[Goose]

Savaahnty,

Thanks. I was not personally attacking anyone. I was merely trying to point out what a casual observer's impressions were after reading 80 plus entries at one time.

In the end, as others have indicated, things like this should be covered in the pregame. And if your Referee does not bring it up, my only advice is to bring it up yourself.

As I said, Chuck and I have worked together and I have complete trust in his abiltiy and judgement, and will concede in this matter, just as I am sure he would do with me.

As we talked about this last night, I would ask any of the officials here, what motive would possess your partner to change this call from a 3 to a 2?

Is he/she trying to embarass you in front of, a. the crowd, b. the coach(es), c. the observer?

Is he/she simply a jackass causing trouble?

Is he/she a new official that really doesn't know any better?

Is he/she putting themselves on the line of fire becasue they have seen something different than you and simply want to get it right, regardless of how it makes the team look?

I ask all of you, really, what possible motivation could I have to change Chuck's call in this case, other than the fact that I have definite knowledge that something is amiss? And that my friends is where the rubber meets the road IMO. I trust my partner. I trust him to bale me out if need be, just as I would return the favor if the sitation warrants it.

So, what motivation could possibly make me want to stop play and correct a scoring situation?

I'm out...goose