Excessive celebration-Pinstripe Bowl

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Originally Posted by sloth

So were we wrong for passing on this flag? If we decided to make an issue of this and inject ourselves into the game I believe the last few minutes would have been absolute hell to officiate. By the book we had every right to flag this...yet I believe we handled it correctly. I can tell you that the game time, situation and potential effect on the game was a major factor for my passing on this flag.

Sounds a lot like you rendered a judgment on the situation and circumstances you were confronted with INSIDE THE PARTICULAR GAME YOU WERE WORKING. You appear comfortable with YOUR decision and the way it turned out, congratulations.

I doubt you paused, for any great length of time, and carefully pondered all the possible ramifications of the multiple choices at your disposal. It's more likely you make an immediate, instinctive judgment based on your knowledge of the rules, the tone of that game and your personal assessment of that situation, all in the space of a wink of an eye.

Of all the people on this planet, only YOU got to make that judgment because YOU were working that game and YOU happened to be the covering official. Thankfully, you're still pleased with your call, because the only person who really has to be pleased with the call is YOU.

Can't you give the Pinstripe crew the same consideration?