Federation Quarterly FB POE's

[Ed Hickland]

Originally Posted by Brandon Kincer

If its in the rule book it has a reason to be there. im sure the committee doesn't sit around and make rules just to be making them. It is the job of the officials to enforce those rules whether we agree with them or not.

Brandon, you're new here.

What NFHS is telling us is some officials are not doing their job for whatever reason. I personally know a group of officials that pretty much let everything go because to enforce the rules might mean they don't get a playoff game.

You'll see

[SC Ump]

Originally Posted by Ed Hickland

I personally know a group of officials that pretty much let everything go...

I'm sure you're talking about the guy last week, as in "The guy last week said it was okay."

[Ed Hickland]

Originally Posted by SC Ump

I'm sure you're talking about the guy last week, as in "The guy last week said it was okay."

You know him!?

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by Ed Hickland

What NFHS is telling us is some officials are not doing their job for whatever reason. I personally know a group of officials that pretty much let everything go because to enforce the rules might mean they don't get a playoff game.

You'll see

Originally Posted by SC Ump

I'm sure you're talking about the guy last week, as in "The guy last week said it was okay."

And I've told the guys on my crew - we don't want to be the crew in, "The crew last week said it was okay."

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by SC Ump

I'm sure you're talking about the guy last week, as in "The guy last week said it was okay."

I have NEVER met that guy. Can't find him for the life of me!

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

I have NEVER met that guy. Can't find him for the life of me!

I know the guy. He lives around here, has some teeth missing, brews his own liquor, showers sparingly, and last touched a rule book in 1974.

[ajmc]

The problem is really not somone trying to fake you out with an updated version of a basic excuse we've all used, in one form or another, since early childhood. The problem is being dumb enough tho buy into this transparent nonsense.

"He said it was legal/illegal last week" is right up there with, "the dog ate my homework" or, "the devil made me do it".

[Reffing Rev.]

In western chicago suburbs we used to get game films for training purposes.

We had a local meeting one Wednesday and watched some film from the previous week. I paid close attention because we had one of those 2 teams the following Saturday. We talked at length about an illegal formation they used and got flagged for.

Sure enough it happened:
Saturday, we flagged their illegal formation. I was on their sideline. Coach was screaming it was legal last week. Our R walked over and said, "Coach, I saw the game film from last week, Bob Smith, flagged it then and we're going to flag it tonight."