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Old Sat Dec 18, 2010, 02:31am
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Why would the officials agree to leave? Why didn't they toss the principal out of the gym? He may be the principal, but he's just a spectator, just like everyone else.
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Old Sat Dec 18, 2010, 04:09am
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Why would the officials agree to leave? Why didn't they toss the principal out of the gym? He may be the principal, but he's just a spectator, just like everyone else.
The principle may be the one that hired them....and has the power to fire them. Perhaps he exercised that right.

Plus, the refs were wrong. Their incorrect application of the rules did take away the chance for the home team to win.

There may be a clause to allow the school to not pay them when they call the game before it should be over (which they effectively did) in absence of a forfeit situation.
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Old Sat Dec 18, 2010, 06:25am
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Why didn't they toss the principal out of the gym? He may be the principal, but he's just a spectator, just like everyone else.
I'd have like to see this.........
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Old Sat Dec 18, 2010, 07:42am
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To be fair...this sounds like a pretty big screw up by the officials. The principal was correct. Start OT with the FT's and play on. The officials screwed the home team regardless of whether the principal, home coach, or even the police chief ARE all jackasses. This is a scenario where lack of knowledge of the rules and poor game management skill makes the officials look bad and open to criticism.

The principal had no business dismissing them and the state and local assn. should step in and follow up, but the officials created this mess themselves. Hard to expect a great deal of sympathy from any governing body looking at this objectively.
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Old Sat Dec 18, 2010, 08:13am
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Did they get paid for BOTH games?

BTW, who do you get to do these lower level games?

Most of the time it's less experienced officials.

We've all screwed up. It's part of the learning process.
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Old Sat Dec 18, 2010, 08:16am
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He may be the principal, but he's just a spectator, just like everyone else.
He may also be game administration.
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