Stop screwing Our Son...

The Bucs won last night, 13-0, to improve to 8-0 on the season. (The defense gave up one first down the entire game.) The other team had severe play calling issues in the huddle (or they were trying to keep our offense off the field). As such, we only had 5 possessions the whole game. (Normally we are in the 6-8 range.) The Playmaker had one series at QB and was 1-2 passing. He completed a 10 yard down and out pass his friend Ben. He also had a touchdown catch called back on an A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E BULLSHEEET call by the ref. Playing QB, he took the shotgun snap and handed the ball off to the running back, who sprinted to the right sideline while The Playmaker sprinted to the left sideline. Then the RB stopped and threw the ball back all the way across the field to The Playmaker, who bolted down the sideline 30-plus-yards into the end zone. HOWEVER, the ref ruled the RB was "tackled" before he threw the ball. While our two assistants screamed bloody murder, The Head Ball Coach did the 30 second-arms-folded-Silent-Stare at the ref. Then we then decided to engage said ref in a conversation.

HBC: "What was the call?"

Ref: "Your running back was down before he threw the ball."

HBC: "Really?!? 'Cause that's not how it looked from here."

Ref: "I saw it all the way, coach."

HBC: "How's that possible when you were standing right next to us?"

Ref: "The player was down."

HBC: "Interesting. Whatever happened to, if the call is not clear cut, you reward the kid for making a good play and scoring? Isn't that what you do when dealing with 8-year olds?"

Ref: "Coach, the player was down."

(At that point, we lost it...)

HBC: "That's effing bullsheeet and you know it!"

After that we both walked away. But not before the ref gave us a 5 yard "unsportsmanlike behavior" penalty.

First time ever for that one. Classic.

Frigging A-hole...