Going too Far?

[HLin NC]

Its getting old and tired and eventually will outlive its usefulness.

[bigjohn]

Tsk, tsk. The OHSAA has not approved pink for players or officials. Unless you have an exemption letter, you're in violation.

To me, it's just another fashion fad. I can't get too excited about it either way

I have told my AD that and he said, What are they going to do?

The answer is nothing. A couple of crews even said, you know we are supposed to have a letter from OHSAA for pink. I said, I know. Unless the officials make everyone take it off if unexempt there will be no change, I don't think the officials should have to but like other rules, if they don't enforce, no one will.

[HLin NC]

The only thing that is enforcable is the towels as by rule they must be white. There is no rule against pink undershirts, pink wristbands, or pink shoes.

NCHSAA is allowing them if the team contacts the state office and the state e-mails them back an exemption. Most of us think that's a bunch of bureaucratic b.s. and would have been better handled by just stating for the month of October, pink towels are approved.

[parepat]

I don't care either way. We have enough other stuff to worry about.

[Texas Aggie]

The teams can do what they want, but I refuse to wear pink stuff. I don't even like wearing patches or the Flag. They call it a uniform for a reason.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

The teams can do what they want, but I refuse to wear pink stuff. I don't even like wearing patches or the Flag. They call it a uniform for a reason.

We all wear the same pink whistle, lanyard, wristbands, and bean bag on my crew. What's not uniform about that?

[Canned Heat]

This thread should get fun now....I remember catching all sorts of grief when I dared to say I was all for the black pants a few years back.

[grunewar]

Like others, I agree with the intent of wearing pink. Got it.

But to what end? Where does it end?

It seems like it started with just a little item to bring attention to the issue - referee's whistle or players socks for example. But now it's getting to the point of everyone playing, "Can you top this?"

How much pink can you wear/display? I can wear more than you! I can have gloves, eye-black/pink, socks, cleats, bean bags, hats, helmets, towels, etc., etc.

When are we going to get "pink playing items" (the ball as in basketball), chain gang markers, flags on the goal post, markers in the end zone. Heck, let's mark the field in pink vice white! We already have black, red, and blue turf - is pink next!

You heard it here first.