How much do you take before calling a T?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by RollTide
Question for you Jurassic:

Have you ever coached?

Yup, several sports when I was younger. I can honestly say too that I never wanted officials on my games that I thought wouldn't control the game either, or ones that were worried about what the coaches or fans had to say, or officials that I thought that I might be able to intimidate. If I could intimidate him, then I knew damnwell the other coach could intimidate him also--especially if the other coach had that as part of his game plan. Personally, I never believed in "working" the officials and I refused to do so. I was always leery though about the guys that seemed to be out there trying to make their calls according to how much flak they thought they might get. It was just my feeling that I never could depend on them to make the "tough" call- whether that "tough" call also happened to be a "fair" call- and even if the call went against me.

Sorry, coach, I just can't agree with your officiating philosophy.