Ah men,
I feel like I'm being taking out of context here, like I am some kind of yahoo who does what he wants to and not follows the rule book or anything like that. I am being called a flexible official, as opposed to others who do it the right way.
Showing some grace to someone who made a mistake is some we all ought to try and do here, and if we can't, we can't. But JV coaches are less experienced that varsity coaches and have some of the same pressures varsity coaches have too. If someone makes an innocent mistake, which this coach did, I just have have a hard time saying all the time just: "Life's tough, you made the mistake."
And while I don't call NCAA
VB (yet), I do other sports on the college level, so I understand the mindset of a college official. Don't typecast my work as an official by one post, and one "out of the box idea here." And next season, if you want come watch me work, or I'll come to your place and work, and you can judge for yourself if I am too pliable or not.