Why we avoid conflicts of interest

[Rich]

Originally Posted by doubleringer

Don't tell me you're buying that one. I whacked a coach a few years ago and he tells me it is his first T in 10 years. I talked to another crew I know well and the whacked him a few weeks earlier.

I told another official (who teaches at the same school) that one and he didn't stop laughing for about five minutes.

I didn't buy it. People have sporadic and selective memories. I'm sure I do, too. For example, I can't remember any real details about my first 5 seasons officiating basketball. Of course, that was 20 years ago and I've probably forgotten more since then than I knew during my first five seasons.