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That is terrible. He was given two technical fouls from the officials. Some executive has no right to go back and review a tape and overturn the officials' decision. Next this guy will be overturning the officials on whether a shot got off in time at the end of the game.

And the reason given is even dumber. I don't know what the first technical foul was for but I assume it was an unsporting act. So switch the situation around and he hangs on the rim and then later taunts a player....is that a suspension? I don't see how the order of the acts should matter at all. And on top of all of that if the rules state that he is suspended then he should be suspended.

"In my review I determined that the second technical was not an unsportsmanlike act," Hickman said. "I thought it was somewhat inadvertent."
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I do believe the officials made the right call, but it does not warrant a suspension if it's determined that it was not unsportsmanlike."

I think this is really bad. This kid right or wrong has had other incidents that have called his behavior into question. He was thrown off the team a year ago for a confrontation in the post season by the coach. Even if this decision by the official was judgmentally wrong, this kid has done other things that got him into a little trouble. What is to say the next time he will not expect to be bailed out if he behaves in an unsportsmanlike manner? I am not sure I agree with the official's decision, but this seems worse to me.

Peace

What do those events have to do with this call? Nothing.

Again, what does this stuff have to do with the play in question? Nothing.

I agree that the state association's decision really looks like they aren't backing up their officials, and that is disturbing. But, they really had to believe that the officials got it wrong during the game for them to overturn it, especially since you told us they usually back up their officials really well.

I just don't see what things like his past behavior, the score of the game, whether or not he got a T earlier in the game, or why the coach had him in have to do with the call in question itself.

It does in some way, because he has been displined before for his behavior. That means that this is not his first run in with authority figures. And if this is the "extention of the classroom" which we are told often from the NF, the previous behavior matters in education to whether a student is expelled or suspended (and the length of that suspension). So why should this kid get a pass when not only was he ejected for two Ts, but one of the Ts was a result of an unsportsmanlike act? The player/coach/administrators history always plays a role in this situation.

Because if he has been in trouble before, if you allow to make an exception for him now, do not get upset when the same thing happens again. I have no problem with rules being changed or having a policy to review ejections. But would they have done this for some kid that was the 12 person on the bench and no one knew his or her name? I seriously doubt it and they will get more appeals in the future and possibly legal issues because they took this action.

There is a kid at a Chicago school suing a school because he was found cheating (just this week). Should the school change their position in that case because the school stands for a certain academic standard? And the basis for the lawsuit is that it will ruin the reputation of the kid that was found cheating. There has to be a line drawn somewhere.

Peace

I guess you know better along with the people from the league. From an outside point of view the T looks like it was uncalled for. I think you have to put the other things aside unless he was warned for it and they added up in the game. I would support the revoking of the T but again I don't know the whole story.

The thing is, they seem to be saying it was the right call, but not an unsportsmanlike act. I had a player earn his first T by slapping the ball during a throwin once, then his second came later for arguing a call. The state, when I called to report the ejection, said he would not be suspended since they didn't consider the first T to be a sportsmanship issue.

This may be a similar situation.

I concur,although I'm not taking baggage from another game/ season into this game. But he does have a history.

I agree that the ref shouldn't bring the history in, but as Jeff says, the administrators of the district or league definitely should consider it, and IMHO it should weigh more heavily against giving the exception.

If you do this for a kid that has a history, what are you going to do for the kid that has no history? You just wait this will become an epidemic with coaches and kids wanting the same treatment for situations on tape or not on tape. I think the IHSA created a situation they are going to have to deal with for sometime.

Peace

I agree, Can you imagine if the 7th, 8th guy on the team called the coach out as Richmond did last year do you think he'd even be on the team? As I think you mentioned if some bench player was in same situation with two T's
would there even be a discussion?

Nobody said life was fair and it happens everywhere.

I sympathize with the official(who I'm friendly with) who will forever be known for the call that was overturned.

All this for 55-60 bucks a game.............

IMO, I think Illinois' governing body is going by the "spirit and intent" of the suspension rule which is to penalize players/coaches who get ejected for sportsmanship issues.

From the time I got wind of this story my intuition told me that this suspension would most likely get overturned.

Also, I don't consider the decision as a slap in the face of the officials. The ruling doesn't take any issue with the official's judgement on the 2nd T.

the play in question has been posted on youtube:

YouTube - Jereme Richmond Td up for missing a (dunk) shot


play begins around the :30 mark...the sound is not sync'd up to the video, but you'll be able to see what a TERRIBLE call this T was - regardless of time, score, consequences, etc.......

IMHO, this should NOT have been called. you can decide for yourself......

Based on what you saw on a very poor video. You weren't there, you have no idea what transpired. I did however expect to see him swinging from the rim.

Looks like the player in question has developed LeBron's crab step.

Check out video at approximately the 1:07 mark.

YouTube - NBC5 Report on Jereme Richmond