09/04/2024
A little humor for y’all as he we head into week 2 of the high school football season
"Fans, we live in a world that has football, and those games have to be officiated by men and women with flags. Who's gonna do it? One of you? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for bad calls, and you curse the officials. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That mistakes, while unfortunate, are part of the game. And an official's existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, is still required to play the game.
You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about on this forum, you want me on that game. You need me on that game! We use words like honor, integrity, love for the game. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent honoring our avocation. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who yells and screams at me about a rule he doesn't understand, under the blanket of the very opportunity to play the game that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it.
I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a flag, and take up a position. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think of how I do my job."
