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[APG]

Originally Posted by ontheway

Why does it matter if a guy wears his college jacket?
You all know i just recently stopped playing so, as a player the one time i saw a guy with a college jacket; I thought to myself " ok. well I know FOR SURE I've got one A+ official tonight" it was nice to know as a player. Did I think less of the partners NO not at all.

It's not really a huge issue to me, but it could be argued that wearing the college jacket instead of the high school one can give coaches/players a preconceived notion of the quality of officials at work...that the high school guys aren't as good as the college guy. Heck, your example is proof...you may say you didn't think less of the other officials, but you already thought the college guy was A+...meaning you thought less of the other two.

Also, for some officials, they could be doing it to try and big-time their high school partner(s).

[ontheway]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

It's not really a huge issue to me, but it could be argued that wearing the college jacket instead of the high school one can give coaches/players a preconceived notion of the quality of officials at work...that the high school guys aren't as good as the college guy. Heck, your example is proof...you may say you didn't think less of the other officials, but you already thought the college guy was A+...meaning you thought less of the other two.

Also, for some officials, they could be doing it to try and big-time their high school partner(s).

I dont think less of an official until he calls my game. what I mean is that the other guys are gonna have to prove themselves on the court. Now keep in mind if the guy wearing the college jacket started kicking every other call then my post game thoughts about the crew could all be the same.

[APG]

You've thought less of the other official(s) by virtue of not thinking of them A+ like you did the college official.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by ontheway

I dont think less of an official until he calls my game. what I mean is that the other guys are gonna have to prove themselves on the court. Now keep in mind if the guy wearing the college jacket started kicking every other call then my post game thoughts about the crew could all be the same.

Trust me when I say that working college games isn't a sign that the person is an "A+ official."