Blue font, brother. Blue font.

Not piling on...just giving you my personal opinion fwiw....

You've got 2 different things going on here. One is whether that particular call was correct or not. To be quite honest, I couldn't really tell and I could care less. Officials have made wrong calls before...myself included...and we will again. But, and it's a big "but", advocating calling something at the end of the game...or at any time during the game.... ONLY if it is obvious and agreeable to players, coachs and the freaking fans (of all people) is patently ridiculous imo. The ONLY factor involved in calling a foul is whether a foul occurred.

You might not like this statement either but.....

Anybody who worries about whether ANY player, coach or fan is going to agree with ANY of his calls should be sitting up in the stands, not officiating the game. We ain't entertainers; we don't work to the crowd.

As I said, in my experience your philosophy is shared by very, very few other officials.

No blue font on that one, brother.

I don't say this to be crass or rude, so don't take it that way - the blue font was sarcasm. If my comments weren't already obviously sarcastic, the blue font should've been the clincher.

Anyway, the sequence at the end of that game is extremely intriguing. It could be handled both ways - by the book or with something more along the lines of following a certain philosophy/game management technique already in play by the crew.

I've yet to be in that type of situation in that type of game. So, I'm interested to hear some discussion about that situation from those that have been. Please forgive my blue font sarcasm. Just couldn't resist playing the first responder's query.

And, I said "I would think". Not, "I wouldn't and no official ever should".

One is conversational....the other is unwielding and arrogant, if not immature.

I have.

My attitude is the same as it always is -- for me to call a foul, it had better be a foul. Don't call something that isn't there and don't pass on it just cause it's the end of the game.

Whether it shows up on the film or everyone in the stands can see it is irrelevant to me. I hope it shows on the film, but I'm being paid to have the right angle, not the one that shows up on film.

Watching the video, I don't see anything, but it's a horrible upper-deck view.

my bad... carry on :D

Lot's of good opinions posted on the site with the video.

Yup, and this guy says he's an official. And a 35 year official with D-I experience came on and said an "official should never insert himself into a game".

No wonder the average fans think the way they do when so many officials are idiots.

I am assuming they aren't officials at all, just trying to give their blabbering some credibility by claiming to be an official.

Instead of worrying about the official making the call, why not focus on how dumb the kid was to do anything remotely even close to committing a foul. Didn't the coach tell them not to foul? I would guess they did. Watching the video, we don't have a good look, but I can certainly see how there is is a rebounding foul on the play. It looks like the one kid may have played through the inside player's body to knock the ball away. I can see where it would have been a very solid call from a different angle.

That's a strong statement. You probably meant "a dumb decision on the part of the kid".

Point well taken overall, though. The decision to reach definitely put the kid/team at risk of fouling. Standing straight up may have been a wiser decision.

Put me down as being unyielding, arrogant and immature for taking your above comments at face value.

I don't agree with your "thinking" and I never will. I also will quit arguing it with you. That's obviously become a waste of both our times.

I will do no such thing. :)

+1

Fixed it for ya.