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Old Tue Dec 03, 2002, 01:54pm
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That's Beautiful, JR. Thanks.

Hey Rocky,
Do you think spelling the coach's name is the entrance exam at Duke? Or would that be too tough of an exam?
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Old Tue Dec 03, 2002, 02:13pm
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That's way too tough...I heard the Kentucky players had a hard enough time spelling their coach's name...

T-u-b-i...no that's not it...it's T-u-b-e...nope...T-u-h-b-e...yep, that it...am I in???
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Old Tue Dec 03, 2002, 02:29pm
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That's way too tough...I heard the Kentucky players had a hard enough time spelling their coach's name...

T-u-b-i...no that's not it...it's T-u-b-e...nope...T-u-h-b-e...yep, that it...am I in???
Kentucky players make enough money to hire people to spell for them!
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Old Tue Dec 03, 2002, 03:32pm
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Originally posted by rockyroad
That's way too tough...I heard the Kentucky players had a hard enough time spelling their coach's name...

T-u-b-i...no that's not it...it's T-u-b-e...nope...T-u-h-b-e...yep, that it...am I in???
Kentucky players make enough money to hire people to spell for them!
Hey that's right...then they can buy the second round - after Mick gets the first!!
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Old Tue Dec 03, 2002, 04:03pm
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Back on topic....

One more thought on the call-it or ignore-it subject.... I think a key point is that referees that are suggesting that there are situations where they do not call a game "by the book" are not deciding when to call it and when not to. It is not a matter of just not wanting to call a particular violation that day. If it were, I'd be preaching to follow the letter of the law.

The point is that no sport survives with every infraction called every time it happens, and most people recognize that. Neither is there consistency if every official decides when to call things and when not to. Instead, there develops a concensus of when certain items are ignored. This concensus is by officials, assigners, coaches, and maybe even players. (A good example is the "proximity play" in baseball, where the middle-infielder is not required to have his/her foot on 2nd base in a double play to avoid broken legs. The rule book says the foot must be there; the "unwritten rulebook" says close is close enough.) This "unwritten rulebook" that must be followed unless the game is to be redefined must be learned by officials as they develop. That is why a 7th grade game is called one way on Tuesday and totally different on Thursday, but the HS varsity game is called very much the same on Tuesday as Friday (or the days of your choice). Officials working at that level understand what is expected of them, and it isn't to enforce every rule without regard for extenuating circumstances.

Such is the life of sports and it drives us rule-junkies NUTS!
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Old Tue Dec 03, 2002, 04:05pm
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Angry Okay, I've avoided this BS thread until now!

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Who's buying?? I think Mick should get the first round...
Geeze,I don't know,Rocky.Ya ever see mick after he's had a couple?

He's almost as bad as that guy from North Carolina-BktBallRef.
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That "guy for North Carolina" should be feeling pretty good (might even buy the brown pop) now that his Tar Heels are winning (at least until they meet Duke).

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Duke who?

Barry, we'll see what UK's got, come Saturday!

Right now, I'm more concerned with getting my doubleheader over tonight and getting home for the 2nd half of the Illnois game.

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Old Tue Dec 03, 2002, 05:45pm
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Exclamation Careful there.

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Kentucky players make enough money to hire people to spell for them!
Hey that's right...then they can buy the second round - after Mick gets the first!! [/B][/QUOTE]

I don't get drunk socialize with players, only with officials; and besides..., I assume the players are not yet legal if they are still playing college ball.
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Old Sat Dec 07, 2002, 10:12pm
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Talking Re: Okay, I've avoided this BS thread until now!

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Barry, we'll see what UK's got, come Saturday!

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Yes, we certainly did. We even got to see what their walk-ons had.
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Old Sat Dec 07, 2002, 11:20pm
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Kudos! We sucked today.
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