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Originally Posted by tomegun
I don't think I ever said that it is wrong for all officials to use it because of this one situation. You pulled that out of your a$$.
Please don't tell me what I make something sound like; I hope to be able to communicate exactly what I want to get across.
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Well, I'm afraid you aren't communicating very effectively. Perhaps you're pulling things out of your own ***. You certainly talk out of it quite often.
I've qualified my statements. I've stated the stop sign can be bad if not used correctly. I've also stated that it can be good when used properly. All you've ever written is that it's bad. Well guess what...you're wrong. It's not always a bad tool to use. I think the fact that we see a veteran ACC official use it in the biggest rivalry in college sports is a testament to that. But I guess you know more than he does.
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When in your adult life has someone gave you a stop sign or told you to talk to the hand and you received it well AND stopped talking immediately?
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I don't know that anyone has ever told me to talk to the hand or given me a stop sign. It's not something you run into in every day life.
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One of the main reasons I don't like the stop sign is because people on here make it seem like it is a required step in the process to give a coach a T. Also, as pointed out earlier, the percentages aren't in your favor when using this tactic with another adult.
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It's a warning. I prefer to give a warning before giving a T. If you don't, then bang away!
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You can do things how you like to do them and I will do things how I like to do them. Your way seems to be working for you and my way is working for me.
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Great. But don't ridicule everyone who doesn't do it your way! I'm not advocating that officials use it or not use it. OTOH that's exactly what you're doing.