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Originally posted by SmokeEater
Thanks for the advice.. I am an Offical Level II NCAA. And well I only said the display was bad right go back and read it over again I was not the one slingin the rude comments. Guys you gotta get over yourselves, your not the only ones with an opinion.
w/e Im done with this.
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I think it's just a matter of introducing yourself a little more gently, and then sort of picking up the lingo. I couldn't tell from your previous posts whether you were a ref or not, and it sounded as though you might just be another whiny fan. As an official, you do have a different view, which we'd be interested to hear, but we bristle when we think you're just antoher fan-boy. When we complain about a game our off-spring play in, we usually recognize in that post that we may not be entirely objective in our point of view. That let's everyone know that we recognize the ambivalent position we are holding.
I agree that the sitch you describe sounds weird. I'd be interested in examining the advantages and disadvantages of that system.
In response to your point about one ref calling a foul from the hall, I worked with a guy once who would wander off during a game. I'd look up and see him at the concession stand, or talking to a parent with his back to the floor. The frustrating part was that he was a really nice guy, and everybody liked him. If anything went wrong, it was MY fault!!
So I can see some of the concerns you have about the tournament. I just wish you'd expressed them a little differently.
And don't worry about Bush. He gets nasty once in a while but he does back down in the end. I guess his bark might be worse than his bite.