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Old Sun Oct 08, 2006, 12:59pm
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2 things I've notice

These both come from college games I saw this weekend:

First, many officials wear watches that are not for timing. Here in Pennsylvania, the PIAA says something to the effect of "watches for timing purposes only" for officials (and no other jewelry, other than a wedding band). I've seen many college officials with "decorative" watches (i.e. gold bands, leather bands, etc.). Do other states have these "watch rules?" (And for the record, I have no desire to wear a watch other than my digital timing watch on the field).

Also (and I know someone brought this up before), why does the SEC have its "backup" official stand right behind the HL, in stripes, with his whistle on, etc. While I'm sure most people don't notice him, I do. In the Tenn/UGA game last night, the backup official gave a discrete signal to the R that a pass did cross the LOS (and hense there would be no intentional grounding). Why not have him wear a black warm up jacket or take the stripes off and just have a black turtle neck on, rather than wearing the stripes over there?
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Old Sun Oct 08, 2006, 04:15pm
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I just ordered a watch that, although it looks decorative, has a "countdown" timer on it so that if the clock goes out, I can time the game. I needed a new watch and I figured it was a good time to get a countdown timer along with it.
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Old Mon Oct 09, 2006, 12:49pm
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REPLY: No special "no watch" rules here in NJ...at least none that I've ever heard of.
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Old Sat Oct 14, 2006, 02:42pm
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The 2006 Officials manual on page 10 Pregame Responsibilities says "The LJ (4 person) /BJ (5 person) will have the correct time and all officials will synchronize their watches accordingly." Sounds like anyone can wear a watch.
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Old Sat Oct 14, 2006, 03:12pm
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The 2006 Officials manual on page 10 Pregame Responsibilities says "The LJ (4 person) /BJ (5 person) will have the correct time and all officials will synchronize their watches accordingly." Sounds like anyone can wear a watch.
Agreed - and as a LJ, I always wear one during 5-person games, in case an official (or one of the BJ's watches) goes down. Also, many R's I work under prefer to wear one, in the event of anything happening to an official or another back-up watch, so that they can keep the 25-second clock.
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Old Sat Oct 14, 2006, 06:46pm
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REPLY: No special "no watch" rules here in NJ...at least none that I've ever heard of.
Shhhh...Bob! Your going to give the NJSIAA ideas. Soon we'll be hearing they're getting a contract with Rolex and we'll only be able to wear their watches in contests along with the embroidered hats...LOL.
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Old Sat Oct 14, 2006, 10:36pm
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In the SEC, that "back-up"

official is also the clock operator.
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Old Mon Oct 16, 2006, 07:54am
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Shhhh...Bob! Your going to give the NJSIAA ideas. Soon we'll be hearing they're getting a contract with Rolex and we'll only be able to wear their watches in contests along with the embroidered hats...LOL.
REPLY: You're right...I shoulda' kept my mouth shut. Have you heard anything more about "Apparel-gate?"
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Old Mon Oct 16, 2006, 08:27am
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Last I heard the idea was shut down - at least for now.
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Old Tue Oct 17, 2006, 07:39am
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I'll ask at our next meeting. I haven't heard boo about the subject.
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