[Amanda Morrison]

A referee's decision is the final word... until two hours later, when disgruntled teams come on these forums to show everyone that the ref 'had it out for them'.

It's a hard job to be referee. You go on personal opinion on a whim, and there is no turning back. If you are disgruntled that the ref had it out to get you from the beginning and so he gave you a bad call, all I can say is that you are probably wrong and should rethink this. Ask referees on this board about tough decisions... it isn't an easy job.

Ask Andy Baker about his final DQ call last year at IRI. Andy is a very respectable, honest, and fair person, and he got stuck in a bad situation. The outcome? Andy called the game according to what the book said and what he thought was right. The call was against my former team. When we got home from IRI, the kids were mildly disgruntled about the call. Our mentor told us, "Andy Baker is an honest guy. The referee's decision was a tough one to make, and Andy called it the way he saw fit. There's nothing wrong with that. We'll just try again next year."

So before Brandon closes this thread, I urge you to take that advice, and just try again next year.