cursing on court

[IREFU2]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

So, "doggone it" deserves a penalty? What if the player is just mad at himself for making a bad play and mutters something like "darn"?

Again - not making fun, just curious as to the ramifications of having one official use a totally different set of criteria than the vast majority of officials.

Darn would not qualify as profane or inappropiate language.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by IREFU2

Darn would not qualify as profane or inappropiate language.

Why not? As Pastor Long points out above, many consider the euphamisms (of which "darn" is a common one) to be just as bad. Most, like the preacher, recognize they are in the minority, however. And it also seems like the good preacher is cognizant of this in the games and takes the time to warn the transgressors of his heightened standard.