kicking at the ball

[JRutledge]

I sure as hell do not want to be on the floor with you when you T a kid for saying the F-word to himself after missing a big shot. Especially when no one else heard them. I sure hope when you are the one that explains this to an angry coach.

I also think you entirely missed my point about officials not being parants or the morality police for players. It is our job and our job only to apply the rules and not to allow things to take place that violate the rules. It is also our job to use common sense and to understand the environment that we are at. At the college level, the coaches that are coaching are at work. You throwing out a player at that level is affecting or possibly affecting their job. If you are just throwing out players without warning, then I think that is totally irresponsible. It is not like in other parts of life a person would get fired or get fined just for language. If you do not approve of the language, you can accomplish that very same attitude by having a talk with a player or even a coach. No differnet than any other foul, usually you can warn or talk to a player before you go to such a drastic measure. I know you are going to say that many Flagrant fouls can happen without warning, and you are right. But if you are talking about a "personal" standard, I think you can be a little bit more responsible in your decisions.

But as Steve Pamon, Big Ten Football Crew Chief told me, "you have to do what your Supervisor wants you to do."

Peace