Silly NCAA runner assistance rule...

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Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Right, but you're trusting that they were being sent to you with a blessing rather than a curse.

Oh, no, I've experienced that and it wasn't a lot of fun. I'm referring to umpires I have sent away.

I fully recognize that if I were to move to someplace other than NC, I'd get stuck doing the bottom rung games for a while.

Even in Cheeseland?

And you know what? That's okay with me because A) someone has to do it, and B) my assignor hasn't gotten to know me yet.

I would do it for one reason, I'm an umpire.

You assign the people you have based upon how certain you are that they can handle that level. JuCo games, while still important, are not D1A.

Yet, there is a good possibility it may be a more difficult game to umpire. Wouldn't you want the experienced umpire here?