[just another ref]

This is the first time that I have been assigned a game with the problem principal's school since the incident last year, and it was not a deliberate thing. Game assignments around here are a REALLY casual thing, done on a week-to-week, or even a game by game basis. The assignor looks at his list of schools to see which ones have home games on a given date and makes the assignment. Often he does not even pay any attention to who the opponent is. What difference should it make, really? My partner and I for this game got the assignment simply because of our location.
The school where the game took place is 10 miles from me, and the guy they sent to replace me lives another 50 or so miles down the road. All this in the name of following the path of least resistance. I have no problem with never calling another game for the problem school. What I do have a big problem with is letting this guy dictate to the rest of us. My friend the local principal admitted that he was at fault for letting this slide until the last minute.
That, I think, was a given. But my next question was what if the visiting principal (or coach for that matter) find a problem with one or both guys tonight and adds
their names to the black list. I was assured that this would not be allowed. Well the question then is where to draw the line and in my opinion one name was too many.
But, it's all out of my hands and I shall attempt to move forward from here.

[Edited by just another ref on Oct 6th, 2003 at 11:55 PM]