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JasonTX
I am merely bringing up topics of discussion. I have seen frustration directed towards officials both unjustified and justified and I was interested in hearing how the people that actually make the calls feel about the subject. I have not been critical or deragatory in my statements at all. Additionally, I never claimed to to know anything about actually being an official. I am a fan and I am bringing a fan's perspective to the board.
As for football being played without fans. Once again, I disagree. If myself and the other 70-thousand plus fans that attend Arkansas football games stop sending money to the foundation, stop buying tickets, stop buying concessions, then I promise you that there would be no need for an official at Razorback Stadium on Saturday afternoons because there would be no games. Fans spend billions of dollars a year to attend and support their favorite teams. It is that money that allows college football games and everything it takes to support them to take place. The same holds true for the NFL and most other major attendance sports.
I do agree about many fans showing poor sportsmanship and it is usually this vocal minority that casts a dark shadow on most reasonable fans. I also believe that the vast majority of the time the officials get it right, regardless of what fans, coaches and players might think. But, just like you rarely hear of good sportsmanship from fans, you also rarely hear fans bragging on all the correct calls an offical makes. That could be a benefit of the scoresheet . "Hey look, the refs got it right!"
I didn't come over here to pick a fight. far from it. My thought was that refs have to deal with the name-calling, hate-mail, jeers and many other personal attacks simply because of their profession. Perhaps there was a way to appease the fans and help inform them about how well (or poorly) the officials are actually doing. Instead of assuming I knew how officials felt about the subject I decided to ask.
Cary
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