would you say anything

MD Longhorn · #1 (**permalink**) Fri Sep 14, 2007, 12:29pm

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Originally Posted by FATUMP

freshman level game 40-0 in the 2nd qtr. Team is still throwing deep, double reverse pass, ect. my question is this; do you say anythis to the coach?

Well of course we do. We say, "Coach, your guard was downfield illegally", or "Coach, your wide receiver on the off side was holding."

TXMike · #2 (**permalink**) Sat Sep 15, 2007, 05:27am

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Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Well of course we do. We say, "Coach, your guard was downfield illegally", or "Coach, your wide receiver on the off side was holding."

That is crap. Are you sure you are from Texas ??? First you dismiss preventive officiating and now you endorse over officiaiting.

JugglingReferee · #3 (**permalink**) Sat Sep 15, 2007, 05:56am

Nothing changes: call the obvious housekeeping fouls, call the pertinent tactical fouls, and call all safety fouls. If anything, shorten the game if the league or teams permit. But do not confuse the athletes about what is and is not a foul.

Rich · #4 (**permalink**) Sat Sep 15, 2007, 08:46am

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Originally Posted by TXMike

That is crap. Are you sure you are from Texas ??? First you dismiss preventive officiating and now you endorse over officiaiting.

What, are Texas officials superior in some way?

Texas Aggie · #5 (**permalink**) Sat Sep 15, 2007, 11:01am

I tend to think so!!

You don't do anything in this situation. Depending on the level, I'll probably let a few false starts or offsides (on the other team) go, mostly for times sake, but we always get all the felonies and damn sure all the safety calls regardless of score.

TXMike · #6 (**permalink**) Sat Sep 15, 2007, 06:02pm

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Originally Posted by RichMSN

What, are Texas officials superior in some way?

Talk to the supervisors in most any major conference and ask them. For those who have taken advantage, the training opportunities each year are superior to what is available in other places. There are plenty who have not availed themseleves of this and they might be decent officials but the guys who have taken this seriously generally are ready for the next level moreson that in other places.

Ed Maeder · #7 (**permalink**) Sun Sep 16, 2007, 01:57am

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Originally Posted by TXMike

Talk to the supervisors in most any major conference and ask them. For those who have taken advantage, the training opportunities each year are superior to what is available in other places. There are plenty who have not availed themseleves of this and they might be decent officials but the guys who have taken this seriously generally are ready for the next level moreson that in other places.

You guys sure those hats are still going to fit on your heads after those comments?

JasonTX · #8 (**permalink**) Sun Sep 16, 2007, 10:56am

It's not our job to control the score. It is my opinion that we should be blind to the score and officiate the game the same as we have in the beginning. Make the calls be "BIG" in the first quarter and do the same in the 4th qtr. of a blowout. I've had games where one team needed to outscore their opponents by 40+ points in order to make the playoffs due to a point score tiebreaker procedure they have. I'm not going to prevent that by trying to be nit picky on fouls.

TXMike · #9 (**permalink**) Sun Sep 16, 2007, 12:43pm

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Originally Posted by Ed Maeder

You guys sure those hats are still going to fit on your heads after those comments?

How does the saying go..."if the hat fits, wear it"

Welpe · #10 (**permalink**) Sun Sep 16, 2007, 11:52pm

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Originally Posted by TXMike

How does the saying go..."if the hat fits, wear it"

I thought it was "If the glove does not fit..."?

MD Longhorn · #11 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 17, 2007, 08:47am

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Originally Posted by Ed Maeder

You guys sure those hats are still going to fit on your heads after those comments?

There's a reason we have to buy bigger hats here...

MD Longhorn · #12 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 17, 2007, 08:46am

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Originally Posted by TXMike

That is crap. Are you sure you are from Texas ??? First you dismiss preventive officiating and now you endorse over officiaiting.

No ... this was an attempt at humor. Sorry you didn't get it, and I suppose it should have been accompanied by some sort of icon.

Regarding your "preventative officiating", I did consult some people in the chapter and found that while the opinions were split, the majority seems to be on the side you were endorsing, specifically including my crew chief, so in the future I will warn coaches of I overhear that they are about to run an illegal play. I have always believed in preventative officiating, but didn't think it applied to telling the coaches what plays they can run (at least not DURING the game as opposed to beforehand). But I will now. To me, PO was helping a wideout get "on" or "off", warning players when things start getting chippy, etc.

regarding this OP, of course we should just simply officiate the game presented to us. It's not our call to decide when enough is enough regarding a score. For all we know, the team that's up by 40 may actually be the inferior team and eventually need the points it's still trying to accumulate.

TXMike · #13 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 17, 2007, 10:18am

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Originally Posted by mbcrowder

No ... this was an attempt at humor. Sorry you didn't get it, and I suppose it should have been accompanied by some sort of icon.

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My bad. I shoulda realized the obvious sarcasm. No way a feller from Little Elm would have done as you suggested.

PS Did you boys get them size 9 caps in yet?

MD Longhorn · #14 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 17, 2007, 10:30am

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Originally Posted by TXMike

My bad. I shoulda realized the obvious sarcasm. No way a feller from Little Elm would have done as you suggested.

PS Did you boys get them size 9 caps in yet?

Where in Texas are you? NO ONE knows where Little Elm is. Which chapter are you in?

TXMike · #15 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 17, 2007, 11:00am

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