To Another Player: "You F***ing Suck."

[BryanV21]

"you suck" = tech
"you f'n suck" = ejection

I'm not a college official, so I'm not going to pretend to know what's best there. But as a high school official, and this involving high school age kids (in season or not), I see the first one as taunting, and worthy of a tech. The second one, with the f bomb, is worthy of an ejection.

Your partners sound like a-holes. Especially the first guy, as there's no reason to talk down to you like that. The second guy because his reasoning for not calling the flagrant tech is ridiculous. Travelling far and/or paying to play does not give anybody the right to act a fool.

I've had senior officials talk down to me, too. Not that bad, but enough that it angered me. I had to learn to separate the message from the way it was delivered.

I'm curious what the player for Team B actually said. I mean, was what he said perhaps worthy of a regular tech?

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

There are some who say that the amateur game has past me by, but I still believe that certain type of conduct has always and will always be unacceptable.

A college athlete dropping an F-bomb is unacceptable conduct deserving of being ejected. Those people who attend college are students first. Those students who participate in extracurricular activities that athletes second.

MTD, Sr.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

There are some who say that the amateur game has past me by, but I still believe that certain type of conduct has always and will always be unacceptable.

A college athlete dropping an F-bomb is unacceptable conduct deserving of being ejected. Those people who attend college are students first. Those students who participate in extracurricular activities that athletes second.

MTD, Sr.

At the college level they are after all adults. If you expect to only hear nice words, that is very unrealistic. Just because they are students does not change that fact. Ever go to a college party?

And I am not advocating for bad language, just knowing that you would have to T up everyone if we penalized college players for bad language, including the F-word.

And if a kid dislocates their ankle or blows out a knee, I am probably not going to be so eager to penalize them for using the F-word in a moment of pain, no matter the age. Context can still matter in these situations.

Peace

[just another ref]

I have seen expectations of various aspects of our business as being similar to those in the rest of the world. (general appearance, how to dress on arrival, etc.) I think that applies here. Is it acceptable for opponents in a business meeting to scream profanity at each other during a conflict? I think not. With that in mind, it is not unreasonable to expect the same amount of restraint during the game. If a player blows out his ACL, I can see letting pretty much anything slide, but a verbal assault on an opponent I see as unacceptable. I personally would apply the same standards for college, but I yield to others for what is the acceptable standard there. As stated by Rich, I am confident I would have backing from above in enforcement of this concept here.

Flagrant tech sounds good to me.

You don't get paid enough during the offseason to put up with such crap. Kid needs to learn to keep his mouth shut if he wants to play.