Huntington HS in trouble!

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

I said the same thing on page 1, JR. I wasn't saying that the official took a flop, I was saying it certainly APPEARED that way. I'm happy I was wrong and figured I was, but it didn't change my impression of that at the time.

Well, Rich, everybody gets their opinion and this is where ours differ. I'll give any official the benefit of the maximum doubt until I either hear their side of the story or I can find out more of the details of everything that happened. Until that time, I'd never dream of second-guessing them publicly. I've been on the other side before too, and I've heard comments like "even his fellow officials say he was wrong".

I usually try to place myself in the official's shoes. And I never could really see any official taking a dive in a high-profile game like that.

[mplagrow]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

I usually try to place myself in the official's shoes. And I never could really see any official taking a dive in a high-profile game like that.

In what kind of game COULD you see an official take a dive?

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by mplagrow

In what kind of game COULD you see an official take a dive?

Any Harlem Diplomats game.

[David B]

sufin through ESPN and an article on Mayo's long week and the writers are still saying that the official took a dive in the game.

Do they not read the papers that where Mayo admits he bumped the ref?

I know in watching the video it all looked strange, but he bumped the ref, that;s all that matters IMO

Oh well, life continues.

Thanks
DAvid

[bigdogrunnin]

Not a chance JR. Mayo has shown his true colors, and I have watched the video from 5 different camera angles . . . the ref had it right, and Mayo was WRONG! I was just curious if anyone else saw the elbow. Even the Huntington Head Coach aluded to the elbow in his written statement. You can't see the player's (#12) entire body, just the elbow come out, because one of Mayo's teammates was in the way of the camera view. #12 then backs out and raises his hands as to say, "come on, let's do it . . ." Watch the bottom of the "spotlight." The spotlight disappears and the elbow is immediately after that to Mayo's left arm/side.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by bigdogrunnin

Not a chance JR. Mayo has shown his true colors, and I have watched the video from 5 different camera angles . . . the ref had it right, and Mayo was WRONG! I was just curious if anyone else saw the elbow. Even the Huntington Head Coach aluded to the elbow in his written statement. You can't see the player's (#12) entire body, just the elbow come out, because one of Mayo's teammates was in the way of the camera view. #12 then backs out and raises his hands as to say, "come on, let's do it . . ." Watch the bottom of the "spotlight." The spotlight disappears and the elbow is immediately after that to Mayo's left arm/side.

Sigh.....

I think that I spotted some weapons of mass destruction down in one corner too.

You really need to let this one go, Dog.

[deecee]

I think that I spotted some weapons of mass destruction down in one corner too.

maybe someone should point Bush jr. to this -- as clearly Saddam hid them where we all could see it -- in a HS basketball game in 2007