Very well officiated D-I game last night

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by tomegun

Now that others have chimed in and helped me realize that I'm not totally crazy, look at the quote above.

No geometry class, or pulling out the ruler; I put the ball in approximately where it went out or where the violation occured - the exception is the ball going out of bounds in the lane area. That statement is very different from the quote above.

I would still like to know what determines and/or where the authority comes from to "put the ball in anywhere on the baseline." I just wish there was some straight talk and we could get to the bottom of that.

Honestly, I do not care what other people say here. We do not officiate on this board. We do officiate in the real world. In the real world I have never had this conversation with anyone, ever including Bob who I have worked with several times. I have never had him say one thing to me about this in pre-game or in basic conversation during meetings. I have never had anyone say this to me in the many camps I attend and I go to at least 5 a year and have had many D1 and higher level officials evaluate me at those camps. I have also never seen anyone told they must put the ball at the "exact spot." And since Bob and I work in relative similar areas, he would have to say this to a lot of people. As I said before, I have a hard enough time trying to get a player to not stand in the middle of the lane on any throw-in along the end line. If it was that important to the teams, you would think they would stand where the ball is. They hardly ever do.

The bottom line we do not agree. I am going to put the ball "anywhere along the end line" if it goes out there. I will put the ball pretty much it went out, but I am not going to lose sleep if I move a couple of feet one way or the other. Now that is me, it does not have to be you. I am still waiting for a reference that suggests that I am wrong. And I mean not an interpretation of what is said, a clear example that you must take it out at this point or else.

Peace