Regionalism in Officiating

[Rick Durkee]

Originally posted by tomegun
Blindzebra, his statements shouldn't surprise anyone since this topic is perfect for his favorite saying/putdown.

I'm sure there are some great officials from Illinois. However, there are also great officials from all over the country which means the state of Illinois does not do things so much better as Rut would want us all to believe. I'm sure he will say something like "...I'm respected by the other officials in my area...blah, blah, blah."

Interesting. I interpreted JR's comments yet another way. I thought he was saying that a culture had developed in his region where referees do not hand out a lot of T's and that the culture there frowns on it. Perhaps the coaches and officials interact in a way that may be different from some places. I also thought he meant that the leadership in his region had made some decisions about how to handle some issues, and that the officials in the area follow and respect those decisions.