Wwyd
 

Is this not a game management issue?
If so, "WWYD" wouldn't seem to apply to me as an official beyond what's expressed in 2-8-1 NOTE.
Sound right?

I'm addressing it with game mgmt. If it happens again, I'm strongly suggesting that someone needs to leave the premises.

In the case, it appears the primary offender was escorted out immediately.

Agreed. I'm not putting up with this. It stops immediately, or the entire section may be removed.

This.

"comical but offensive chant"...wow.:confused:

I am on board with this method 100%. If it doesn't stop immediately-clear out ALL involved with the chant, not just the leader.

I wouldn't have had any idea what it meant. I don't like it when the cheerleaders yell "Miss it" myself, but apparently that is acceptable.

Not even remotely the same thing.

I realize that. But I'm saying I don't even like this lesser version, so yes I agree that any kind of racial angle, no matter how obscure, is unacceptable. I would not have recognized this as such.

Fair enough. I'll be honest, it took me a few seconds to make the connection when a local official posted it to our FB page. It's ignorant and racist, though. Kids being too clever by half.

Not around here. Cheerleaders are official reps of their respective schools.

That said.... THAT was the top story in Rochester, NY?!

In addition, I'm whacking the crowd for this. Some behavior is too extreme to go without penalty. Racism falls in that category.

Same feeling I had a few years back when I observed a game and the losing student section chanted, "You're still white trash." Sadly, the officials that day didn't do anything.

But whacking the crowd doesn't penalize the crowd, it penalizes the team. I really don't see why this one is in the books, but it does have the disclaimer.

Care should be used not to unfairly penalize the players for the actions of others............ or something like that. Where is that?

IMO, cheerleaders are as much a part of the game as the players themselves, and should therefore be respectful. If I heard them yelling "miss it", or whatever, I'd have a chat with the head coach of the school, and tell him/her to get with the cheerleading coach and cut it out.

As for the crowd, they can yelling "miss it" all they want, but when the get racial like in the OP then I'm going to step in and make sure it stops immediately. I wouldn't penalize the team by giving them a tech, though. That doesn't seem right to me.

I'm not smart enough to make the connection from slurpee to owning a 7-11. I don't think I would have noticed. Am I the only one?