Mouths of Coaches 2010

[Matt]

During an onside kick attempt tonight I did hear "they need to have at least 4 players on either side of the kicker."

[blindref757]

Center snaps the ball to the qb who is in shotgun position.  Snap is low and the QB muffs it, then quickly spikes it.

Coach says...."That's intentional grounding...he fumbled the ball!!!"  My LJ says, "No Coach...he muffed it then spiked it immediately." 
Coach says..."A muff and a fumble are the same thing!!!"

[GAHSUMPIRE]

spiking the ball from a shotgun formation?

[younggun]

This is not from the coach... but... I had a captain tell me he wanted to defer his choice to the 2nd half .... it was half-time about to start the second half.

[Welpe]

spiking the ball from a shotgun formation?

Legal under NCAA rules.

[110]

From a summer men's game:

Coach to head referee: "What? What? You're calling intentional grounding? He was out of the box."

- referee: "Yes coach, but that's an NFL rule."

Coach: (pause) "He threw it beyond the line of scrimmage."

- me: "Yes coach, but that's a CFL rule."

Coach: (pause) "What the hell rules are we playing with?"

[NorCalMike]

bzzzzzzzzzz ! wrong answer ! Things like this can be very funny but can put you in a lot of troubles....be professional and avoid jokes. 

I know but some times my mouth engages before my brain. 

[Rulesman]

Opening night game last week:

Defensive coach (excitedly): "They have 8 on the line! Too many men on the line! Too many men on the line! That's illegal!"

I can honestly say I've never heard that one before.

[Welpe]

Opening night game last week:

Defensive coach (excitedly): "They have 8 on the line! Too many men on the line! Too many men on the line! That's illegal!"

I can honestly say I've never heard that one before.

I've had "veteran" officials call that before.

[110]

First game of the hs season Friday.

"Coach, you had an illegal formation - only six guys on the line."

Coach - "who wasn't on?"

"Sir, I don't know."

Coach - "Then how can you call that?"

"Coach, you had six guys in the backfield - I don't know who you wanted on the line."

(Pause) "What's six guys in the backfield got to do with it? What's wrong with that?"

Assistant came over, and explained the math. Coach kinda had a funny smile on his face at that point.

Sometimes, they get it.

[RMR]

"Coach, you had an illegal formation - only six guys on the line."

"Coach, you had six guys in the backfield - I don't know who you wanted on the line."

Sounds like you also had illegal substitution or possibly illegal participation on the play.

Yeah, I know, but I couldn't resist.

[110]

Sounds like you also had illegal substitution or possibly illegal participation on the play.

Yeah, I know, but I couldn't resist.

Canadian ball. I always forget to mention. I'd go home to my Canadian forum, but nobody ever posts there.

[LarryW60]

Posted this elsewhere here, but it belongs in this category too...

Varsity game Saturday night and a player for the team on my sideline chases down the runner and performs the equivalent of a clothesline by grabbing the back of the shoulderpad collar and yanking the runner off his feet.  The kid's feet were higher than his head from the sudden stop. Both covering officials (BJ and LJ) flagged the defender for a HCT.

When the defender gets back to the sideline, an assistant coach puts his arm around the player's shoulders and tells him, "Don't worry about it, I know you didn't do anything wrong".  I had to say, "Coach, that was a textbook HCT and is a personal foul so he DID do something wrong."  The coach gets a puzzled look on his face and asks, "He can't grab the collar?"  

You couldn't even say he was using Sunday rules as his excuse.

[southarkumpire]

I still say that coaches should attend the same mandatory rules clinics we do...take the same test we do (and if they don't make a 90, they are put on probation like us). 

[Jackhammer]

Intentional grounding call, QB throws it in the flat and there's not an A-B player or even a C player, for that matter, within 10 yards of the thing.

Coach:  What's the call
Official:  Intentional grounding, coach.
Coach:  How can you call that, it was a timing pattern to my fullback and he didn't get through the line and out to the flat.
Official:  We agree coach, there was no eligible receiver near the pass, it's intentional grounding
Coach:  You can't call that my FB didn't get through the line and it's a timing pattern.  You can't call that, it's a timing pattern.   It's a timing pattern.
Official:  Yes coach we recognize there must be something wrong, it's still a foul.

