SabreGuy Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Can we not call them knickers. I dunno... I really like calling them knickers. "You could put an empty orange helmet on the 50-yard line at Cleveland Browns Stadium and 50,000 fans would show up to stare at it."-Terry Pluto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Can we not call them knickers. No, we referees call them knickers, so knickers they shall be called. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Can we not call them knickers. I dunno... I really like calling them knickers. Beats when the USFL refs wore shorts that they dubbed "pogo pants" for some reason... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninetynine Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Haven't seen these new uniforms, but the refs did indeed used to wear solid black sleeves. I don't remember the years, but I know you can see solid black sleeves with white numerals in Green Bay's victories in Super Bowl I & II. They were gone in Super Bowl III when the Jets beat the Colts as the numbers had moved to the back of the striped jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fufkin Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Here are the shirtsAnother view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY Jay Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Looks like modernized referee shirts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Looks more confertable then the old stuff. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival79 Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 NFL refs introduce rules changes, fashion changes at Giants camp8/3/2006, 7:00 p.m. ETBy DAVID PORTERThe Associated PressALBANY, N.Y. (AP) ? Coming this fall to an NFL stadium near you: fashion-forward referees.Gone are the traditional vertical black-and-white stripes that have been a staple of the league seemingly since its inception and which live on in Foot Locker stores and DJ booths around the country.In their place is a flashier look that features wide white stripes and thin black stripes that flare around the shoulders and upper arms.In addition to giving their annual lecture on rules changes for the upcoming NFL season, several referees debuted the new threads this week at New York Giants training camp.Not everyone was enamored of the new look."They should be riding on a horse at Saratoga," one spectator cracked Thursday while watching the officials oversee a practice session.Making a fashion statement was not the primary motivation behind the decision to make the change, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said. First was the desire for a lightweight, more efficient fabric that would be cooler in hot weather and warmer in cold weather."The material of our shirts was very heavy, so everybody wanted a different material," said Walt Coleman, an NFL referee with 18 years' experience. "Everybody loves the material, and the shirts are really comfortable. I think everybody's just not totally sold on the style. My son said to me, 'I can't believe you're changing your shirts!'"The second aim was to make the uniforms more easily accommodate the gear referees need to carry, Aiello said, which includes more layers of clothing in colder weather."The biggest reason we changed was to upgrade the performance quality of the uniform," he said. "The third reason was to give the uniforms a more modern, updated, distinctly NFL look."Referees will wear the new Reebok-designed shirts and the traditional white knickers for most games, and will switch in cold weather to black full-length pants that will allow more room for additional layers.Aiello wasn't sure when the league switched to the vertical stripes, but noted that NFL referees in the 1930s wore "solid white dress shirts with bow ties and beanies."When asked his opinion of the new uniforms and whether he would have an easier time locating referees during games for a little spirited exchange of ideas, Giants coach Tom Coughlin replied, "Are you kidding? I'm just glad to have them out there. And I've usually been able to find them pretty well." "If things have gone wrong, I'm talking to myself, and you've got a wet towel wrapped around your head." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totc Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 These officials no longer look like referees. More like something from outer space! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 These officials no longer look like referees. More like something from outer space! Then you have a very wierd idea of space aliens. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT44 Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 I like 'em. They still look like ref uniforms to me, just modernized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest23 Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 the black side panels are not very flattering for the ref's love handles...they look like rejects from the juventus senior league team...just awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderstruk Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 I don't know just yet might have to get use to them!! I love how Hochuli is all buff in his form fitting top and to far left of him the one ref looks rather roundy. I guess they wanted the uni's to really have that true zebra look to them aka thin black stripe over white field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJ Sands Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 These officials no longer look like referees. More like something from outer space! Then you have a very wierd idea of space aliens. So, what's your idea of space aliens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Maybe I'm just too averse to change, but I don't like them. I don't see the need for the uneven stripe pattern (i.e., wide white, narrow and flared black). Nothing about the article says that the new material and/or the need to carry more gear also required a new pattern.Overall, it looks like a strange hybrid of a traditional football officials' uniform and an old school black soccer referee's uniform. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Huh. I'm thinking these should have just been for Ed Ed Hochuli with a baggier look for everyone else.Why institute a new look if only one guy looks good in it? 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreGuy Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Hmm, I don't think I like them. I mean... I like them in concept, but those old guys look SO uncomfortable in them. It's like dressing a grandfather in his grandson's clothes. "You could put an empty orange helmet on the 50-yard line at Cleveland Browns Stadium and 50,000 fans would show up to stare at it."-Terry Pluto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbaldben Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Huh. I'm thinking these should have just been for Ed Ed Hochuli with a baggier look for everyone else.Why institute a new look if only one guy looks good in it? lol, Hochuli is a beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slickster Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 I think it's part of the NFL's effort to uniquely brand every element of the game to make it their own (see also the revamped football design and the ever-present NFL shield on uniforms and coaches' gear). It makes it harder for people to parody the NFL, too, since the designs are so unique.Honestly, I like the idea of adding more black to the uniforms, especially since it makes them stand out more on the field. Plus, now they won't be washed out at a sunny game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 These officials no longer look like referees. More like something from outer space! Then you have a very wierd idea of space aliens. So, what's your idea of space aliens? Not sure, but I would guess they wouldn't dress in black and white stripes. Honestly, the new ref shirts are way to close to the old stuff to start comparing them to space alien uniforms. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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