[seanireland]

We had a flag football tournament for some 6-7 year olds. It was their championship game. The rules stated that a player who scored couldn't run the ball if his team was winning. A TD is 7 pts. no try. Well, of course, the home team scores and the fans go wild. Then the same number kid for the visitors scored. Three TDs each for these two kids. Toward the end of the fourth quarter, the fans were getting belligerent. The one team fumbled, and the defense recovered. The rule is for this league that a fumble is dead and belongs to the fumbler. Parents were livid. The game ended at 21-21. When I put the ball overhead to indicate the end of the game, the administrator came out on the field. "This is a championship game!!!! We have to do the 10 yard sudden DEATH overtime!!" I said to him, "No way." I went to the announcers' booth and declared, "If this is a championship game, Congratulations, you have co-champions." He announced it over the loud speaker and people seemed to come back to earth. One of the kids came up to me and said, "But nobody won!!" I replied, "Everybody won! Now go get your hot dog soda and trophy" Sometimes people forget who the players are. During the fourth quarter, I tried to make sure I had a clear path to the car. Even the game administration began losing their heads.