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Originally posted by Brian Watson
I cannot remember any officials in any sport being dismissed mid-season (except for the mental midget bsseball umps that quit, err got fired, err quit), has this ever happened?
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Happens quite often or when mistakes like this have happen.
In the most recent years Charles Range (please correct this name if I am wrong) was let go from the Big 12 for the Texas A&M and Texas Tech overtime/not overtime confusion on whether a last second shot counted or not.
In the ACC three officials were let go during a North Carolina/Virgina game when Virgina was allowed to win a game after a made NC FT (sub was at the table) and the officials did not properly stop the game. Virgina won the game at Virgina and the officials were suspended for the remainder of the season and to my knowledge not hired back the following year.
I am not sure of the conference or exactly the level, but 3 football officials were let go for a downed player and ruled not and then scored a TD. The Umpire, a Wing and I believe a Back Judge were all let go in the middle of the season. The game decided the conference championship and the team that scored this TD, should not on this play.
So it does happen. Like a current Big 10 Official tells us often during our Football meetings in the Central Official's Association in Chicago, "be careful what you ask for, you just might get it."
Peace