What do you think?

[Ref inSoCA]

Originally Posted by Da Official

View the following video (@ 25 second mark):

YouTube - OU intercepts Graham Harrell. Ref gets friendly with an OU player.


I am just in my 2nd year officiating football here in Texas, but what do you think the official was thinking by visiably berating a player on national tv? Should we learn from this as what NOT to do as an official?

Thoughts???

Looks like he handled it properly. Maybe after you have a few year's experience you'll learn that.

[HLin NC]

You don't want to watch Jim Quirk then.
YouTube - Umpire Jim Quirk takes down Packer Nick Barnett

I loved that clip of Jim Quirk. Made me laugh a bit. I saw the berating on TV during the OU game (I was rooting for Tech because I want someone else out of the Big 12 South...Nebraska fan here!). At first, I was stunned by it. Then when I saw the replay, I was like, yeah, kid deserved a little fire in the face.

[Umpmazza]

I agree with everyone else. I didnt see anything wrong... the is called Preventive Umpiring right there. He might have stopped something from happening.

[JugglingReferee]

Is this a clip of the game where Quirk was fined a game fee?

The NFL certainly thought he went overboard.

[TXMike]

TT 76 should have been flagged for at least 2 UC's 1 for taking his helmet off and the 2d for the butt ugly hair do and makeup job. (In his defense, although he is an offensive lineman, he was perhaps TT's best defender that night as he made 2 TD-saving tackles on turnovers. )

Don't think the official meant to push #5 Looks like he trips over the pile 5 came in from far away to exert his influence and he deserved at least a butt chewing.

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Is this a clip of the game where Quirk was fined a game fee?

The NFL certainly thought he went overboard.

I do remember the NFL disciplining Quirk. It may have been a fine, but I also heard (through the grapevine) that some of the other U's in the league wanted to start a fund for Quirk to take pro wrestling lessons.

[waltjp]

Jim Quirk had another similar incident in 1999 during a game between the Rams and Bears. In that game Quirk tackled Jeff Robinson of the Rams in order to break up a fight. Jim Quirk received a phone call from Dick Vermeil a few days later saying he did the right thing.