Dennis,
Because I offer a point of view that went against the opinions of the 'other' replys, does not mean that I'm a 'hostile' person. I evidently struck a nerve by offering a 'different' perspective. As far as being 'perceived' in a negative light, that doesn't bother me the least. Just look at all the responses that I DIDN'T get, maybe I have alot of QUIET people that are agreeing with my perspective!?!
In my response, I did NOT call you a "REF GOD". I don't know what that is anyway.
In my response, the official making the call outside his area is a fact that should have been mentioned in the original post. This is what I meant by 'there being more to it that what we were told'.
Since, NOW, we find out he made the call in your primary, why didn't you do the right thing and overrule his call? After all, he missed it, right? A brief discussion, maybe explaining the error to the coaches, and then you put the ball in play at the nearest out-of-bounds spot. Then you go ahead with the game, and you gain respect for making the right call.
In my response, in your original post you said you TOLD him 'you did not think it was a walk'. At no time was I led to believe (by your original post) that you 'ASKED' him why he had a walk. Again, NOW we find out that you asked. Another reason why I thought 'there being more to it than what we were told'.
In my response, I did NOT call you a superior official. Just working college doesn't make anyone superior (unless they work Div. 1 NCAA Championship Tournament) then I feel that they have crossed that line to supremacy. I was discussing officials in general and not you in particular.
While your original post was intended to display the response your partner gave you concerning working 'college' games, there is ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE for his behavior. If that is what he said, I do not condone it! But in appearance to me, your original post spent too much time talking about the 'old boys network' and you being a college official. I'm not for certain how you meant the 'old boys network' to be interpreted? Or your statement about 'hostilities' for being a college official?
I wonder .... what is being said behind your back by your 'old boys network'. On the same token, you have gone behind their back by coming to this site and negatively discussing them. Who is the winner in this scenario? Neither one of you. Its time to sit down with the leaders of your group for a man-to-man talk. With these hostilities and jealous behaviors, the losers are the kids who are caught in the middle by no fault of their own. The loser is the game of basketball, which obviously you love and all of us love so dearly. You and your group need to step-up and resolve the differences and learn from it. Do it today, not tomorrow, not next week!
KDM
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