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Let me touch up my last post. I didn't mean to make it sound like I dislike college refs. I have many that I truly respect and they are doing what they have to in order to get more games and make more money. I just totally dislike the philosophy of "let your partner live or die with that play". I'm not going to let my partner live or die with a block charge play when he comes up with no whistle on sufficient contact. He might have been caught by surprise and did not want to guess so in this case you aid the game, your crew and yourself and in that order by blowing on this play. What about plays where your partner is in good position to see a play and all of a sudden he spins or does something that takes him to a straight stack but you now have the best look in the house, I believe you owe it to, once again, the game, the crew and yourself to make a call if there is a foul.
I hope my partners never let me live or die with plays. I just ask them to do one thing. Be 100% sure, according to your teachings, that it is a foul. If you were sure then I am more than content with it.
When I go work college games, I love having crew members who aren't afraid to blow the whistle and will be aggressive. I love double whistles on plays that aren't completely obvious but are fouls non the less in dual coverage areas. I love hearing something other than the primary officials whistle on PnR plays. These plays are part of a team officiating approach and IMO it makes for an overall better report with your crew and a better officiated game.
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