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    NFL | The referees will change their stripes
    From Inquirer Wire Services
    JIM McKNIGHT / Associated Press
    Wide white stripes are part of the new-look uniforms for NFL referees. The change was to accommodate their gear.

    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. In their place will be 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 this season, several referees debuted the new threads yesterday at the New York Giants' training camp in Albany, N.Y. Not everyone was enamored of the new look.

    "They should be riding on a horse at Saratoga," a spectator cracked while watching the officials oversee a practice session.

    Making a fashion statement was not the motivation for 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, he said. The second aim was to make the uniforms accommodate the gear referees need to carry.

    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.
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  • #2
    Why no pic?

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    • #3
      Could we make just one more piece of equipment standard issue?

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      • #4
        Originally posted by SwingOnThis
        Why no pic?
        Be careful what you wish for!



        Caption this pic!

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          • #6
            They look very soccer like.
            www.disciplerocks.com

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            • #7
              The prototype:

              "Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." - Joe Theismann



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              • #8
                Well done!
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by saratoga
                  They look very soccer like.


                  not quite
                  Five straight losses, including a crucial one at Dallas on Christmas Day, send them out against Atlanta, needing the win, plus help. -Dr. Z, 8/31/06

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                  • #10
                    they're so lame. Why change the design if the refs were just complaining about the fabric?

                    Idiots.

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                    • #11
                      How about Valerie's look as a referee??
                      "Philly fans are great....It's the only place where you pull up on the bus and you've got the grandfather, the grandmother, the kids and the grandkids - everybody flicking you off. At other stadiums, they give you the thumbs-down. Here, they give you the middle finger.”
                      — Michael Strahan

                      "No one likes us, no one likes us, no one likes us, we don’t care, we’re from Philly, F—-ing Philly, No one likes us, we don’t care!”
                      - Jason Kelce with the best championship speech ever

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by balto-eaglefan
                        How about Valerie's look as a referee??
                        Looks alot better on her!
                        www.disciplerocks.com

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by reesecal
                          not quite
                          I was thinking more about the teams than the refs for that.
                          www.disciplerocks.com

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by balto-eaglefan
                            How about Valerie's look as a referee??
                            Dude.. Ed Hocholi would look HOT in that get up...

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