve undershirt and this was in the Final Four. Someone likely does not care for this rule or is giving exceptions to the rule.

Peace

[Nevadaref]

Or people are choosing to simply ignore it.

[budjones05]

Didn't Candace Parker worn the Long Sleeve shirt and she had something wrong with her shoulder or something

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by budjones05

Didn't Candace Parker worn the Long Sleeve shirt and she had something wrong with her shoulder or something

Yes she did. And I am wondering if that is the reason or similar reason why this player or players are wearing long sleeves. After all, conferences control a lot of regulations as to how things are done in their games. Wearing an undershirt is not a pressing game issue and does not affect the outcome of any game. Personally I do not get upset about these kinds of things. There is always more to a story than what some want to think there is.

Peace

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Or people are choosing to simply ignore it.

Or people sitting on their butts watching the game on TV have no clue whether an exception was granted for medical, religious, or other reasons. Said people simply want to jump to the conclusion that the officials are somehow messing up and lack some kind of character trait that said people seem to think they have an abundance of.

Go figure.

[Jimmie24]

I thought the high school rule was crystal clear.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I disagree that it's unclear. The way I read it, it's clearly legal in NFHS. The rule only stipulates the sleeves be the same length.

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Yep. I actually looked this up during warm-ups at a game this season.

Originally Posted by Jimmie24

I thought the high school rule was crystal clear.

NFHS Forum: longsleeves

[muxbule]

Saw long sleeves again tonight in the MU/OU game. What's up with that?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by muxbule

Saw long sleeves again tonight in the MU/OU game. What's up with that?

What did the refs say?

[Adam]

Nevada, I disagree with your reasoning. There are only three times I can justify disallowing something that is not specifically forbidden by the rules:

1. Safety is an issue.
2. An advantage is gained that is not intended by the rules.
3. It is unsporting.

None of these apply to long sleeves.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Nevada, I disagree with your reasoning. There are only three times I can justify disallowing something that is not specifically forbidden by the rules:

1. Safety is an issue.
2. An advantage is gained that is not intended by the rules.
3. It is unsporting.

None of these apply to long sleeves.

So without casebook play 3.5.6 Sit B you would obviously allow a player to wear tights.
It certainly seems inconsistent to me to ban tights, but allow a long-sleeve undershirt.

There's no point in us wasting our time debating this. I've posed it to the NFHS rules committee. We'll let them decide.

PS If you are referring to the historical aspect as "my reasoning," then I should point out that that came straight from an NFHS interp, not me.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Or people sitting on their butts watching the game on TV have no clue whether an exception was granted for medical, religious, or other reasons. Said people simply want to jump to the conclusion that the officials are somehow messing up and lack some kind of character trait that said people seem to think they have an abundance of.

Go figure.

Peace

[BBall_Junkie]

Did they miss any plays?

[deecee]

Originally Posted by BBall_Junkie

Did they miss any plays?

That's not important. These rampant sleeves need to be dealt with.

[JRutledge]

Even if the officials did ignore the rule, who cares? If I recall it did not change the outcome or give a team a decided advantage. The only one that should care is the people that hired these officials or the NCAA Coordinator. And we have no idea if they care.

Peace