Two Officials Arrested During HS Football Game

[RadioBlue]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

If you are motivated at ALL by whether you are visible or invisible, they your motivation is flawed. Being either is not a goal. Our visibility, high or low, is a variable completely unrelated to whether we called a good game or not. No offense, but if you ever, even once, make a decision on the field based on a choice to be inconspicuous, then frankly you shouldn't be out there at all.

I completely agree with you from a "making calls" standpoint. My thought was the release from the New Orleans officials group was trying to make the point the officials were not trying to be gregarious and draw attention to themselves. That's where I'm coming from with regard to visibility vs. invisibility.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

If you are motivated at ALL by whether you are visible or invisible, they your motivation is flawed. Being either is not a goal. Our visibility, high or low, is a variable completely unrelated to whether we called a good game or not. No offense, but if you ever, even once, make a decision on the field based on a choice to be inconspicuous, then frankly you shouldn't be out there at all.

I agree, it shouldn't even be a consideration. Anyone who has any desire one way or the other with regard to visibility needs to reassess the goals.

Don't do things to be noticed. Don't do things to avoid being noticed. Just do what needs to get done.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by RadioBlue

I completely agree with you from a "making calls" standpoint. My thought was the release from the New Orleans officials group was trying to make the point the officials were not trying to be gregarious and draw attention to themselves. That's where I'm coming from with regard to visibility vs. invisibility.

Even outside of making calls, though, it shouldn't be a concern either way. For example, the official indicated he was going to talk to game management; that's the right thing to do whether it draws extra attention or not. Moving people off the sideline is the right thing to do.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by RadioBlue

I completely agree with you from a "making calls" standpoint. My thought was the release from the New Orleans officials group was trying to make the point the officials were not trying to be gregarious and draw attention to themselves. That's where I'm coming from with regard to visibility vs. invisibility.

I agree that trying to be visible is not a goal. Where you went off the rails, imho, is stating that trying to be invisible IS a goal.

No goal should include visibility vs invisibility in it at all. It's a by product.

[PAUmpire]

Any one able to find out any more info, like the court booking document.

[Adam]

Maybe the new chief will be sufficiently embarrassed that he cleans house.