[The Ref of OZ!!!]

KWH...... That was more than $.02 worth..... That was a whole mouthfull. I will have to agree with you though. You have to know the rules. But interpreting the rules is where a Zebra becomes an Official. As in the example I gave of the pass play in another thread, you have to interpret what "Impedeing" and "Interference" means.

As far as advancing in officiating goes, some of us are located off in TimbuckToo, and won't ever see the day we actually do a game any bigger than a playoff game at the 3A level. The Portland Officials Association has the OSAA so wrapped up the rest of us don't get anything but the crumbs. The Portland guys aren't any better at officiating, I've seen them blow calls. I also know the guys officiating the NCAA games aren't Gods either, they call games with a chip on their shoulder as much as anyone else....... with a lack of common sense.