Discretion of officials.....

[grunewar]

The article (below) is about the officiating/decision at the BYU/Washington football game last weekend, but deals with several issues we talk about regularly on the Forum - when to call the foul/violation and when not to. Must you call it or is there judgment involved? I thought it was an interesting read. From the article:

"The rulebook is there to give you guidelines to officiate," Quick said. "But it's no secret that, within those rules, there are some gray areas. There are a lot of factors that go into whether you throw that flag or not."

The officiating crew making the call against Locker, didn't see it, or call it, that way.

"After scoring the touchdown, the player threw the ball into the air and we are required, by rule, to assess a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty," Pac-10 referee Larry Farina said in a statement. "It is a celebration rule that we are required to call. It was not a judgment call."

Entire article is at:

http://collegefootball.rivals.com/co...asp?CID=849523