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jrut
sorry - I confused your post with RicH F's. I should have directed my comments to Rich. My point was only that appropriate authorities would still weigh in, so due process was not denied. If the administrator acted only on what the home fans said to him, then I would say that I have an issue with the ejection. from the follow-up articales, it sounds like that may have occurred, but we don't have the whole story. If the official said one of the magic words and the administrator heard it, I have no problem with him being removed and let everyone sort it out later.
My example would be if an official told a coach, player or fan to F off. If a player said this to an official, he would be gone as would a coach. It's an HS game, so an official could be gone for this as well. If it isn't so obvious, this could be handled with a conversation at halftime (and it was halftime) and the game could continue.
And the refs would be right to say they were calling it a forfeit - and al this can be sorted out later. The powers that be can decide the resolution of the game and the situation with the referee. But game administration has the right to decide what they will tolerate in their gym. If their decision is irrational and not backed up by higher authorities, they should pay the price for that decision. But night of the game, they make the call and live with it.
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