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Old Wed Jan 23, 2008, 11:07pm
JRutledge JRutledge is offline
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Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
I have been reading a number of threads tonight and appalled at the number of times the phrase "no call" has been used. I remember Peter Webb telling me a number of years ago that there is no such thing as a "no call." Officials have to make hundreds of "yes, thats legal/no, thats not legal" decisions every game. Either the play is legal or the play is not legal. I agree with Peter.

Just my humble opinion and observation.

MTD, Sr.
If it bothers you, do not use the terminology. But to me anytime I use the term "no call" that means to me a situation where something could easily be called and is not called. It is not about the legality of the situation. For me when contact occurs or when a weird handling of the ball that could be called a foul or a violation, but for some reason is not called. In some cases it could even be something illegal that happens that was not properly called. It is just a term. I do not see the big deal. Almost every evaluator I have ever come in contact uses it at some point and it is a common term in officiating vernacular. I am not going to stop using it anytime soon and it is like any other kind of jargon if you ask me.

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