Cornell-RPI Postgame (Game 1) 3/13/09

[Trotsky]

There's often a blanket league policy that bars the coaching staff from specifically calling out the referees in a public forum.  The motivation behind that is sound -- if you have a problem with officiating, you send comments and tapes to the league office and allow the league to police itself.  As soon as you try it in the court of public opinion, stupidity ensues, as anybody who's ever seen a flamewar or a political TV show can attest.

The comments as reported by Brandon are reasonable and targeted -- for feedback to the the league.  But they also exactly the sort of statement that's banned by the league.  So: do the crime, do the time; he wanted to get something on the public record, and he knew the price to be paid.  I don't think he went off half-cocked and regretted it later.

[dbilmes]

Let's face it, RPI's best chance to beat us is to hook us and hold us and mug us. If the refs let them get away with it, as was apparently the case in Game 1, they have a good shot to beat us. Schafer's tirade and subsequent suspension are worth it if the game gets called tighter tonight.

[TimV]

Schafer's suspension may work in our favor - team may have more fire and maybe Casey Jones can extract a little more offense...Then if it goes to a third game (sacrificing a chicken to the woofing gods) it'll be a bigger mental boost.

[Jordan 04]

[quote Dafatone]These sorts of suspensions really piss me off.

The league:  "You can't criticize us!  You don't get to be angry after a loss and bad officiating!"

He didn't swear.  He didn't say bad things about the officials by name, he just said that he didn't like how the game was called.

Yeah, let's get him for voicing his opinion.[/quote]

This isn't uncommon.  Essentially every major organized sports league has similar rules and punishments.

[Dafatone]

[quote Jordan 04][quote Dafatone]These sorts of suspensions really piss me off.

The league:  "You can't criticize us!  You don't get to be angry after a loss and bad officiating!"

He didn't swear.  He didn't say bad things about the officials by name, he just said that he didn't like how the game was called.

Yeah, let's get him for voicing his opinion.[/quote]

This isn't uncommon.  Essentially every major organized sports league has similar rules and punishments.[/quote]

True.  Doesn't mean I can't get upset at all sports, though.

[ugarte]

[quote Trotsky]There's often a blanket league policy that bars the coaching staff from specifically calling out the referees in a public forum.  The motivation behind that is sound -- if you have a problem with officiating, you send comments and tapes to the league office and allow the league to police itself.  As soon as you try it in the court of public opinion, stupidity ensues, as anybody who's ever seen a flamewar or a political TV show can attest.

The comments as reported by Brandon are reasonable and targeted -- for feedback to the the league.  But they also exactly the sort of statement that's banned by the league.  So: do the crime, do the time; he wanted to get something on the public record, and he knew the price to be paid.  I don't think he went off half-cocked and regretted it later.[/quote]
He even mentioned that he got suspended the last time he did this. He had a pretty good idea what the penalty would be.

[lynah80]

There will be less profanity at Lynah.

[Trotsky]

[quote lynah80]There will be less profanity at Lynah.[/quote]Nah, he'll still be in the stands.

[Rita]

[quote Trotsky][quote lynah80]There will be less profanity at Lynah.[/quote]Nah, he'll still be in the stands.[/quote]

Hopefully on the townie side or he might be listening to the game in his office. ;-)

[Rosey]

[quote Rita][quote Trotsky][quote lynah80]There will be less profanity at Lynah.[/quote]Nah, he'll still be in the stands.[/quote]

Hopefully on the townie side or he might be listening to the game in his office. ;-)[/quote]
Don't suspended coaches normally stand in the corridor (staircase) between the bench and the locker room?

[marty]

[quote Kyle Rose][quote Rita][quote Trotsky][quote lynah80]There will be less profanity at Lynah.[/quote]Nah, he'll still be in the stands.[/quote]

Hopefully on the townie side or he might be listening to the game in his office. ;-)[/quote]
Don't suspended coaches normally stand in the corridor (staircase) between the bench and the locker room?[/quote]

Well, Jackie Parker sat in the press box with an intercom to the bench.  But then was suspended for that prank, too.

[marty]

Greening.

Oops...wrong thread.

[Beeeej]

[quote Trotsky]There's often a blanket league policy that bars the coaching staff from specifically calling out the referees in a public forum.  The motivation behind that is sound -- if you have a problem with officiating, you send comments and tapes to the league office and allow the league to police itself.  As soon as you try it in the court of public opinion, stupidity ensues, as anybody who's ever seen a flamewar or a political TV show can attest.

The comments as reported by Brandon are reasonable and targeted -- for feedback to the the league.  But they also exactly the sort of statement that's banned by the league.  So: do the crime, do the time; he wanted to get something on the public record, and he knew the price to be paid.  I don't think he went off half-cocked and regretted it later.[/quote]

"Well, the league forbids me to say anything about the quality of officiating.  No matter how bad it is, no matter what poor level of officiating is seen on the ice, I can't say anything about it."
   - Jack Parker, not fooling anyone