"Captain, are you ready?"

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally posted by RookieDude
Then I end the short conference with, "OK, if you see anything out there...don't be afraid to let us know."
(I love to see their face when I say this. You know, most coaches are going to "let you know" if they see "something" anyway...I just give them permission, and he that give-uth can take away-uth.

I started doing this a couple of months ago. I love that look. In all seriousness I think it goes a long way to diffusing the adversarial relationship that often exists between coaches and officials. But one thing I've noticed is that if a coach responds by saying, "Oh, I never say anything to the officials," he's lying through his pearly whites.