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Old Wed Apr 16, 2008, 01:27pm
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Originally Posted by JRutledge
Here you go.

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Originally Posted by Snaqwells
Unfortunately, there are some spineless refs out there that won't call it becaus they think it's their fault. They're wrong. It's not their fault; or the rules committee wouldn't have this be a technical foul.
If you are spineless, that means you are afraid to stand up and do the right thing. You do not call people with courage spineless.
I suppose, in context, it might not be as clear, but I was not calling these particular officials spineless. There may be other reasons they didn't call it, and I have stated those reasons here in this particular thread.

My statement above was in direct response to the following question from the OP:
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But, are refs reluctant to call this 'T', because perhaps it's their fault for not counting and signaling?
It was a generic answer to a generic question.
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