Did the coach WANT to lose?
 

I did my last set of Church league Championships Saturday night.

Let me call the teams Blue and Green for good reason...Blue is winning by as many as 16 points with a running clock and only 10 minutes left to play. Green team removes all of their starters and puts in the bench. Bench plays their hearts out and begins to cut the lead. 14, 12, 9, 7, 4, 2 point lead with under 2 minutes to play.

Blue 25 drops his shoulder in front of Blue bench and rams Green player, I am lead and have an Offensive foul. easy call. Coach doesn't like the call and complains. He calls a TO, granted and he comes out on the floor and says "That was a TERRIBLE call" I "T"ed him up. He had complained about a call earlier and I had enough.

Green makes both and the game is tied. Green takes the lead and wins by 1.

After the game coach complains that I lost the game for his team.

His team was 1-6 from the FT line ( 0-2 in the 4th Q ) He never slowed the ball down when he had the lead. I lost the game for him....BTW, the team that won, also won the regular season championship ( I had no idea )

I really believe he didn't want to win and wanted an excuse for losing. Thoughts?

Nah. He is just a jerk.

Did he look like this?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...x-The_Jerk.jpg

HTBT. And I wasn't.

Yeah, what's the good reason?

I think you're one for two here.

Funny, that's what I was thinking about your coaching :eek:

Because they wore blue and green.....

Man, I like that, I know there are those who will look down on a comment like that, but I like it.

I like it, too. I'd never use it (barring a wrec-type situation or a real good friend coaching), but I like it.

You're going to owe M&M a new computer screen.

I am not bragging but what gets me is, there were 3 of us doing the game.

I am the R - 11 years experience, 7 years of doing High school play offs. I score well into the 90's on all my tests.

U1- 1 year officiating.

U2- 5 years officiating scores in the 50's on his tests. No varsity experience.

It bugs me that the coach jumps me for losing is game. Just blowing off steam.

Thanks for all your support over the last 11 years.

would you rather him have jumped your partners? :o

Yeah never in a sanctioned game... in wreck, I treat em how they treat me.

Had a rather large, mouthy "lady" in the stands last night. I ignored it -ooops- ignored her for as long as I could. But I could no longer contain myself when she hit me with "call the damn reach, REF!"

I politely asked to see her ticket stub. She looked confused. So I asked again, she said she didnt pay to get in.
"Well pipe down then, you can only yell at me in the games that you pay to get in."

All of her friends laughed at her as she turned beet red. Made me wish I shut her down earlier.

"Why would I do that, since there's no such foul as a reach. Oh wait, you wouldn't know that because, based on your comments, it's obvious you know nothing about the rules but I'm sure you are much too ignorant to admit that. Plus, we're not allowed to use profanity like you because we have class. You know what class is, don't you? It's that quality you lack. And don't forget to stop at the dollar store on your way home to buy some more clothes. Have a nice day."