How many fouls is too many?

[ChuckElias]

Honestly, I never even know how many fouls have been called after the game. I know if we reached the bonus or "double bonus", but I absolutely never know a number for the game. Is this a shortcoming in my mental game? Do you think that this is something that an official ought to know after every game as part of a self-evaluation?

Having said that, there are times at which I think to myself, "Jeez, I wish these guys would get under control. We've had a ton of fouls."

Yesterday's game. Two D3 schools; neither real talented. The visiting team had 13 team fouls with 9:30 left in the first half. They had to have 18 or 20 for the half, and the home team was also in the "double bonus" with about 5 minutes left in the first half. So we had at least 30, if not 35 or 38 fouls in the first half alone. Second half settled down somewhat, but both teams still managed to make it into the double bonus, so that's another 20 or 25 fouls. It wasn't a lot of fun (2-man game, too!!! )

Chuck