Block/charge and game situation

[twocentsworth]

Originally Posted by Rich

Too much thinking. The game will end eventually. Just call it.

If managing a lopsided game is considered "too much thinking", then I plead "guilty'.

It takes no more energy/effort to take into account the game situation on plays than it does to remember the same/similar play occurring earlier in a game and making sure that similar plays have similar results.

The BEST officials have excellent game awareness and play recall.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by twocentsworth

If managing a lopsided game is considered "too much thinking", then I plead "guilty'.

It takes no more energy/effort to take into account the game situation on plays than it does to remember the same/similar play occurring earlier in a game and making sure that similar plays have similar results.

The BEST officials have excellent game awareness and play recall.

The best officials call the game and don't give "60/40" calls to the losing team. Unless you mean something different by "60/40" than I'm envisioning.

[twocentsworth]

Originally Posted by Rich

The best officials call the game and don't give "60/40" calls to the losing team. Unless you mean something different by "60/40" than I'm envisioning.

in a 25pt+ blowout where the outcome is clearly decided....you're envisioning exactly what I'm thinking/doing.

[MD Longhorn]

Failing to call a minor violation (3 sec, ticky-tack stuff) against a team that's getting trounced is one thing. Making a call for the wrong team at a point when something has to be called one way or the other (block/charge; ball went out off white instead of red, etc) is a completely different thing.