NFL coach can NOT wear a suit & tie on the sidelines

[underpants]

NFL Becomes the Not (So) Formal League

http://story.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050511/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_jim_litke

Which is sadder: that the NFL said "no" when rookie 49ers coach Mike Nolan offered to bring a little class to the sideline by wearing a coat and tie next season? Or that the league will say "yes" the moment its official supplier gives the high sign?

Either way, what should have been a neat little story is already well on its way to becoming a marketing rollout.

It began when Nolan petitioned the league for permission to dress the way Dick Nolan did when he coached on the same sideline in San Francisco from 1968-75. The son wasn't looking for attention or an endorsement deal, or even trying to shame his counterparts into cleaning up their act. Just a way to give props to the father whose pictures are scattered around his office.

"I think it's respectful," Nolan recently told his hometown newspaper, then added, "What I was trying to say, there's somebody in charge and this is what they look like."

"And if we don't make it," Reebok spokesman Eddie White said Tuesday, "he can't wear it."

[MADem]

1. Sounds like " Reebok Bespoke" is a subsidiary waiting to happen! n/t

[underpants]

3. Let's see you are in charge of a multi-million dollar operation

and you slouch around the sidelines in running pants?

Please a little class would be nice NFL.

[SmileyBoy]

2. He should just wear it anyway.

And if the No Fun League punishes him, the backlash will be severe.

[underpants]

7. Let's compare

[BiggJawn]

4. Don't worry. Nike will get him a "proper" suit and tie.

Fuckin' "Swooshes" everywhere on it....

[underpants]

8. Nope Reebok owns the rights

No Nike even the Cowboys don't have a swoosh on the coaching staffs's clothes

[BiggJawn]

23. Shows you how much attention I pay to "Pro Sports", doesn't it?

Nike sponsors cycling...My bad, I thought they owned everything...

[donsu]

5. a dress code for pro coaches? and they actually follow it?

wimps

[underpants]

10. I think they are given options of what to wear

The head coach picks what he and everyone else will wear THAT WEEK.

They change it up from week to week to sell more clothes.

Nike does the same with Tiger Woods-anything new that he wears (planned out a year in advance) will be on store shelves by the following Monday. Payne Stewart had a similiar deal with the NFL-he wore outfits of the closest NFL team at every tournament.

[donsu]

26. OK , greedy wimps

coach/clothes shill

like many americans coaches have two jobs

[BlueJazz]

6. Boy...It's a good thing I'm not a Coach. (with my Attitude)

I would wear their crap..But I wouldn't shave for a week or wash my hair (and made sure it stuck out all over the place)
Also...After I put their clothes on I'd Change the oil in my car and "Accidentally" get about a quart of used engine oil all over the front after I spilled Grape juice on the pants.

I'd look like a Wino that had just crawled out of the Sewer....

[underpants]

13. NFL merchandising used to gie 100% of profit to charities

Then everyone started buying $80 jerseys (now about $120) and they uh stopped mentioning how much they give to charitie$$$$$

There was a thread about attire at sporting events a long time ago. If the coaches started wearing suits again (how about just a reebok made tie?) I wonder how many fans would start wearing suits again.

[evlbstrd]

9. Like these guys?

[underpants]

12. Damn they almost look professional huh?

I just realized that Paterno still wears his black pants/white shirt/tie/black shoes/ white socks look to this day. I can't think of anyone else that comes close to wearing a suit...... many college coaches at least wear a V-neck sweater and a tie, NFL coaches look like gym teachers in comparison.

[evlbstrd]

16. Sure beats this:

[Blue-Jay]

11. *sigh* I miss Tom Landry.

[GOPBasher]

14. Man, that's so ridiculous. n/t

[DulceDecorum]

18. What's worse is that Reebok does not appear to make

men's underwear.

"And if we don't make it," Reebok spokesman Eddie White said Tuesday, "he can't wear it."

[GOPBasher]

27. LOL! :-) n/t

[Rabrrrrrr]

15. Fucking sports assholes making deals with sports suppliers

Fuckin Reebok. Fuckin' Nike.

Fuck 'em all.

Let the coaches wear whatever the hell they want - this licensing bullshit has to stop.

Coaches HSOULD be wearing a suit a tie - it looks better!!

[EC]

17. Maybe, it's just me, but I was just saying

last year that I was really tired of all the "suits" in football. Why? Because it reinforces the image of it being a business..

[RagingInMiami]

19. With all the money Reebok is making from the NFL

You would think they would be able to lower ticket prices.

[DS1]

20. Wearing a suit to a sporting event is dumb. Unless you own the team.

[Blue-Jay]

21. Not dumb at all.

[underpants]

22. HEY! Who let the homeless guy be the coach?

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

24. Must EVERYTHING be corporatized and advertised??????????

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[democracyindanger]

25. And yet, in Reebok's current campaign, Jay-Z

is in a spot where he's trying on a suit. Not a Reebok shoe or ugly-ass NFL apparel anywhere in sight.

[LiberallyInclined]

28. they should make the coaches wear uniforms- like in baseball.

same goes for basketball.