Coach Rips Refs & Assignor

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Adam

rocky, I have to ask. He's an asshat? But he's not to blame?

He is not to be blamed for the comments the coach made...which is the big leap of logic MD tried to pin on me.

He did NOT need to include those comments in the article celebrating a big win by a different coach. For including them, he also earns the asshatery award. Maybe the asshat junior award when compared to crybaby coach...but he gets one, too.

[Bad Zebra]

I disagree with anyone that feels like the reporter should have left out the coach's comments. It's not the job of this reporter (or any for that matter) to filter out ANYTHING that is said by a coach, regardless of how dumb/sore/ignorant it makes him sound. Being such a significant portion of the coach's comments, this reporter would have been remiss in editing it out. A classic case of "don't shoot the messenger".

The reporter wasn't biased or inaccurate. JRut is accurate in that it just shows the character of the coach.

Asshattery Award solely for the coach.

[BillyMac]

We had something similar, here in Connecticut, a few years ago.

Carolina not backing off comments about officials

NICHOLS: CIAC cracking down on loose-lipped coaches

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

We had something similar a few years ago. An out of area team came into our area, and the out of area coach's post game comments included references to a "home job". The coach was sanctioned by our state high school interscholastic governing body, and the offending coach's school.

As it should be. Knuckleheads like this reflect poorly on the entire school. Any AD or Principal worth a darn would sit on this guy (coach in OP) in a hurry.

From the FHSAA Basketball handbook:

30.4 Public Criticism of Officials. No coach or other representative of the school’s athletic interests may publicly
criticize or berate an official prior to, during or following a contest. Professional ethics require that coaches or other representatives
of the school’s athletic interests use proper channels, as per Bylaw 10.3.2, to report their complaints about officials rather than airing
them publicly. A minimum monetary penalty of $50 shall be assessed a school whose coach or other representative of the school’s
athletic interests are in violation of this provision.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

He is not to be blamed for the comments the coach made...which is the big leap of logic MD tried to pin on me.

He did NOT need to include those comments in the article celebrating a big win by a different coach. For including them, he also earns the asshatery award. Maybe the asshat junior award when compared to crybaby coach...but he gets one, too.

You claim I put words in your mouth. You just did the same. I didn't say that you were blaming the comments on the reporter - not even close. You were blaming him for reporting it, and said he shouldn't have done so. THAT is what I "pinned" on you, and disagreed with.