Thu Jan 01, 2004, 11:22am
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Re: Do not put words in my mouth.
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Originally posted by JRutledge
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Originally posted by blindzebra
There is a difference between saying something and choosing to make calls against a kid to stick it to their
dad.
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Yeah, but is this much different than what has been joked about on this discussion board before?
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Originally posted by blindzebra
That sort of thing gives fans a reason to hate refs,and in that situation it is warranted,so yes it can compound the problem.
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Fans are going to hate refs regardless of what you say and do not say. Not sure how that is ever going to change, when fans are coming from a bias and uniformed place.
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Originally posted by blindzebra
Another thing,we are taught to not let the crowd influence
are calls.No official wants to be known as a "homer offical", yet you are saying it is okay to let the negative behavior of a fan cause you to make calls you would have not made otherwise.
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They are going to call you a homer anyway. The fans only love you when they think you are helping out their team. I have had fans imply that I should help out their team, and we have not even started the game yet. Fans will joke that you take sides and this is when the conversations are civil.
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Originally posted by blindzebra
yet you are saying it is okay to let the negative behavior of a fan cause you to make calls you would have not made otherwise.
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Do not put words in my mouth. I did not say it was OK to do anything. But I find it extreamely hypocritical of many here that laughed time and time over stories of another officials doing all sorts of unprofessional things and we thought that was funny. But when an official does one of these things, now it is unprofessional and the guy should stop officiating. Why is one OK and is funny? And this case is a travesty? And the stories about the "individual" that was discribed of doing these things, no one hardly says a word about that. Folks here could not get enough of the stories of an officials telling off fans, coaches and players on a regular basis here and on the McGriff site, but now we are outraged. 
I have been to the Big Ten Tournament for the last 4 years and will be going this year in Indianapolis. That is a much bigger stage than most of us will ever experience in our career and the guys in the cheap seats, swares his team is getting screwed by Ed Hightower. Obviously, Hightower is not even in a position to even address a fan in any way, but they still say very personal things to them. I over heard an Iowa fan say, "Hightower just does not like us, he always screws our team." BTW, this was two years ago and Iowa won the Big Ten Tournament by 30 points in the Championship game. But Hightower had it out for Iowa? If that is how they feel about a high profiled officials, what do you think the Dad thinks about officials and no one says a thing to him?
Like John Stassel(sp?) from ABC says, "Give me a break!!"
Peace
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Jeff,I have not been on this forum that long,so I'm not being a hypoctrite.
There is a huge difference between picking your spot and talking to a fan and talking to one,then intentionally calling 2 fouls "instantly" on their kid,then "slyly pointing" at the fan just to "stick it to him" by "abusing
your whistle!"
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