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Originally Posted by Terrapins Fan
It's a shame that they don't get it.
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I had that disappointed feeling Saturday night, looking up at my fellow townspeople.
I was on the floor for the Class A (biggest class, we go A-D) Boys State Championship game. I didn't work this game, just used my media credentials to gain floor access. There were about 5,000 people at the game, evenly matched between fans from both sides. One contigent was my hometown's school, the defending champs, where my son graduated from last June.
There were three clear-as-day charge calls. Each one, my townies got more irate than the last one. On the third one, people were irate and on their feet. Even though our guys were losing (and eventually lost), I couldn't believe they couldn't see what I saw. At halftime, I spoke with our assistant principal and district's assistant superitendent, both who officiate, and asked, "are we the only ones who know a charge when we see it?!"
Yes, our team was losing, but some of this stuff should be a simple as a ball-handler stepping on the sideline. No-one gets irate over that.