Mouths of Coaches 2010

[Etref]

I have never heard of OPI being a touchback............................ OPI is a previous spot foul.

[Adibisi]

"You guys keep starting the 40 second clock at the end of the play."

[TxGrayhat]

What do you mean there aint no Halo rule they call it in the N C double A's every week..

[Grant - AR]

I remember reading somewhere that way back in the dim and distant past, OPI in Team B's end zone was a touchback.  Do I recall correctly or am I just making it up?

That was a rule in NCAA for one year (I think it only lasted one year) quite a while ago...late 70s/early 80s maybe.

[LarryW60]

What do you mean there aint no Halo rule they call it in the N C double A's every week..

Doesn't Texas use NCAA rules?

[george7244]

texas does indeed use ncaa rules.

[LarryW60]

texas does indeed use ncaa rules.

So it sounds like that coach might have had a valid argument in TxGrayHat's post.

[Etref]

So it sounds like that coach might have had a valid argument in TxGrayHat's post.

NCAA rules did away with the halo rule several years ago. It is know up to the judgement of the covering official.

[younggun]

To really get this one you have to know it was the last week of the season here in AK and the coach and I get along pretty good.

Coach: Ref I need a timeout....
Me: Coach you do not have any more time outs
Coach: I know, I just need one...
Me: (Clearly joking) Well I can sell ya one for $50
Coach: $50!? Wow the guy last week said they were $100 each...
Me: Its an end of season clearance sale, all timeouts must go...

[PSK]

Overheard (I was the box man):

HL (indicating coach's restraining line): "Coach, I need to you back up six feet, please."
JV Coach (standing in restricted area): "That line is for soccer."

[LarryW60]

We have a lot of fields marked like that.  That kind of discussion gets avoided when the general notices are sent out at the beginning of the year.  One of them says we will be using the markings on the sideline for the restricted area whether it's 6 feet or more than 6 feet.  That usually encourages the owners of turf fields to spray paint a 6-foot line, but if they don't then we use the deeper line.

[Lone Star]

From a game this year:

As we were getting ready to take captains out for the toss, I casually ask the speaking captain if he is clear on the options that his coach wants.

Captain: Yes sir
Me: Just out of curiosity, what did the coach tell you to choose if you win the toss?
Captain: We want to kick
Me:  Are you sure about that?
Captain: Yes sir
Me: Maybe you should go check with him again. (about this time the coach walks up)
Captain: Coach, if we win the toss we want to kick right?
Coach: Yep
Me: Are you sure about that Coach?
Coach: Yeah, we want to kick so that we will receive in the second half

[VALJ]

If I'm bringing the captains out, I ask the speaking captain "what are you doing if you win?"  So far, everyone's told me 'defer' or 'receive', but I'm waiting for someone to say what Lone Star had...

When we used to bring the captains out for the second half for their choices, when my captain had the choice, I'd jokingly ask "you want to kick, right?"  For years, every captain would either laugh and say "yeah, right", or tell me "no, we're receiving."  However, one night, the captain looked at me in all seriousness and said "yes, sir."  I made sure to tell the referee as we reached the hash marks that "Captain Jones has indicated to me that he wants to receive" so that we didn't let him screw that up.

I supoose I don't really need to tell you that was the LAST time I made that joke.

[bama_stripes]

Nowadays, when I talk with the head coach before the game, I just ask him if he wants the ball in the 1st half or the 2nd half.  I can figure out the rest!

[TXMike]

I am normally a B but had to R one time last year when regular R was out.  We always ask the coaches beforehand what they want to do on the toss.  This night one of them had said he wanted to defer.  The other one said he wanted to receive.   As we got back on the field just prior to the toss, I realized I did not take a coin.  No problem.  Took the captains to center of field and told them  "Cpt A your coach wants to defer.  Cpt B your coach wants to receive so you will do so.  Cpt A what side will you kick from?"  Everyone got what they wanted and did not even need to toss.

[Chikenwang]

Had to do Rock, Paper, Scissors once...

[Etref]

Along, long time ago in a place far away: official forgot his coin on a 7th grade game and pulled out his Copenhagen can. Said the silver lid is heads, then flipped it.


Swear it is true........................................

[rickref]

Mid third quarter

Coach "The missed personal fouls are inexcusable. All these penlaties against us just ain't right. How many penalties do we have an dhow many do they have?"

Me-"Coach they only foul in this game has been called against you."

Coach (blank stare). 

[Welpe]

Had another gem last night during a JV game. We called illegal participation and marched off  the 15 from the previous spot. The fouling team's coach swears we screwed it up because 12 men is only 5 yards. I try to explain and he interrupts me (coaches love interrupting I've noticed) with "It's not a personal foul! Therefore it's not 15 yards!"

How do you argue with that logic and would you be surprised if I told you I ended up flagging this same coach later in the game for calling us a bunch of cheaters?

[110]

I ended up flagging this same coach later in the game for calling us a bunch of cheaters?

That's not a free trip to the stands?

[txmustang68]

Home team in game last night ran 5 consecutive plays with 10 men - and scored!
Visiting coach wanted to know why the H was not calling illegal formation because his we was CLEARLY in the backfield.  When we explained the rule change from 2 or 3 years ago, he didn't believe us.  Said he would check the rulebook.

[bama_stripes]

"It's not a personal foul! Therefore it's not 15 yards!"

"Coach, you got that half right!"

[golfingref]

Not funny, but rather disturbing.  Defensive player goes to sideline after 15 yard penalty for taunting.  Coach told that player was taunting the other team and their fans.  Coach' reply:  "You didn't do anything wrong.  You can taunt the fans all you want."

[RMR]

Friday night, I'm working at BJ and and B intercepts a pass in their own end zone.  they run it out to about B35.

The next time we had a timeout the H comes over to me and tells me that A's coach had an issue with the call.  I'm wondering what the issue is because it was nowhere near DPI.  Anyhow, his beef was that I allowed B to bring the interception out of the end zone.

So the H tells him that's legal and the coach says, "But you can't runa  kick out of the end zone."

H "OK, but that wasn't a kick coach."

Coach: "But you can't run a kick out."

H: "You're right coach, but that was an interception."

Coach: "Yeah but you can't run a kick out."

H:  "OK coach."

[LarryW60]

Sometimes you have to lead them to it slowly but thoroughly.  I would have followed  up with: "You keep quoting a rule regarding kicks, coach.  What part of that play involved the ball being struck by a foot?"

(pause as the slow dawning of understanding worms its way through the reptilian cortex)