Varsity ref jobs a matter of black and white?

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JBDUKE ,
I am really not clear on what you would like me to apologize to Rut for ? I took offense to his post and I said so . Rut said that conferences would not hire him or other black officials expressly because they were black . He also added that any white guy could bring in his buddy (As long as that buddy is white I presume ) and nobody would say a thing .
He made these statements in an offhand way as if that this was accepted practice in his area . I do not live there but I can almost guarantee you these statements are pretty far off base....
These statements conjure up images of a bunch of old fat white guys sitting in a sweat filled back room smoking cigars , chewing tobacco and drinking whiskey in their stained white tee shirts talking about not letting the colored guys get any games .
I hear guys complaining all the time about why they are not moving up as quickly as they should or why they didn't get games . These complaints are not the exclusive property of black officials .
I am not calling Rut an idiot at all , in fact when he talks about the game and game situations I find him to be quite insightful . I vehemently disagree with him on many social issues especially when it comes to race . I don't think he takes great umbrage to this as I think he realizes we are both entitled to our opinions . I only "jumped on Rut's head with both feet" after he put it on the ground and asked me to..... it was nothing personal .
The title of my initial post had to do with the fact that I knew this thread was going to turn into this and I really didn't want that but I felt I need to challenge those statements .