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Originally Posted by tomegun
Rut, you have mentioned repeatedly that how things are depend on where you live. If I'm reading your comment right, you are saying you are tired of hearing about politics on this site. If that is the case, you should just ignore it because sometimes people have to vent. I have been in highly political associations and associations that simply put the best officials on the floor. I understand where both sides are coming from and I don't think there is anything wrong with the discussion.
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Tommy,
My point is that we all deal with it on some level. I am not totally convinced that everyone is hindered in their career by politics. I think a lot of people do not do the things they are supposed to do and when they do not get opportunities they say it is "politics" when actually it is them being lazy or not doing the right things. I live in a highly political area too. But we have people here that think they deserve to work varsity games just because one guy gives them games in some other conference. Well, the reality is that you are almost never going to work for someone if they have never seen you work. That means you probably have to go to someone's camp to get hired. That might mean you have to go to multiple camps. Take time out of your busy schedule. But if you think some assignor is just going to fire someone else that is reliable and has the respect of his conference for some guy that works in a conference that no one respects, you are crazy. Because in my area when guys say this, I start asking questions of what they do and it becomes obvious for a lot of reasons why they are not getting hired in certain places. And most of those things are self inflicted. I am sure that varies from one area to another. But I think it is often blown out of proportion. I could be wrong, but it sounds like a crutch for many people.
Peace