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Originally posted by Axe Man
BigWes68...sorry to hear about your "difficult" evening. I remember having a few of those nights back at ole UT before the new building and the turf. As a side note, I got to see the building when I went to the Notre Dame game. Really nice place.
I'm sure that Jackie was more than supportive of how you handled the events. We IM directors are used to taking the heat for our officials. My only comment is that the unsportsmanlike conduct seemed to go on for quite a long time. We have a rule in place for football that says any team that gets 3 unsportsmanlike conduct penalties during the game, game is over. Sounds to me like you went well over that. Just as a side on the team comments and conduct following the game, even at IM level, I don't suggest talking to teams who are upset. Nothing good will come of it. Get your crew together and get gone. Hopefully your women's game will go better, but don't bet on it.
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The women's championship went very smoothly. I even broke out the full uniform, complete with white hat. I think about half the girls liked it, and the other half just thought I was a huge nerd. There was no score until the last minute of the game, final was 7-0. There were about 7 interceptions, including a stretch of 3 plays in a row where the ball was turned over. Sorority team that had won 3 titles in a row was on the losing end, and they were pissed.
I think implementing that 3 USC = game over deal would be a great idea. As of now, we don't have any rules like that in football, just basketball. We do have a few refs with a really quick trigger, though, and it could mean an awful lot of forfeits. But it would at least be something we could hold over the players' heads so they'd just keep their mouths shut.
That other game I was talking about -- the one team stayed on the field for a good hour after the game complaining to Jackie--all this while my game was going on. I can't believe he stood there and listened to them. It's good to have a guy like Jackie around, he always takes up for his officials.