Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap (Post 799441)

There has been overkill in VT where one school was forced to drop "Crusaders" as a moniker, and another pressured to drop the southern looking Colonel as the face of their mascot.

Originally Posted by bainsey (Post 799461)

What's good for the goose, I guess. But really, "southern looking?"

Nokomis remains the Warriors, and I haven't heard a ton of pressure to change that. (Just as well. Leave 'em alone.) Scarborough changed from the Redskins to the Red Storm. Wiscasset is also supposed to change from the Redskins, but I don't think that's been finalized yet.

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap (Post 799465)

A rebel Colonel apparently. Some people just don't have enough to do.

Originally Posted by RichMSN (Post 799457)

And as the official, I'm asking you to turn the damned thing off, if possible. Two reasons:

(1) Every place that's had that, the timer told me he couldn't shorten the timeout. Don't know if this is just ignorance or the truth, but if both teams are ready to go, I don't want to wait for some timer to countdown.

(2) You put the timeout time on the scoreboard and the time left in the period disappears. Coaches, players, fans, AND officials like having that time up.

I've never heard of a worse idea than putting the timeout countdown on the scoreboard.

Originally Posted by bainsey (Post 799383)

btw, there will be no game conflict. My black bears aren't hosting; they're going to appalachain state in the second round (first round bye).

Originally Posted by BktBallRef (Post 799541)

Ouch! http://www.runemasterstudios.com/gra...s/blueevil.gif

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap (Post 799465)

A rebel Colonel apparently. Some people just don't have enough to do.

Originally Posted by BillyMac (Post 799502)

Originally Posted by Freddy (Post 797479)

Misc. MS games with rookies and upcoming rookies day camps prior to first assignments the beginning of the month.
One woeful prospect looms large -- shift picks for our department at work determine our work schedule for the new year. I'm low on the totem pole here so the likelihood of having to work the second half of the week instead of the first half of the week is running about 25%. With a good V officiating schedule set on nights when I don't have to work late the days I work (get out at 6:30) now, if I get shifted to the other shift I'll have to bail on the entire year. Hope it doesn't come to that.
"Mongo just pawn in game of life."

Originally Posted by Freddy (Post 799930)

Major update for which to give thanks to God:
Shift schedules for our department for next year were posted yesterday and I won't be getting bumped off my shift, which was the basis for all assignments given to me for this season.
Whereas my entire schedule was in danger of being completely turned back, I'm in the clear now. :)
Whew! Dodged a bullet on that one. All smiles today as I consume vast quantities of what was Ben Franklin's choice for the national bird.
Packers by 5. :D