Stupid Coach

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by stripes

Will someone explain to me why officials feel this way? IMO, I wouldn't have T'd this guy for what he did, but I have heard lots of officials say that they didn't want to give the coach the satisfaction of getting a T. I have never understood the line of thinking that they use. IMO, if a coach want a T, give it to him.

I can't explain why others feel this way. I don't always feel this way. But this guy thinks I'm a lousy ref, and he has felt free to say so even when we're partners. If I'd T'd him for that, it would have confirmed his opinion of me. Instead, I was able to back him down a little, and he had to respect my cool head. Frankly, I agreed with him about the play. I'd have called a foul from what I saw. But when I've been his partner in the past, he's sold me out to a coach. I wasn't going to do that to my partner. So I just made a neutral comment, and left. It felt great. Oh, and by the way, his team won in the end. So I didn't need to give the T to make the game better. In fact, now that I think about it, I think he should stick to coaching, and quit reffing entirely!