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[mikesears]

Originally posted by nshannon
I agree, it is a thankless job, and one I would not want to do. You can't please all the people all the time, and very few people some of the time. And yes, when our kid is out there every game could possibly be his last, so we (parents) are especially upset when calls are missed that have the potential to cause serious physical harm (face mask, late hits, etc). We are very appreciative of the time that is put into officiating high school games.
I know at this stage that that call is a moot point, and it was a non-league game, but we do not want officials who may, for what ever reason, have some kind of bias against our team.
I do know that the coach is sending tape to someone regarding our last game and the fact that one of the offials was an alumni of the opposing school.
I really appreciate all of you responding to this football mom. How awesome of you! What a great site this is.
Thank you!

I hope my previous post didn't come across as negative. Officials can and do make mistakes. A mistake during a measurement would be uncommon.

An official who wants to show favoratism is rare as well.
I am hoping that something happened to which you weren't privy. Maybe when the chain was brought out, the lineman put the clip on the wrong end of the line or something, but from the description, it sounds like the measurement was made well after the ball was placed.

If this was indeed an official showing bias, I would hope the AD and/or coach would submit the game tape to whomever is in charge of the officials and they get the official(s) off the playing field.