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Mots pf this season, I've been doing D1 College, and enjoyed it a lot.
I had a D3 Men's game today, just to get a change.
I've done D3 before, so I thought there would be few surprises.
Except...
First red L/O? Not straight.
Second red L/O? Not straight.
Now my heart is starting to sink. I already set a big tunnel, and give the hookers a fair degree of latitude, so if I say not straight, it's really not straight.
Have a quiet word with hooker. "Mate, you're 0 for 2"
Third red L/O? Not straight.
"Next one's a FK. This is getting silly"
You can guess what happens on the 4th.
Fifth was plausible, so I let him have it.
Sixth? Yup. So, now it's a PK and word with the captain. "Look, I'm about of options here, and I've been generous...Maybe you want to swap out throwers?"
"Sorry sir, he's our only thrower"
[sotto voce 'shit'] "Well, OK. That's your problem. I'm telling you what's about to happen."
Reader, I yellow carded him. First time in 23 years of refereeing. Replacement thrower did just fine.
I had a D3 Men's game today, just to get a change.
I've done D3 before, so I thought there would be few surprises.
Except...
First red L/O? Not straight.
Second red L/O? Not straight.
Now my heart is starting to sink. I already set a big tunnel, and give the hookers a fair degree of latitude, so if I say not straight, it's really not straight.
Have a quiet word with hooker. "Mate, you're 0 for 2"
Third red L/O? Not straight.
"Next one's a FK. This is getting silly"
You can guess what happens on the 4th.
Fifth was plausible, so I let him have it.
Sixth? Yup. So, now it's a PK and word with the captain. "Look, I'm about of options here, and I've been generous...Maybe you want to swap out throwers?"
"Sorry sir, he's our only thrower"
[sotto voce 'shit'] "Well, OK. That's your problem. I'm telling you what's about to happen."
Reader, I yellow carded him. First time in 23 years of refereeing. Replacement thrower did just fine.