And another season starts tomorrow...

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Technically our basketball season starts tonight.

I will not have a game until next Monday. Not only am I still working football, but I do not work this week because it is girl's basketball.

Life is good.

Peace

For the first time since moving here, I did not get licensed in Illinois. I got tired of making the drive. So I don't have to worry anymore about getting reported for not having a patch on my shirts. Although I will miss the dozen or so boys varsity games I worked there every year.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

For the first time since moving here, I did not get licensed in Illinois. I got tired of making the drive. So I don't have to worry anymore about getting reported for not having a patch on my shirts. Although I will miss the dozen or so boys varsity games I worked there every year.

Honestly, I never really understood why people wanted to work two states anyway. I did that in baseball, but at least baseball seasons were not going on at the same time. It seems to be that would be too much of a hassle. I also did not want to go back to working 2 Person just to work a game in a state where the ball was not as good.

Peace

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Honestly, I never really understood why people wanted to work two states anyway. I did that in baseball, but at least baseball seasons were not going on at the same time. It seems to be that would be too much of a hassle. I also did not want to go back to working 2 Person just to work a game in a state where the ball was not as good.

Peace

Depends where you're working, I guess. Some of the Madison ball is quite good and some of the Rockford ball is...ragged at best.

But I just didn't want to work down there anymore. No matter how many games we worked, we were never going to get assigned post-season games because we were reciprocal officials.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Depends where you're working, I guess. Some of the Madison ball is quite good and some of the Rockford ball is...ragged at best.

I do not work Rockford ball, so I cannot really compare. I have had a couple of their teams on the road or in tournaments, but that was nothing to get overly excited about. I would rather go 2 hours in another direction and work a packed gym, then work in another state just to say I worked in another state. Part of the reason I do this is the excitement for post season games. I was always disappointed when I worked baseball in Iowa to work some of the best games in an area, only to not see the process in the state tournament.

Originally Posted by RichMSN

But I just didn't want to work down there anymore. No matter how many games we worked, we were never going to get assigned post-season games because we were reciprocal officials.

This is why I do not blame you. I only want to go to Wisconsin for college games.

Peace

[Raymond]

Well, I thought my HS season would start December 2nd but the visiting team is still participating in the football play-offs with 3 more games needed to win state championship. Here are the scores of their games this season. I see a postponement in my future:


Week 1: 47-7

Week 2: 52-0

Week 3: 44-0

Week 4: 48-0

Week 5: 35-0

Week 6: 65-13

Week 7: 42-6 (over 2nd best team in conference)

Week 8: 63-0

Week 9: 48-0

Week 10: 77-0 (over Mike Tomlin's high school)

Eastern Region quarters: 63-6

Eastern Region semifinals: 47-0 (over Plaxico Burress' high school)

[grunewar]

Wow, BadNews that's quite a juegernaut team you have there! Looks like U of Fla scores! (Can you believe they play the Citadel this weekend? )

[26 Year Gap]

I had my first scrimmage today. Actually did both the JV & V. Felt good to be on the floor again, though right now I am feeling a little differently after 10 qtrs with a 2 person crew.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Week 6: 65-13

Who did they play in Week 6, the Tennessee Titans?

[Adam]

I finally decided to ref where I live rather than where I work (about an hour away), and I got a call late last night from my assigner asking me to update more information in arbiter so he could assign me games. He'd just realized I hadn't gotten any games yet and figured out why the system was blocking me.

As he noted, I should have called him sooner and asked him what was up.

My first game isn't until 12-2, though, unless they still have room on the preseason scrimmages.