[GoodScout]

I still say that coaches should attend the same mandatory rules clinics we do...take the same test we do (and if they don't make a 90, they are put on probation like us). 

In Georgia, the do have to attend the same rules clinic.  It doesnt help.

[LarryW60]

Here in Virginia the HEAD coaches are required to attend the State Rules Clinic along with the officials.  The assistants are rarely there.

[Welpe]

Had a real gem of a head coach tonight.  I had a defender jump into the NZ, causing the opposing offensive lineman to jump.  I dropped my flag and killed the play.  After the WH signaled the penalty, the coach had what sounded like a cardiac event as he screamed at the top of his lungs "HE CAN GET BACK HE CAN GET BACK HE CAN GET BACK!  YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING OUT THERE!"

And the hits just keep on coming.  I really hope he looks the rule up.   

[fbrefga]

Had a gem during pre-game in tonight's game.  One of my usual questions is "Are there any plays or formations that we need to discuss at this time?"  Head coach says "They do something illegal with the QB.  He is under center, then comes out and looks at the sideline for the play.  It's on film and it's illegal."  I then asked if the QB is making any sudden movements that simulate the start of the play.  He said "No, he just moves out from under center."  An assistant comes over and says how it is illegal for a QB to back out from the center once he has his hands under center.  I then stated that this is not illegal the way they are describing it.  The looked perplexed; almost like I just stole their candy!

[110]

the coach had what sounded like a cardiac event as he screamed at the top of his lungs "HE CAN GET BACK HE CAN GET BACK HE CAN GET BACK!  YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING OUT THERE!"

That's pushing another flag, what?

[Welpe]

This was the end of a very long game with this coach and I frankly just wanted to get out of there.  He wasn't my sideline and not to throw my partners under the bus but I don't think he was controlled enough.

[jaxpk]

"Blue, you don't understand!?"

I was the back judge in a close game.  The visiting team ran a touchdown in from approximately 40 yards.  While preparing for the PAT, the defense (home team) is jawing with the visiting sideline.  I turn my attention to the sideline and see a lone gentleman from the visiting team jawing with the home team defense.  When I inquired of what the issue was, he responded "you do not understand", of which I stated, "what do I not understand, your team just scored a touchdown, please help me."  The gentleman then stated "They (the home team) is threatening my team on facebook!)."  I had to take a second and ask him if he was serious and he said "yes!".  I responded with a flag for a sideline warning.  Our Linesman and Referee then tried to calm down the man, who was the visiting team's principal!

Note: we were advised that in the future, in addition to monitoring the :25 second clock, the back judge will have a hand held PC and will need to call unsportsmanlike penalties while monitoring the social websites!  PLEASE TELL ME IT ISN'T TRUE!

Can you imagine, while managing the other duties of an on-field official, this happens, whistle, whistle, flag thrown - we have unsportsmanlike on the offense due to verbal abuse on twitter.   

[LarryW60]

Meh.  If it happens on the internet, then we don't care.  That would be an issue the schools will have to address on their own.  I would say that principal was acting a bit bizarre if he's jawing at the students from the other school.  I would have considered a USC on the visitors for having a school representative trying to incite the opponents on the field.

[rickref]

Coach was not happy with a DPI call. Got the standard " That's the worst F%^&* Pass Interference Call I have ever seen." As we lined up for the kick off he rides the calling official down his sideline stating - " Look you have made me embarrass myself in front of my mother!"

On a note I love working for this coach. Once he says it is over and he never says anything again.

[LarryW60]

Coach was not happy with a DPI call. Got the standard " That's the worst F%^&* Pass Interference Call I have ever seen." As we lined up for the kick off he rides the calling official down his sideline stating - " Look you have made me embarrass myself in front of my mother!"

On a note I love working for this coach. Once he says it is over and he never says anything again.

I guess he was REALLY unhappy when he received the USC flag for dropping the F-bomb while questioning the judgement of an official.  Maybe that second flag was how he became embarassed in front of his mother.