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[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Brad

Rut, if you are as diplomatic on the court as you are on the forum, we all know you don't have any problems!

I am not in this business to be liked. And being liked does not help you get games or opportunities either. The powers that be want people that do the job, do not try to appease everyone in the process.

Peace

[Brad]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I am not in this business to be liked.

Oh, we know!!!

[Brad]

You know I am just giving you a hard time ... you were very likable when we worked at camp together 4-5 years ago (or whenever that was)

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Brad

You know I am just giving you a hard time ... you were very likable when we worked at camp together 4-5 years ago (or whenever that was)

What camp was that?

Peace

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by Brad

My favorite pre-game brag was the following:

Was working at Sam Houston and the R on the crew said something to the effect of, "You'll have to excuse me guys if my stuff is a little stinky — been on the road for 3-4 days."

The official then went on to detail which games he had just worked — big schools!

I guess he didn't realize it at the time, but those conferences used BlueZebra Sports for their assigning. Did a quick search on him when I got home.

He did not work any of those games.

Busted.

[Brad]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

What camp was that?

Peace

Pretty sure it was Dale's ... it was in Denton, TX.

[JRutledge]

OK. I take your word for it. I went to Dale's camp several times and met a couple of people there that said they were from the board. That was the only time I attended the Denton camp.

Peace

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by tomegun

Busted.

And they will get over it.

Never understood why anyone cared where someone worked before of if that comes up. That kind of conversation is common. Almost ever college game I work I am with a D1 guy and I am already aware of where they have been working.

Peace

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

And they will get over it.

Never understood why anyone cared where someone worked before of if that comes up. That kind of conversation is common. Almost ever college game I work I am with a D1 guy and I am already aware of where they have been working.

Peace

I guess people are ok with having a reputation of you know, lying.

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by Brad

My favorite pre-game brag was the following:

Was working at Sam Houston and the R on the crew said something to the effect of, "You'll have to excuse me guys if my stuff is a little stinky — been on the road for 3-4 days."

The official then went on to detail which games he had just worked — big schools!

I guess he didn't realize it at the time, but those conferences used BlueZebra Sports for their assigning. Did a quick search on him when I got home.

He did not work any of those games.

LOL ahhh the power of software!

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

I guess people are ok with having a reputation of you know, lying.

We have a lot of D1 officials in both basketball and football. We see them on TV, we know who is working and officials talk. So if someone tried to say they worked somewhere they didn't, it would be exposed very quickly. I can honestly say I do not see a lot officials lie about those kinds of things in my experiences.

Peace

[Brad]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

We have a lot of D1 officials in both basketball and football. We see them on TV, we know who is working and officials talk. So if someone tried to say they worked somewhere they didn't, it would be exposed very quickly. I can honestly say I do not see a lot officials lie about those kinds of things in my experiences.

Peace

I my experience, in officiating and outside of it as well, if you have to go around telling people who you are and what you do ... you aren't much of anything.

You're right that it isn't most people —*just a few.

[JRutledge]

I do not disagree Brad, but there are people in this business (and that is all I want to focus on) where we talk "shop." Your schedule or experience tends to come up. Now if someone is making a suggestive comment like was stated I agree. The reality here with working college ball myself and working with guys that actually work D1, I usually already know as well as others know who they are working with. Especially at the college ranks, we have either worked with those guys at camp or they were clinicians at camps we attended. I have worked with multiple people officials that were clinicians at D1 or lower level camps that I have attended as a camper. Not many easily pulling the wool over our eyes or able to make a suggesting that they were somewhere and we had to look it up on a website. We already know before we get in the locker room. Heck we can figure that out if you attend the NCAA meetings or attend the required staff meeting.

Peace