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Forum: Baseball Wed Apr 26, 2023, 01:21pm
Replies: 1
Views: 532
Posted By Rufus
Pitcher's Hand Break?

Retired coach and current baseball fan here. Was watching an MLB game the other night and the pitcher did something that looked a little hinky. R1 and pitcher engages the pitcher's plate to receive...
Forum: Basketball Mon Feb 06, 2023, 01:35pm
Replies: 11
Views: 552
Posted By Rufus
Ha! Forgot about that one completely! I was still...

Ha! Forgot about that one completely! I was still trying to wrap my head around why it's a violation for the same team to touch a ball that's inbounds but held by the thrower in versus not a...
Forum: Basketball Mon Feb 06, 2023, 10:27am
Replies: 11
Views: 552
Posted By Rufus
Thanks Billy! What's interesting is when I went...

Thanks Billy! What's interesting is when I went in to edit the title it wouldn't allow me to do so. I could click on Advanced Edit, however, and that made it available where I updated it. When I...
Forum: Basketball Mon Feb 06, 2023, 09:26am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,438
Posted By Rufus
Was doing a varsity game in Georgia several years ago

When the student section that took up a good chunk of mid-court started making racists remarks that I didn't hear. My crew chief, who was right in front of them when it happened, turned around...
Forum: Basketball Mon Feb 06, 2023, 09:23am
Replies: 11
Views: 552
Posted By Rufus
Inbounding Question - Former Official In Need of Ginseng

Watching the end of the UConn vs. South Carolina WBB game yesterday had a casebook play come up I wanted to ask about (I'd look in the casebook but I've long since purged those from my library).
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Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 03, 2023, 09:46am
Replies: 3
Views: 642
Posted By Rufus
Damar Hamlin

I'm horrified at Hamlin's collapse for him, his family, and teammates. Unfortunately it also dredged up something that happened while I was officiating years ago and I'll admit it's affecting me in a...
Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 03, 2023, 09:15am
Replies: 5
Views: 979
Posted By Rufus
Family & Officiating

In between "real" association memberships when I was doing rec ball only my wife came to a game I did. Someone was giving me the business, she put up with it for a bit, then turned on the guy and...
Forum: Football Sun Jan 01, 2023, 11:07am
Replies: 1
Views: 607
Posted By Rufus
Former Basketball Official With CFB Question

During the UGA/OSU tilt last night there was a late targeting call in the back of the end zone that was overturned on review. What happened was:

WR for OSU is moving in the back of the endzone to...
Forum: Basketball Wed Feb 23, 2022, 12:48pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,696
Posted By Rufus
Glad you were able to get the care you needed...

Glad you were able to get the care you needed BillyMac! I agree completely on Calhoun. Love that he was "my" coach and wouldn't want my kids anywhere around him during a game because they'd...
Forum: Basketball Wed Feb 23, 2022, 12:45pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,696
Posted By Rufus
Ha! Would you believe I actually did a search on...

Ha! Would you believe I actually did a search on how to do that? Obviously needed to search a little more!!!:D
Forum: Basketball Wed Feb 23, 2022, 11:17am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,696
Posted By Rufus
Dan Hurley did stupid things

And earned stupid prizes. Slapped the ad scroller/table thing to earn the first technical then "pumped up" the crowd to earn the second.

As a UConn alum/fan that was embarrassing enough. Now there...
Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 04, 2022, 11:29am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,268
Posted By Rufus
Long Time Since Posting

We attended the UConn vs. GT women's game in December and all 3 officials were masked during the game. Have watched a good bit of UConn and UGA women's and UConn men's and the women's game officials...
Forum: Basketball Fri Mar 06, 2020, 12:39pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,011
Posted By Rufus
That's what I was wondering too

Does the RA apply in a transition play like that? Even if it did there was no other defender around so wouldn't that make him primary and therefore mean no RA? No opinion because I never ref'd above...
Forum: Basketball Thu Jan 23, 2020, 02:36pm
Replies: 33
Views: 3,514
Posted By Rufus
Not ever even close to being a college official

But I do know that in HS we would make sure, either in discussion during the dead ball or signal by the appropriate official, who had last-second shot like that. Only if the other two had definitive...
Forum: Basketball Fri Jan 10, 2020, 03:11pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,165
Posted By Rufus
Yes, sorry, should have been clearer.

Yes, sorry, should have been clearer.
Forum: Basketball Fri Jan 10, 2020, 12:40pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,165
Posted By Rufus
Definitely T Worthy

I think we've gotten gun-shy when it comes to using this very valuable tool. You did him a favor with the warning, then even more so by explaining why he was behaving poorly during the break (good...
Forum: Basketball Tue Feb 12, 2019, 12:34pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,778
Posted By Rufus
Where was C?

That's got to be his call all the way doesn't it? Speculation only but, maybe as he's trying to sort out call/no-call on the initial bump, he brain-locks on the player control?

Ok, just rewatched...
Forum: Basketball Fri Jan 11, 2019, 01:56pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,522
Posted By Rufus
Normally when a call is this obvious (i.e., when...

Normally when a call is this obvious (i.e., when viewing it in real time) it gets me worried that I'm missing something. Luckily in slo-mo it's confirmed to be a great call.
Forum: Basketball Tue Dec 18, 2018, 08:54am
Replies: 5
Views: 773
Posted By Rufus
Yes, that's what I meant. Warner Wolf was...

Yes, that's what I meant.

Warner Wolf was the ESPN of his time for sure!
Forum: Basketball Tue Dec 18, 2018, 07:20am
Replies: 5
Views: 773
Posted By Rufus
Let's go to the videotape

A throw-back for all you Warner Wolf fans out there.

Retired HS ref with a NCAA rules question. 5 minutes left in the 2nd half and A1 makes a shot attempt with the shot clock expiring just after...
Forum: Basketball Thu Nov 15, 2018, 08:40am
Replies: 127
Views: 8,801
Posted By Rufus
Ok, you win the internet today! :p

Ok, you win the internet today! :p
Forum: Basketball Wed Nov 14, 2018, 03:25pm
Replies: 127
Views: 8,801
Posted By Rufus
The second worst thing

Besides the elbow itself is that the kid looked at the L to see if he was watching the shooter (i.e., if the coast was clear to throw the elbow). Guess he forgot it was a 3-man crew (and good job by...
Forum: Basketball Tue Sep 25, 2018, 01:22pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,810
Posted By Rufus
Super Tucks

I have a pair of these and have just about worn them out (which stinks because they're not being made anymore). I much prefer them, or suspender-like stays, that latch onto the bottom of the shirt...
Forum: Basketball Wed Mar 14, 2018, 11:46am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,113
Posted By Rufus
And sadly

He's still got better mechanics than a lot of people I've worked with...
Forum: Basketball Mon Mar 12, 2018, 11:43am
Replies: 28
Views: 3,249
Posted By Rufus
I agree with this. We were always taught you can...

I agree with this. We were always taught you can upgrade a foul (personal to intentional, intentional to flagrant) but not to downgrade (i.e., can't put the toothpaste back in the tube once you call...
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