Baylor-Tennessee (part 2) ESPN Article

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It is clear to me that with all the differing opinions as to whether or not a foul should be called in the situation that it is of little value to have access to the officiating crew because the call in question (as are most calls) is a judgment call.

Most (I said most, not all) of the instances when officials are publicly reprimanded by leagues, supervisors, or assignors, are because of rules misinterpretations or mechanics situations. Only on some occassions have officials had their judgment questioned.

Every time a call is made, there are going to many people (fans, media, players, coaches, assignors, referees) who second guess the call. Which is why a lot of us decide to become referees, we all think we can do it better than the next referee.

Getting back to having access to the officiating crew to ask questions about certain game situations, in my mind, is not a great idea. Judgement is precisely that, judgement. Judgement cannot be a uniform discipline for every official, only guidelines and experience can help to the development of best possible judgement. Therefore questioning judgement is also an inexact science.

my .02