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Freak · 10-25-2005, 04:30 AM

I won't get too into it, but check this out:

In a game of university flag football, the score is 21-21 (1 score = 7 pts). I'm the quarterback. We get the ball back on our own goalline with time enough for "4 more plays." Okay.

First play: Play-action, I hit a receiver streaking across midfield; he blasts through everybody all the way down the field for a score. No wait, the whistle blew. Referee tells me he thought our guy was flagged down. Ball is spotted at midfield.

Second play: We run the same play, only with a different receiver. He catches the ball, falls forward into the endzone for the touchdown. Whistle. Referee spots the ball on the goalline. I wish I knew why.

Third play: Hand off on an end-around. Our guy bursts through three of their guys into the end zone for a score. Whistle. Referee tells me our guy was blocking his flags, and spots it an inch from the goalline.

Fourth play: I line up in shotgun, snap it to myself, dump it forward to our guy for a touchdown. No. Unlike the other times I lined up in shotgun, this time it's illegal. 5-yard penalty, repeat 4th down.

Fifth play: We run the same play. Somehow I avoid a really nasty pass rush, spin and dump it off on the same route to the last guy. Touchdown. Celebration? Whistle. Referee tells me I stepped on the line of scrimmage, therefore the play is dead, the game is over.

21-21. Game over.

Mr. Kennedy · 10-25-2005, 04:32 AM

It sounds like the ref had something against your team. Did you do anything to piss him off?

G.A.T.

Freak · 10-25-2005, 04:34 AM

I can't think of anything. I wish I'd smashed his windshield afterwards though.

He's gotta be in his 60's, and he takes the job way too fucking serious.

Mr. Kennedy · 10-25-2005, 04:35 AM

Is it a volunteer job? I've met people who are volunteer refs and they act like they are profeesional refs the way they take it so seriously.

G.A.T.

Freak · 10-25-2005, 04:40 AM

I imagine he gets paid a small wage for it, and has another job. Even so, chill the fuck out old man.

Joe Cool · 10-25-2005, 04:45 AM

We had a ref like that when I was playing for my high school team.

I was a defensive tackle.

A couple of the linebackers made sure he was in the way on a couple of plays and took him down hard.

He didn't give us much trouble after that.

He wasn't old like the one you describe....I would guess he was around 30-35

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