White Coaches, Black Referee

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by ronny mulkey
Rainmaker,

Great post. Very articulate. I am just so tired of hearing about Rut's schedule that I cannot be objective anymore when it comes to games he gets or does not get. It's like it don't matter what is in the rulebook or it doesn't matter what others' opinion are on a topic, ACA is all that matters. When he is on TV and doing D1 ballplayers out the ying yang, it is because of how good he is. When the system lets him down, it is because he is black.

But, sure can't say anything negative about your post. Could you send it to my email address so that I can save it.

Mulk

Ron, you can use your browser's edit function to copy and paste anything off this board into a word process-able document.

I understand your annoyance with Jeff. He views this board as a group of friends swapping yarns, and not so much of a public arena. So to someone who feels more like a spectator, he might look a little vain, I suppose. If you can look past some of his gruff exterior you will find a wealth of reffing wisdom which can be applied to many different situations, along with a little of the crotchety arrogance that we all need at times in order to do a good job on the floor. Occasionally, he loses his temper about race issues, but then we all have our buttons, don't we? It's just a shame when we lose it with each other instead of saving the righteous indignation for those that really deserve it, namely anyone besides the refs!