Best officials in the Southeast District????

clevelandbrowns#1 · Post by **clevelandbrowns#1** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:44 pm

Thought this might be a good topic. Who are the better officials that you have seen this year?? Please NO bashing of officials who you think are terrible. Keep this to the best officials.

Dean · Post by **Dean** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:22 pm

D. Hopkins and J. Vastine

Remember_The_Name · Post by **Remember_The_Name** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:23 pm

I have an idea on who the worst are... lol as far as the ebst go i wouldnt know, theres only a selct few that i know of..

Bassmaster · Post by **Bassmaster** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:40 pm

I can't remember when the last time was that I saw a good official.

BlindWhiteHat · Post by **BlindWhiteHat** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:40 pm

This should be interesting. :roll:

PeteRoseHOF · Post by **PeteRoseHOF** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:52 pm

Keith Throckmorton and Keith Detwiler and their other partner are probably the best. Also Bobby Crockrel, Tommy Pinkerman, Chuck McKnight, and Tommy Hardy

Ty Webb · Post by **Ty Webb** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:16 pm

The crew of John Derrow, Bub Norris, and Lowell Settles are some of the best IMO

Focused · Post by **Focused** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:36 pm

I believe it is the guy that sits two rows behind me at the games.. :lol:

job 2:10 · Post by **job 2:10** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:09 pm

Brian Phipps is a good one, James Foster is excellent as well, and I think Doug Davis is one of the best around.

BALLER1 · Post by **BALLER1** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:37 pm

Brian Phipps and Rod Nichols do a great job. I think the state needs to allow officiating groups travel and call together in the tournament. You can tell the officials that call together a lot, you don't have one calling a tight game, one letting you play and the other calling his way.

jkasler · Post by **jkasler** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:18 pm

Brian Phipps & Rod Nichols are good....Doug Davis and Tommy Hardy and their crew are always good. Those are probably the best ones I have seen. Seen a lot of bad ones too.....

Lamont Cranston · Post by **Lamont Cranston** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:44 pm

Is David Torrez (sp.?) still working games in the area?? Thought he was very professional.

Bassmaster · Post by **Bassmaster** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:21 pm

John Sheets and Pat Carroll do a good job.

Cosmo__Kramer · Post by **Cosmo__Kramer** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:22 pm

Keith Throckmorton does well. His partner, with the exception of that funny way of running, is good also.

Cosmo__Kramer · Post by **Cosmo__Kramer** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:32 pm

In all seriousness, here are some of the best in the area.
Keith Throckmorton
Keith Dettwiller
Dave Hopkins
Dave Dugan
Brian Phipps
Rod Nichols
Bub Norris
Lowell Settles
John Derrow
Chuck McKnight

I know I left off a few, but these are the ones I thought of first.

For all of you that say there are no good ones, take the test and get qualified to do some games. It is not an easy job and the money is not that great. Plus, with all of the screaming and yelling fans that think they know everything, the job gets frustrating to officials also. Most of these guys do it for the love of the game. Sure, there are some bad officials out there, but there are some really good ones too.

oldschoolblue · Post by **oldschoolblue** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:57 pm

Kevin Schwartzel from Athens is one of the best in my opinion, from what I hear in his hay day his dad was also very good.

earp · Post by **earp** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:08 pm

I agree with Pinkerman and Mcknight.I think they give both teams a fair shake and they generally let the kids decide the games.Doug Davis was also a good official in my opinion,Is he still around?Oh and Torrez for sure,He is probably the most famous official in the history of the Chesapeake vs Fairland rivalry.The "NO BASKET!CHARGE!"call at the Peake back in 1995. :razz:

Johnny Utah · Post by **Johnny Utah** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:16 pm

Johnny Evans- from the southeast district is one of the best
Neal Knight does a good job...

BlindWhiteHat · Post by **BlindWhiteHat** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:21 pm

In my opinion, some of the guys mentioned as the best are the worst on my list. I know it's a tough job and I'm not judging on the calls they make but more on how they are made. Too many guys who think they are the show instead of just being there to call the game.

biggdowgg · Post by **biggdowgg** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:29 pm

[quote="BlindWhiteHat"]In my opinion, some of the guys mentioned as the best are the worst on my list. I know it's a tough job and I'm not judging on the calls they make but more on how they are made. Too many guys who think they are the show instead of just being there to call the game.[/quote]

I seen about 3 or 4 on the names above that fit :shock: