[SouthGARef]

Originally posted by ocreferee

Just like Georgia Southern to have the money to use 4 person crews!

I miss my days working NIRSA flag games. Actually I think I miss the trips to New Orleans and Pensacola more. It is always a blast meeting officials from across the country and working to be the best you can be. I was lucky enough to be taught by the best (no, not you Sam), but Bradley Petty and was a 2 time All American. In 1998 I had WH on the Men's National Championship (Nunez CC destroyed somebody) and in '96 I was BJ on the Co-Rec championship.

Best of luck to all of you working regional and state tournaments.

Chris Clarke
JMU '99
Ohio U '00

Puh-leez child. We might work 4 person crews, but we do it for less than anybody else does out there. The going rate out here is $5.50 a game. Barely pays the cell phone bill, but I love it.

Reminds me of a funny story. My very first extramural tourney at Swamp Bowl my freshman season. I had run very little/no 3-man and they were going over the mechanic. When I met up with my crew--two guys from UF. I was chatting it up, and mentioned that I was kind of shaky on 3-man. They said they didn't run it much either, and I said "Oh, so you guys run 4 too". Next was the craziest thing I've ever heard--"No, we run 2-man a lot." Wowsa. Hard workin folks.

I was taught by some of the best as well. During my first two years, I had six All-Americans on campus to teach me the ropes. And our Director was on the rules committee. Talk about a brain-trust!!! You can't help but learn from guys that good.

We'll send another good squad to Pensacola (which I'm not going to--hense the good squad ) and New Orleans. Hopefully I'll be there, cuz that's what we all strive for.

I'm actually out the door in about 20 minutes. Headed to the TIRSA shootout in Cookville, Tennessee. You guys keep 'em in bounds.