Gray Shirts

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Usually a guy wearing a Byron collar is too lazy or cheap to buy new equipment. Usually means they are officiating off of rules that have changed years ago too. Then again I have not seen one of these shirts in probably 8 or 9 years and before that was my first year when people still wore them and still in the NF book.

Had a partner on a soph boys game when I first started who had what he thought was perfect solution for new shirts. He had his wife cut off the 'byron' on his shirt. It looked like a Nehru jacket.

Same guy who as we are going to other end to shoot 1 and 1 with players lined up and shooter misses first one with subsequent rebound, now we have a whistle. He informs me that he called a tech at other end but didn't tell me.

The good old days!

[constable]

In my neck of the woods, 3 different shirts can be found.

1. B/W stripes. Both with and without the side panel.

2. Solid grey No pin stripes.

3. The Fiba shirt- black sleeves, grey body.

The FIBA shirt is by far the most comfortable shirt I've ever had.

[constable]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

The other thing I have seen occur with some of these guys is the use of college mechanics even though they are instructed to use HS mechanics. Often, the big timing is the whole package...shirt, pre-game with college references, talk of the games they just did or will do at the college level, an NCAA logo on their travel bag [understood as those are not as inexpensive as a shirt--which should be covered by a big time game fee], the mechanics used [particularly on time out signals and when inbounding], etc.

I'm assuming you mean the lack of a signal to stop the clock?

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by constable

In my neck of the woods, 3 different shirts can be found.

1. B/W stripes. Both with and without the side panel.

2. Solid grey No pin stripes.

3. The Fiba shirt- black sleeves, grey body.

The FIBA shirt is by far the most comfortable shirt I've ever had.

This is the second time someone has gone from comparing the colors/patterns of a shirt to claiming that one was more comfortable....as if the colors/patterns have something to do with the comfort.

[constable]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

This is the second time someone has gone from comparing the colors/patterns of a shirt to claiming that one was more comfortable....as if the colors/patterns have something to do with the comfort.

It's the material the shirt of the particular colour happens to be made out of.