Last rites for knickers?

[HLin NC]

Two years ago NC wore black pants starting in October. Last season we eliminated knickers in our association. I'm not sure if all 9 groups have totally eliminated them yet.

I think someone told me that PA still uses them.

I've got around 8 pair I need to eBay I guess.

[CT1]

Originally Posted by HLin NC

I've got around 8 pair I need to eBay I guess.

Good luck. I wouldn't even pay the shipping charges!

[D Ray]

Still optional in the land of Lincoln. We wore black twice last season (muddy conditions). Our average age is late 40's. I still like the traditional look. Most outdoor sports officials are dressed similar to the players, by that I mean, if the players are on shorts so are the officials. That said I "get" why the pants are popular. I feel they look much better with the 2" stiped shirt however.

[HLin NC]

Wanna buy some cheap knickers in Neb?

[Tom.OH]

Last year they were optional in Ohio. This year black pants are required.
If I got home in time from my game on Friday, I would watch the highlights on 5 in Cincinnati. The sports lasted 20 minutes with about 12 Ohio games, maybe 1 crew in knickers . They also had 10 Northern Kentucky games and 5 Indiana games and I think both states were all in knickers. We only had 1 real muddy game and the black pants washed up very nice. Our U got hit in the back and fell in the mud in the middle of the field, completely covered his right side and it came out. He said knickers would have been ruined. By the way, our U is 6'5 280 lbs, the tackle that hit him was much bigger.
I do not miss knickers. But I do have a brand new pair of Northwestern striped socks I have no use for now. I guess I can wear them under my boots when I shovel snow!

[BIG UMP]

I worked with an R year before last on the 2nd week of September. He stated we would be wearing the black pants, which were optional at that time. After wearing them once, I swore I'd never wear knickers again. In TN black pants are mandatory for 2012 and I have not broken my vow.

[waltjp]

Knickers were accepted as a crew option last season. I wore them once when I filled in with another crew. I decided to toss them in my bag at the last minute before I left the house. When I got to the game site I discovered that nobody else on the crew even owned black pants.

[legend]

We wore them (knickers) in Pa last year (were only allowed to wear the blacks with long sleeves, basically only foul weather) but have heard that we are going to be being given the option to go either black or knickers. Guess I'll just pack both and hope for a younger "white hat".

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by waltjp

Knickers were accepted as a crew option last season. I wore them once when I filled in with another crew. I decided to toss them in my bag at the last minute before I left the house. When I got to the game site I discovered that nobody else on the crew even owned black pants.

Well in your situation I would understand you holding on to them. But we made a crew decision and we do not wear them anymore. Also I hated the socks and trying to hold them up. That alone was worth getting rid of silly looking pants.

Peace

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by HLin NC

Two years ago NC wore black pants starting in October. Last season we eliminated knickers in our association. I'm not sure if all 9 groups have totally eliminated them yet.

Our local association eliminated them at our opening clinic two days ago. I had co mplained to the assignor that too many uniform options are expensive. "Let's simplify this thing."

Black shorts for JV and lower as a heat option. Otherwise, black pants.

[IAUMP]

Unfortunately, the State of Iowa still says that black pants are for foul weather games only. I just wish that those making the decision would pay attention to what the other states are doing, and what the officials are actually wearing no matter what the conditions are.

[Texas Aggie]

In house cleaning over Christmas, I tossed all knickers, including a brand new, never worn, pair. Socks too. If I ever move to Iowa, I guess I'll only work foul weather games!

[HLin NC]

Mine are still sitting in the Goodwill box in the basement. I have one pr of Cliff Keen still in the plastic I think I'm going to keep in case we ever have "throwback" night. I guess softball players could take them and get the side pockets sewn shut or somebody would buy them to make a Halloween costume. I hate just trashing them.

[johnnyg08]

I think they're a thing of the past.

[jchamp]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

In house cleaning over Christmas, I tossed all knickers, including a brand new, never worn, pair. Socks too. If I ever move to Iowa, I guess I'll only work foul weather games!

You'll regret that when some filmmaker comes to your meeting looking for a crew use in filming a nostalgic football movie, and you were going to be in it, but didn't have a uniform for the time period.

Actually, it's the totally irrational fear that someday there may be a throwback game I wouldn't get to work that keeps one set of knickers and the socks that go with them in my closet. Such fears could drive a man to hoarding.