Illinois: Here come black pants!

[Reffing Rev.]

I do not like black pants on Sunday
I do not like black pants on Saturday
I do not like black pants on Friday
I do not like black pants on Thursday
I could be convinced to trying black pants in a miserably misty frigid freshman game on a Monday...nah
I do not like black pants on Monday.


I wear enough black in my day job.

[Welpe]

I don't know if any of you have seen the July issue of Referee however Cliff Keen is advertising in the front cover for black football official's pants that include belt loops and a zipper and button fly. These pants have a white stripe down the leg.

If you go further into the magazine, they are also advertising the same pants with no stripe for Lacrosse officials. It is only a matter of time before the other manufacturers start making them.

Edit: I just check the CK website and they are not on there yet.

[mcarr]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Edit: I just check the CK website and they are not on there yet.

I emailed CK today and here was the response:

"Thank you for your inquiry. The black officiating pants should be posted in sometime in July and will be available in the fall."

[Rich]

Originally Posted by mcarr

I emailed CK today and here was the response:

"Thank you for your inquiry. The black officiating pants should be posted in sometime in July and will be available in the fall."

You have some inside knowledge about Wisconsin? These pants would be great for the last half of the season. I know some would dislike and avoid them - then again my crew has never (and will never) wear shorts on Friday nights, either.

[tjones1]

You may pre-order now from Honig's.

Honig's Whistle Stop Online Store - Products

[jaybird]

Originally Posted by tjones1

You may pre-order now from Honig's.

Honig's Whistle Stop Online Store - Products

I can't tell and it doesn't say if these pants have belt loops.

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by jaybird

I can't tell and it doesn't say if these pants have belt loops.

Good catch. My guess would be 'no' or they'd explicitly mention it.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Reffing Rev.

I do not like black pants on Sunday
I do not like black pants on Saturday
I do not like black pants on Friday
I do not like black pants on Thursday
I could be convinced to trying black pants in a miserably misty frigid freshman game on a Monday...nah
I do not like black pants on Monday.


I wear enough black in my day job.

I do not like black pants, Sam I am.

[Tom.OH]

Originally Posted by Reffing Rev.

I do not like black pants on Sunday
I do not like black pants on Saturday
I do not like black pants on Friday
I do not like black pants on Thursday
I could be convinced to trying black pants in a miserably misty frigid freshman game on a Monday...nah
I do not like black pants on Monday.


I wear enough black in my day job.

Rev, I thought you were going into Dr Seuss mode there

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Anyway, I work for one assigner for youth and Jr High games and he wants black shorts (and pants for cold weather). I bought black softball shorts at Dicks Sporting goods last year. They have 4 pockets and belt loops just like the white shorts, no problems.
I already had black drawstring pants and I wore them 2-3 times last year. To "fix" the problem of them slipping down when loaded with the flag and bean bag I just wore the black shorts under them with the belt and tucked everything into them.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Reffing Rev.

I do not like black pants on Sunday
I do not like black pants on Saturday
I do not like black pants on Friday
I do not like black pants on Thursday
I could be convinced to trying black pants in a miserably misty frigid freshman game on a Monday...nah
I do not like black pants on Monday.


I wear enough black in my day job.

Change denomination and you might not have that problem.

Peace

[Texas Aggie]

The NFL pants have grown on me. I could live without the white stripe but I think it looks infinitely better than the contrasting black stripe on white knickers, which I think is atrocious.

I agree 100%. I like the idea of no football socks (I hate the damn things) and also no tight elastic above the calf area.

HOWEVER: 1) I'm not sure how good these pants look with the narrow striped shirts we wear at the HS/College level -- we've only seen them on the wider striped NFL shirts; and 2) We'll probably only wear them when we wear long sleeves. I've had exactly 1 long sleeve varsity game in the last 3 years. It just doesn't get that cold down here, even in November.

Honigs has these things for pre-order on their front page. You get the length done yourself, which is probably a good idea. No high-waters!

[Bob M.]

Originally Posted by Reffing Rev.

...I wear enough black in my day job.

REPLY: That's funny.