Overtime Chaos

[Adam]

Originally Posted by tomegun

Uh..............no! I think you should learn how to be a better official and not concern yourself with doing what is popular. If you love this game, as I do, you will think more about what is right and the integrity of officiating and less about what warm cuddlies a coach wants to extend your way. You sound like an official a coach would love to have at home but not on the road. I strive to be an official a coach doesn't mind having at home or on the road. It will probably take you a while to figure that one out.

Tomegun, one would need to actually be an official before one could learn to become a better official. The preponderance of evidence here suggests that prerequisite has not yet been met.

[MJT]

Originally Posted by FishinRef

The R intentionally waited on entering for the toss so the coach of Team A would wake up. This just added fuel to Team B Coach.

Didn't read any further, but that was a poor job of managing the game by the R. If he sees 6 on the floor, he holds the game and gets one player off.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by MJT

Didn't read any further, but that was a poor job of managing the game by the R. If he sees 6 on the floor, he holds the game and gets one player off.

How is that different than what was actually done?

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

How is that different than what was actually done?

He admitted he didn't read any further. Therefore, he doesn't realize how brilliantly the R handled the situation.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Old School

If you can allow yourself to think outside the box, I realize that might be a little hard for you traditional types. But what do you think happens when both coaches know and respect you? Daaaa....!!!!

What does this mean exactly? Oh, I get it. "Thinking outside the box" is good. "Traditional types" is bad. Wouldn't want to follow those old, traditional rules and mechanics or anything. Much better to think outside the box, right?

Originally Posted by Old School

That means one of the coaches is a visitor, just thought I would say that because I know how your one-track, one-way fits all brain works.

Huh?

Ok, please answer these questions (they might look familiar):

Do you actually referee?
What levels do you currently work?
Do you actually own any rule books or manuals, and what level are they?

Well, crap...I'm not even following my own advice, am I?

[Raymond]

Dollars to a donut that Old School is the Bizarro World alter ego of Jurassic and he sits at his computer typing emails back-and-forth to himself.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Up at the top of the screen, there's a selection entitled, "User CP". Click on that. Then, scroll down the left side of the screen, under "Control Panel" to the "Miscellaneous" section. Under there you will find a selection entitled, "Buddy / Ignore Lists"...

Did somebody just say something?

Must be an echo...or somebody on my Ignore list.

[Old School]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

What does this mean exactly? Oh, I get it. "Thinking outside the box" is good. "Traditional types" is bad. Wouldn't want to follow those old, traditional rules and mechanics or anything. Much better to think outside the box, right? One size fits all brain mentallity

Ok, please answer these questions (they might look familiar): One track brain
Do you actually referee?
What levels do you currently work?
Do you actually own any rule books or manuals, and what level are they?

Well, crap...I'm not even following my own advice, am I?

That's for me to know and you to find out.

Happy Holidays...

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Old School

You would think...but the reality is it happens.

Gee, being an assigner also, shouldn't you be trying to train your college officials better?

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Did somebody just say something?

Must be an echo...or somebody on my Ignore list.

Yea, yea, I know. Sheesh, I can't even take my own advice.

Sorry, he just answered, so I'm going back in.

[Old School]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Gee, being an assigner also, shouldn't you be trying to train your college officials better?

Have you seen the commercial with the football player pushing the swing for all the little kids, and they are all sitting there waiting for him to come to them, but the row of kids goes on and on for as long as you can see. That's what it likes trying to train all the officials that needs help. I got to also admit, officials, grown men, are the hardest individuals in the world to train.

Also, how do you train an official who's status is higher than yours?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Old School

Also, how do you train an official who's status is higher than yours?

I'm guessing you run into this problem a lot.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Do you actually referee?
What levels do you currently work?
Do you actually own any rule books or manuals, and what level are they?

Sigh......

Oh Ye of Little Faith.......

Mr. Old School has already stated his qualifications:

1) He has been an official since 1990. For the first 10 years of his career, he never opened a rulebook. Nope, not once. Didn't need no silly ol' rule books.
http://forum.officiating.com/showthr...533#post359533

2) Then around the year 2000, he had an ephinany and the sky was the limit after that. He got introduced to Mr. RuleBook and his career skyrocketed. Within about four(4)(IV) years, Mr. Old School had not only become a college official, he was doing college playoff games. Hello, March Madness. Mr. Old School is here!
http://forum.officiating.com/showthr...831#post358831

3) And don't forget, he has also become an assignor in his spare time also.
http://forum.officiating.com/showthr...596#post358596

And, on McGriffs, he has also mentioned his pro basketball officiating career several times too. He's probably just been a little modest since he came over here, but I'm sure that he'll get to it eventually.

So....Mr. Skeptical, don't you think that you owe Mr. Old School a BIG apology for doubting him?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Yea, yea, I know. Sheesh, I can't even take my own advice.

Sorry, he just answered, so I'm going back in.

Actually, I was talking about you. Don't take that personally though.

Naw, on second thought, go ahead and take it personally.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Dollars to a donut that Old School is the Bizarro World alter ego of Jurassic and he sits at his computer typing emails back-and-forth to himself.

Hmmmmm, interesting theory.

Did you notice that Mr. Old School showed up just after Chuck Elias left? And did you also notice the remarkable similarities in grammar, diction and spelling between O.S. and C.E.'s posts? And their knowledge levels are fairly equal too? Kinda makes you wonder, doesn't it? I'd bet that Old School has to be a BoSox fan too.