Black Pants Lions vs Cowboys

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by IceGator8

However, I think knickers are antiquated.

How can a uniform part that was the only one authorized just two years ago, and still being worn today be "antiquated?" It's not a computer.

We need a better sense of time and history.

[HLin NC]

I imagine that Reebok has them made custom for the NFL. Give them a few years and they'll be commercially available.

[ajmc]

The NFHS Officials Manual describes, in detail, the required uniform for HS Officials in 48 States. It includes both "all-white tapered knickers, as well as "By State Association adoption, white officiating shorts (5-inch inseam) may be worn in place of the traditional knickers if worn by the entire crew."

The black pants worn by the NFL officials are designed to go with their proprietory striped shirts, which cannot be worn without permission of the NFL. There is no functional perspective, other than fabric, that differentiates these pants from knickers, and I suspect whatever fabric is used for these pants could be used for white knickers.

A major purpose of the new NFL uniforms was to differentiate NFL officials from officials at other levels, so the league could control how these uniforms might be used in commercials.

The purpose of the current officials uniform is to clearly differentiate officials from players on the field, something white knickers seem to do quite well. If you don't work at the NFL level, and fashion consciousness is a serious concern, there's always soccer.

[IceGator8]

Originally Posted by Ed Hickland

Detroit is a domed stadium.

The problem with black sweats would be having a standard uniform black pant for all officials to wear. The Reebok and UnderArmour pants are nice but you can picture some guy would appear wearing the old cotton elastic at the bottom pant.

I understand. I guess any switch would have to be regulated somehow. It would help if the major suppliers started to offer the correct brand and styles as an alternative.

If the black pants do become acceptable at lower levels I think the crew cheifs would have to be diligent in making sure their guys were equipped with the proper pant. I love the idea of the black pants but I'd never let someone on my crew show up for a game in the regular cotton sweats with the elastic on bottom.

[Texas Aggie]

Unless they've changed them since last year, they are not the microfiber Reebok (or other) material. They are the same exact material as the Honigs Elite knicker. I've seen and felt these pants.

They don't look good with a short sleeved shirt, and they especially look bad with the guy in a white hate. This was a bad experiment. They need to go back to the knickers.