You Can Get A Technical For That
NCAA basketball players can get a technical foul if they don't have their jersey tucked in. Having your jersey tucked in might make slightly more difficult to grab if you are running down the court on your way to a dunk. I doubt that safety is a concern.
It's much more likely a response to the Marquette University and their creativity in marketing their basketball uniforms. The Wikipedia website shows sixteen different uniforms the school has used.
Two of those uniforms were banned by the NCAA. One had horizontal stripes and it was alleged to disorient opposing players and was subsequently banned by the NCAA.
The other uniform that was eventually banned was designed to not be tucked in. Marquette was on the bottom of the shirt, close to the belt line. The jersey was designed by Bo Ellis a star player on the 1977 NCAA Champion Team. A little creativity can go a long way. It's posited in the movie Untucked that the uniform was a key catalyst for the team, coach, and players. The jerseys were popular at a time before jerseys became huge money makers for the schools. It became a competitive advantage of Marquette University and it upset other coaches.
Eventually Al McGuire quit coaching to work for Medalist Industries, the company that made the teams uniforms and he also had long career as announcer with Billy Packer.
The NCAA eventually got on the bandwagon by licensing all sorts of stuff related to the sports they regulate.
They certainly know how to negotiate with the networks, beyond that I think they are clueless.
It's much more likely a response to the Marquette University and their creativity in marketing their basketball uniforms. The Wikipedia website shows sixteen different uniforms the school has used.
Two of those uniforms were banned by the NCAA. One had horizontal stripes and it was alleged to disorient opposing players and was subsequently banned by the NCAA.
The other uniform that was eventually banned was designed to not be tucked in. Marquette was on the bottom of the shirt, close to the belt line. The jersey was designed by Bo Ellis a star player on the 1977 NCAA Champion Team. A little creativity can go a long way. It's posited in the movie Untucked that the uniform was a key catalyst for the team, coach, and players. The jerseys were popular at a time before jerseys became huge money makers for the schools. It became a competitive advantage of Marquette University and it upset other coaches.
Eventually Al McGuire quit coaching to work for Medalist Industries, the company that made the teams uniforms and he also had long career as announcer with Billy Packer.
The NCAA eventually got on the bandwagon by licensing all sorts of stuff related to the sports they regulate.
They certainly know how to negotiate with the networks, beyond that I think they are clueless.
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