NCAA - no more jackets

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Welpe

OK well the voice of experience. I will defer to you then.

I am sure in other parts of the country like Texas, the weather is certainly different during the basketball season.

Peace

[yooperbballref]

I like the look of the jackets during pregame. When starting out, I couldn't wait to get to the varsity level so I could wear the jacket.

I always keep a needle in the pocket although rarely used.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by yooperbballref

I like the look of the jackets during pregame. When starting out, I couldn't wait to get to the varsity level so I could wear the jacket.

I always keep a needle in the pocket although rarely used.

Rarely used? I think we took air out of 50 of the 60 balls we used last season. Basketballs, in general, are horribly over-inflated.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I am sure in other parts of the country like Texas, the weather is certainly different during the basketball season.

Peace

Certainly, but it still gets cold here. Not dig your car out of a snowbank to get to work kind of cold, but cold.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Certainly, but it still gets cold here. Not dig your car out of a snowbank to get to work kind of cold, but cold.

Unless Texas spends a great deal of the winter months below 30 degrees, I would not call 50s and 60s to be cold. Then again a laugh at my relatives in Florida and Texas when they claim they are cold and it is in the low 60s.

Peace

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I am sure in other parts of the country like Texas, the weather is certainly different during the basketball season.

Peace

Yes, I'm trying to understand this concept of needing jackets in a gym...

[Rich]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

Yes, I'm trying to understand this concept of needing jackets in a gym...

I like wearing a jacket during warmups. I'd hate to carry a needle in my pants pocket, first of all, and I'm actually cold in many of our HS gyms before a game starts.

Then again, in a perfect world, we wouldn't have to stand there for 20 minutes (that's what it is in our state) watching teams warm up. We'd come out at about 12 minutes, do a captain's meeting, check the book, and go back in until the clock was at 2 minutes.

And I'd leave my jacket in the locker room -- which is what we do sometimes when both teams go in.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Rich

I like wearing a jacket during warmups. I'd hate to carry a needle in my pants pocket, first of all, and I'm actually cold in many of our HS gyms before a game starts.

Then again, in a perfect world, we wouldn't have to stand there for 20 minutes (that's what it is in our state) watching teams warm up. We'd come out at about 12 minutes, do a captain's meeting, check the book, and go back in until the clock was at 2 minutes.

And I'd leave my jacket in the locker room -- which is what we do sometimes when both teams go in.

Our state wants us to come out when the team enters the floor. That could be 20 minutes, 15 minutes or 10 minutes based on when the prelim game gets over with.

And I get cold too. Not all gyms are heated or well heated.

Peace

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Our state wants us to come out when the team enters the floor. That could be 20 minutes, 15 minutes or 10 minutes based on when the prelim game gets over with.

And I get cold too. Not all gyms are heated or well heated.

Peace

Our state always gives 20 minutes for warmups -- even if the preliminary game runs long. That's when we come out. Horn, teams come out, we come out with them. I guess the AD and coaches aren't enough adults to properly supervise players. I wonder how they ever get through practice!

I wish they'd put an elliptical machine or a treadmill at halfcourt, so I could keep the blood flowing.

I actually prefer the cold gyms once the game starts -- but until then I freeze.