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Old Sun Feb 28, 2010, 02:49pm
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Gee, that's so much better. He only questioned your competence once or twice.
If I T'ed up coaches every time they questioned the competence of some of my calls I'd be whacked out. They always think that they know the rule better, or the intent of the rule better, or had a better look, than me. All coaches believe that they're all-knowing, all-competent, omnipresent, and infallible. Kind'a like Carnac the Magnificent.
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Old Sun Feb 28, 2010, 02:55pm
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Kind'a like Carnac the Magnificent.
My favorite:

Carnac: "UCLA"
Envelope: "What do you see when the smog lifts?"


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Old Sun Feb 28, 2010, 03:07pm
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This is exactly what the coach looked like that I whacked yesterday. He told me that the envelope had my check in it and that I had better start making better calls "or else". I told him where to shove that envelope, and it wasn't in my pocket.
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Old Sun Feb 28, 2010, 04:31pm
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My favorite:

Carnac: "UCLA"
Envelope: "What do you see when the smog lifts?"



When we lived in Glendale, CA, the answer was Glendale and Burbank from Bonnie's office on the 59th floor of the old First Interstate Building.

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If I T'ed up coaches every time they questioned the competence of some of my calls I'd be whacked out. They always think that they know the rule better, or the intent of the rule better, or had a better look, than me. All coaches believe that they're all-knowing, all-competent, omnipresent, and infallible. Kind'a like Carnac the Magnificent.
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