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Prelude While cleaning off the football gear and preparing for the Minor League season (Semi-Pro), I

Earlier in the season I did not even know if I would have a season. In August, I was still working

This week I worked a high school, open division, regional semi-final playoff game. To be honest, it

Sorry - the automatic emails from the blog posting site is not working, so the weekly email is a

Last Weeks College Game Last week was a travel game -- 350 miles round trip. It rained and was played

I'm a little late in posting Part II from last week but here we go. As a reminder I made three

Most football games are routine, at least at the high school level, and are essentially over by they

During Saturday's college game mistakes were made by some players and by the officials. The game

Thank You Before we jump into the weekly football dialog, I'd like to thank everyone for all the

The College football contest on Saturday was another example of how disappointing the game can be at

On a non-football note, I begin a new job this week and expect to have more time to blog. My previous

I worked my first high school game of the season this weekend and it was a classic contest. The home

Well, I'm back. A lot has happened since the last post in November. During the end of the High

You may have noticed I have not posted anything for several weeks. I'm still in the process of

One of the great things about officiating football is you really do not know what is going to happen

High School Game You know that theory that says if you say something out loud then it won't

College Game Some days are simply perfect football days. A slight chill in the air, a gentle breeze,

Varsity Game The varsity game was personally noteworthy for me since my first crew chief was in town

On 9/18, I our crew did not have a high school game. I did work a college game and it was a big one.

I could title this post "It's Saturday night, you dork" for a rookie mistake I made.

For longtime followers this is the 100th post. I appreciate you following along and all the great

9/11 Varsity Game This game is interesting because we had several odd things occur. But first, the

I worked a game with this team recently. http://www.ksbw.com/health/20914377/detail.html -- Posted By

All three games were close fought contests and were filled with drama - often caused by the coaches

9/5/09 was the first game of the college season, and no, this was not week zero; however, the same

Varsity Game This season I will primarily work at the Line Judge position during Varsity games. The

The months of preparation, study, and impatience finally culminated this weekend into a four game

During the off-season I had the privilege of attending the 2009 Rules Interpretation Meeting with

Football season is upon us and I once again become part of the greatest game humankind has known. The

Picking-up where we left off, week nine's game was full of difficult plays to officiate. Often