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Originally posted by A Pennsylvania Coach
[If I decided not to play a game because of who the official was, I'd probably be fired before our bus got back to the school. [/B]
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This is exactly what I thought. The local principal said he really needed to play the game at all cost. "What if this guy really does put his people back on the bus and leaves. What do we do about the parents here who came to see a game?"
On the flipside, how would you like to be the other principal and explain to your kids' parents. "We didn't play because we didn't like one of the officials."
I was certain that the guy was bluffing. But, at the game last night my replacement ( the guy from 60 miles away) was a few minutes late and it was mentioned that I was originally scheduled but a change had been made that morning. Now it turns out the hostile principal was not at the game, but at the mention of my name the coach raised an eyebrow and commented that he was glad of the change or
"....we could not have stayed and played." Apparently he had been given instructions on this matter. My concerns for myself here are minimal. Imagine having to deal with this guy on a daily basis. One would have to guess that this is not the only thing he has carried to an extreme.