FT Violation?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

So in the interest of advancing your officiating career, do you also allow the thrower to put a toe just over the boundary line after you hand him the ball for a throw-in as long as he backs up before making the pass?

I really like oranges. I don't like apples.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I really like oranges. I don't like apples.

Visiting team in or-ange yesterday. Whereas we ordinarily eschew two-syllable colors, for some reason I couldn't bring myself to call them the usual "Red". And though or-ange can be pronounced as two syllables, I settled on vocalizing it as one syllable, and called them "Orange" the rest of the night.
First time experience ever for me with that color. And I now feel good about it. I think I'll call it "orange" from now on, monosyllabic.
Wow, what a growing experience for me, eh?
Who says a leopard can't change his stripes?!

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Visiting team in or-ange yesterday. Whereas we ordinarily eschew two-syllable colors, for some reason I couldn't bring myself to call them the usual "Red". And though or-ange can be pronounced as two syllables, I settled on vocalizing it as one syllable, and called them "Orange" the rest of the night.
First time experience ever for me with that color. And I now feel good about it. I think I'll call it "orange" from now on, monosyllabic.
Wow, what a growing experience for me, eh?
Who says a leopard can't change his stripes?!

I do not call orange "red" nor will I probably ever. That said, I do call purple blue. Can't exactly explain my double standard, but it's probably because orange can be said (sort of) as a single syllable word.

The JV guys were calling the maroon team "maroon" last night. Cute. They were red in the varsity game.

[mj]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I do not call orange "red" nor will I probably ever. That said, I do call purple blue. Can't exactly explain my double standard, but it's probably because orange can be said (sort of) as a single syllable word.

The JV guys were calling the maroon team "maroon" last night. Cute. They were red in the varsity game.

Orange for me. I did have to use purple one time when I subbed with a guy who refuses to call a purple team blue. He graduated from a school that had purple as a school color and refuses to call any purple team blue. It wasn't all that big of a deal.

[DLH17]

Originally Posted by mj

Orange for me. I did have to use purple one time when I subbed with a guy who refuses to call a purple team blue. He graduated from a school that had purple as a school color and refuses to call any purple team blue. It wasn't all that big of a deal.

LOL....I'm a one syllable guy, as well. I ran into a partner like this a month ago or so. I think he was a K Stater. Sort of annoying, to be honest. But, we went purrrrple anyway. I'm such a nice guy.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by mj

Orange for me. I did have to use purple one time when I subbed with a guy who refuses to call a purple team blue. He graduated from a school that had purple as a school color and refuses to call any purple team blue. It wasn't all that big of a deal.

I'd still say "blue", probably, just out of habit.

My high school team was (and still is) the Indians. I don't do our "war chant" when calling a foul.

[jalons]

Last Saturday I had purple (visitors) and pink (home). The first official to say "blue" had to buy that day. We went the whole first half without a buyer. One of my partners lost on an oob call early in the second half.

[Lotto]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I'd still say "blue", probably, just out of habit.

I did a JV game earlier with a "seasoned" official who kept saying "blue" for the team in black jerseys. I wasn't quite sure what to say about that, so I said nothing.

[grunewar]

1) Reusable White/Blue pennies (sp). Easy stuff. Love it.

2) Different colored shirts for each team. Kids can keep them at the end of the yr. One team's is dark purple (yes, we call it blue) with black numbers. Horrible. You can't see their numbers unless you're within a few feet of them - HATE it! Told the league DON'T DO THIS AGAIN. ARGH!

3) Pennies with numbers only on one side - hate it! "Turn around please."

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I do not call orange "red" nor will I probably ever. That said, I do call purple blue. Can't exactly explain my double standard, but it's probably because orange can be said (sort of) as a single syllable word.

How about yellow -> gold, or silver -> gray? And I'm sure you call ecru white.

I understand your squeamishness about calling orange red. I had an orange team the other night and felt funny calling them red. And it's puzzling that we have no problem with other 2-syllable colors.

[DLH17]

Originally Posted by mbyron

How about yellow -> gold, or silver -> gray? And I'm sure you call ecru white.

I understand your squeamishness about calling orange red. I had an orange team the other night and felt funny calling them red. And it's puzzling that we have no problem with other 2-syllable colors.

"Pink" is the worst. I call them "red". No exceptions.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by mbyron

How about yellow -> gold, or silver -> gray? And I'm sure you call ecru white.

I understand your squeamishness about calling orange red. I had an orange team the other night and felt funny calling them red. And it's puzzling that we have no problem with other 2-syllable colors.

I did go to Tennessee, but I don't think that's it.

[stosh]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Visiting team in or-ange yesterday. Whereas we ordinarily eschew two-syllable colors, for some reason I couldn't bring myself to call them the usual "Red". And though or-ange can be pronounced as two syllables, I settled on vocalizing it as one syllable, and called them "Orange" the rest of the night.
First time experience ever for me with that color. And I now feel good about it. I think I'll call it "orange" from now on, monosyllabic.
Wow, what a growing experience for me, eh?
Who says a leopard can't change his stripes?!

"Awnge" is one syllable; "oar-ange" is two.

[Skarecrow]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Visiting team in or-ange yesterday. Whereas we ordinarily eschew two-syllable colors, for some reason I couldn't bring myself to call them the usual "Red". And though or-ange can be pronounced as two syllables, I settled on vocalizing it as one syllable, and called them "Orange" the rest of the night.
First time experience ever for me with that color. And I now feel good about it. I think I'll call it "orange" from now on, monosyllabic.
Wow, what a growing experience for me, eh?
Who says a leopard can't change his stripes?!

Same situation---the orange team had blue numbers, so we ended up calling them blue, and no one cared.....worked out nicely....