[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by refTN

I didn't mean it that way RookieDude. I take every game that I do as the biggest game at that time. It did kinda sound like that though.

Jurassic, my bad, in order to gain experience doesn't mean working a good amount of games with pro and college players at any time. I need to be in the middle of Rupp Arena with a packed house and do that for about 10 years to even have gained experience.

If I was a betting man, I would bet you are that ref that baits coaches into getting T's. Almost every time you talk on here (or maybe it is just to me) and you get in a discussion (not an argument)you try to find a way to pick at that person. I have done a hell of alot of work since July 20th. I have no doubt in my HS and NBA knowledge, whether it be rules or judgement. You and I disagree alot and that's fine, just keep disagreeing with my positions and not attacking what I have and have not done. I am never going to post on here that I have done something when I have not, my ego is in check enough to know that there are guys on here who have done more higher level games and on a bigger stage than I have. I am not going to try and "one up" you or anybody else on the forum. You better bet I will challenge your position on plays though, just so I can learn and get all the possible perspectives.

I look forward to the next heated DISCUSSION we have and maybe we won't berate the skills that we do or do not have or the experience we do or do not have.

No disrespect. Just had to get that off my chest.

Sorry, RefTN, but you have already posted on here about doing things that you haven't done.

RefTN, you also don't have a clue what kind of official I am- or was. Don't assume anything about me, especially trying to say that I bait coaches or nonsense like that. Either take what I post on here as maybe having some value, or reject it as being completely useless. That's always your, or anybody else's choice.

It kinda bothers me if somebody on here tries to intimate that they are something that they obviously aren't. So far, you have tried to intimate that you're a member of the SEC staff, and that you've got "college and NBA reffing experience"- your words. You're telling people about taking your "semi-pro games". You're giving out advice about how to call contact differently in a pro game than in a high school game. Quite frankly, I find this completely amazing coming from a 19 year old college student who has never done a high school varsity game in his life, let alone an actual college or semi-pro game. Good players competing in a summer rec league setting is nothing like the competition found in an actual, structured meaningful regular-season game

I admire your dedication and the work that you are obviously willing to do to become a top level official. You obviously love what you're doing too. Lord knows we need good, young officials. Please don't try to pass yourself off as something that you haven't developed into yet though. It could end up retarding your development greatly rather than enhancing it. And, please don't be dismissive of high school officials either. There are some absolutely great officials out there doing that level that do not want the headaches or to put in the time and traveling that is involved with the so-called higher levels.

No disrespect to you either, believe it or not. Jmo, but your career might advance a helluva quicker if you did more listening and less pontificating.

Feel free to ignore me though. After all, I ain't in the.....wait for it.....SEC.