Don't Blame the Refs

As I was watching the NCAA tournament last night, I was certainly interested in the media hype of the traveling of George Green prior to the shot that lifted Georgetown to a one point victory over Vanderbilt. The same controversy surrounded Chaz Spicer’s shot against Nevada that sent him to the line to shoot the free throws that ousted the Wolf Pack from the WAC tournament.

Kevin Hench of FOXSports.com wrote an article stipulating that there have been a number of calls that seem to be favoring the top seeded teams in the tournament. My own observance of the tournament has made me wonder why it seems that the officials will make calls on seemingly insignificant infractions, but ignore situations where bodies are flying all over the court without blowing the whistle.

Regardless, it should be remembered that in the case of the Georgetown vs. Vanderbilt game there was an additional 39 minutes played prior to the traveling of George Green. During the other 29 minutes there were numerous opportunities for the officials to make calls or miss them. The cumulative effect of these calls, or lack thereof, does not benefit one team or the other. At the end of the full 40 minutes, the team that is on top is the victor. The looser and those watching the game should be intelligent enough to realize that this is the case.

Drive Me Crazy

Sometimes I just don’t think that it is worth it

I put in so much time

There was never any return

Six years is so much time

Time that I will never have again

I feel like I have moved on from that

I have had what I thought were good chances

With some very sweet girls

But now it seems that nothing is progressing

I crash before I even leave the ground

It’s nothing but a stupid game

I try to convince myself

It won’t be worth it unless it takes effort

My happy face conceals my resentment

Why can’t I have what I want right now

I thought I found it

Something felt so right about one of these girls

As though she were everything

All the good I ever saw in any other girl

Wrapped up into one person

I kill things by becoming excited

I don’t want to put all of my eggs in one basket

But it’s the only one I see right now

I thought the interest was mutual

Stupid flirtatious girls drive me crazy

Making you think something is there

When it’s really just a part of who she is

Sometimes I think I don’t just want a friend

I feel like I might be ready for something more

Love isn’t a destination

It is a journey

That will last the rest of my life

I just want to find somebody to share it with

I need to keep holding out hope

She is out there

And that though it may drive me crazy for now

It will be worth it in the end