3sportdad wrote:While it IS true that the fouls were called in even numbers, ANYBODY watching that game and NOT seeing the carries and traveling that was NOT CALLED just plain and simply wasnt paying attention to the game. The late jump ball that was called was another miscue by the officials. I realize that not everbody is going to see everything, every time, but IMHO, the officails in this match-up WERE a deciding factor in the outcome. THIS SHOULD NEVER BE THE CASE!!! At any level of play, at any venue, PERIOD! I think the TVC and ALL leagues should have an uniterested party evaluating the officials at ALL games. Enough questionable calls by any official, and that official should have to answer to the league, and his credentials be on the line. I think this would put an end to the HOME-TOWN ref syndrom.
Heard a RUMOR that the TVC was considering going to a pool of officials that would be assigned BY THE LEAGUE, not hired by the schools. Maybe this is the answer. After EVERY game, someone accuses the officials of BAD/MISSED calls (Am I wrong??)!!!!!
I think this might have been one of the best calls all night... Yes they did miss a lot of traveling and carrying calls on both ends of the floor but the key word there was both ends of the floor. I can see how the Vinton County fans would think this call was a miscue because you didn't have a very good angle at seeing it. I can tell you this happened right in front of me and i got just as good a look if not better than the official did and he made the right call... The Athens player who made that play did have both hands on the ball... it was hands down a great play!!!
As far as the Rumor you heard, you are on the right track... The TVC has suggested having an assigner which designates which officials are at what games but when this issue was voted on there were a few schools that loudly protested this. Therefore it did not happen. The SEOAL does use an Assigner for the officials and i believe that it has made things a lot cleaner and fairer for their league. I would like to see this happen for the TVC as well as all conferences in Ohio to make things run alot smother and cut down on all the finger pointing that goes on between schools... I guess we just need someone to convence the few schools that are aginst the idea to reconsider, and as for the "uniterested party evaluating the officials at ALL games" i totally agree with this but i don't think it's going to happen because OHSAA or someone would have to spend money to get the evaluators and i doubt they will do that!!!
