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TopFrog

Lifelong Frog
Football refs won’t use traditional whistles this year. What other changes are coming?

BY DREW DAVISON

College football is adapting with the times amid the coronavirus pandemic. That includes the beloved officials on game days.

Traditional whistles are out. Electronic whistles are in. Yes, you read that right. Even the most minute details such as blowing a play dead have been adjusted for the upcoming season.

What type of whistles officials use was just one of several COVID-19 adjustments announced by the National Football Foundation this week, which is partnered with College Football Officiating.

Read more here: https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/article245437320.html#storylink=cpy
 

tcumaniac

Full Member
"Along with the COVD-19 policies, the NFF announced plans to allow student-athletes the opportunity to voice their opinions and/or express support of racial and social justice by allowing a commemorative or memorial patch to be placed on helmets or jerseys. The patches or decals must not exceed 2 ¼-square inches."


Neat.
 

FrogAbroad

Full Member
Strap one of these to the zebra's wrist and they're good to go...

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Shorty

Active Member
I didn't notice the electronic whistles during the FCS game until the announcers mentioned it. I wonder if they will ever go back now that everyone will have the electronic equipment.
 

ifrog

Active Member
"Along with the COVD-19 policies, the NFF announced plans to allow student-athletes the opportunity to voice their opinions and/or express support of racial and social justice by allowing a commemorative or memorial patch to be placed on helmets or jerseys. The patches or decals must not exceed 2 ¼-square inches."


Neat.


It is neat. What’s your issue with that and why should you care?
 
"Along with the COVD-19 policies, the NFF announced plans to allow student-athletes the opportunity to voice their opinions and/or express support of racial and social justice by allowing a commemorative or memorial patch to be placed on helmets or jerseys. The patches or decals must not exceed 2 ¼-square inches."


Neat.
So 1.5" x 1.5".

That's pretty small, which is fitting for an imaginary issue.

I wonder if they will allow patches of unicorns and the underwater city of Atlantis, too.
 
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