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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
Bull pucky. You personally just don't like the guy. And you've shown that personal bias on here many times over the years. There's nothing the matter with that; you're entitled to your opinion. But why not just man up and admit that you don't like him rather than getting into nonsense like "scientific standpoint" and "where the game is going".
Not very believable imo, Tom.
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Have you ever watched him on tape and broke down his game? If you do that and still feel the same way we just have different opinions. But, if you really look at his game I don't think you will disagree. There are many officials in D1 who have got by for a long time on their personality and a feel for the game. Officiating has been moving from an art to a science for a while and John Adams is furthering this cause. Welmer is just one of those guys. Hank Nichols and NCAA evaluators must agree with my opinion and that is why he doesn't advance.
I don't go with the crowd and in this case, Welmer is popular among officials. But to say he is opposite of what I said is wrong. As a sports fan, UNC basketball is another area where I don't mind going against the crowd. UNC has had more talent than UCLA with considerably less success. To me, great recruiting and good - not great - coaching is the cause. Maybe off topic, but when UNC and Duke get beat like they have been lately it warms the cockles of my heart.
Most of the time when I speak up about Welmer it is when someone mentions him as a great official. That, in my opinion, is bull pucky.