"This is my livelihood..."

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

I have never heard that from a high school coach, since high school head coaching jobs around here are generally not full-time. If a high school (or lower) coach said that to me, I would simply ignore it.

At the college level (below D1), it's not much of a living, but the head coach is generally a full-time job. If a college coach said that to me, I would probably respond with something to try to assure him/her that we're trying to call it fair for both coaches.

I don't think I would consider penalizing such a comment as unsportsmanlike.

+1...but with a question....

What if the coach keeps repeating the comment?