The worst a coach said to me this year

[Blue37]

Originally Posted by w_sohl

My intent at first was to go with USC, but by the time I got to the middle of the field I had decided that the second sideline warning would be more appropriate and that is what I went with.

Please understand what I am trying to impart. You stated, in your judgment, the coach had done nothing to deserve an USC penalty. While I might disagree with your judgment in this situation, that is not the basis of my disagreement with the way you handled it, and I totally support your right to make that judgment.

According to what you have written, he had done nothing to warrant a five yard sideline penalty, yet that was your call. Think of it this way. A player contacts an opponent above the waist in the side right as the ball carrier is being tackled. In your judgment, the contact was not late nor was it unnecessarily rough. You want to send a message to the player, however, so you call him for a block in the back. Would you do that?

That is what you have done here. The coach's conduct was not USC but you wanted to send a message, so you penalized him for something he did not do. That is not gray nor is it common sense, it is just wrong.