new high school shirts?

[PocketSidewalk]

Originally Posted by HLin NC

Our football advisory board is allegedly in favor of changing to 2". NC decided not to mandate a change statewide but is allowing each region to decide on their own.

Admitting I was wrong initially on the whole black pant switch, I don't see the need to widen the stripes. I still believe a lot of this is supplier driven to enhance revenue.

I'm sure it won't be long before the "Big H" strikes a deal with Raleigh to force the use of the wider stripes statewide.


As for the rumor that the NFHS would force the uniform change, I find that hard to believe. The 2014-15 Officials Manual still lists knickers as the official pants for football officials, with the black pants being permitted by "state association adoption". If the NFHS still hasn't made the black pants mandatory, even after the majority of states have, I'd be surprised that they would make wider stripes mandatory any time soon. But I could certainly be wrong.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by PocketSidewalk

I'm sure it won't be long before the "Big H" strikes a deal with Raleigh to force the use of the wider stripes statewide.


As for the rumor that the NFHS would force the uniform change, I find that hard to believe. The 2014-15 Officials Manual still lists knickers as the official pants for football officials, with the black pants being permitted by "state association adoption". If the NFHS still hasn't made the black pants mandatory, even after the majority of states have, I'd be surprised that they would make wider stripes mandatory any time soon. But I could certainly be wrong.

Even if the NF said that black pants were apart of the uniform, states do not have to follow what is in the mechanics book. It is long been understood that NF mechanics book and statements about officials are mostly "recommendations" and the states can come up with any policy or requirement they want outside of the NF. And that is why states have decided what can be worn by their officials and nothing happens to the state organization. This is not like rules change or application that a state ignores or changes.

Peace