When I saw Brad's post about "Rulebook Robbies", I was going to write a response and include "I wonder how Jurassic feels about this." As I scrolled further down the thread I saw that he had already confirmed my thoughts. Good to have him back, even if we don't always agree.
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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
Why do a lot of posters try to to justify their OWN opinion by saying that anybody that might happen to disagree with them is a (a) a rule book official (b) lacks common sense (c) is never going to be successful and rise past JV games if they don't do it their way (d) doesn't understand advantage/disadvantage (e) states that you have to be "fair" (f) says that it's "good game management"...or some other similar tactic to advance their own theories about why you can forget about the rulebook and mechanics manual and do it their way instead.  Why not just say that you feel that this is the best way to handle the situation? Or that this is the way that it is handled in your area?
I've granted timeouts by the rule book for the last 50 years and every successful official that I know of has done the same.
Iow I disagree not only with your opinion but your method of justifying your opinion.
Soooooo, which one of us is right about TO's?
Imo the one that finds out what procedure is being used in their area or by the conferences that they're working in, and then following that procedure so that there is uniformity in calling. That's what I call common sense.
Just MY Opinion. |
As for Brad's opinion, I think that it is very unprofessional of him to chastise others for diligently following the rules and not doing it his way.
Having a negative attitude towards officials who strive to do it by the book doesn't seem to have any positive benefits, especially at a time when John Adams is pushing for officiating to become more of a science than an art. I have to believe that Brad is someone who would be classified as one of the guys that Adams says, "call by feel" and are going to have to either change their ways or be phased out.