Didnt BillyD get one before? Woody (via iPhone)
On Feb 14, 2011, at 11:19 AM, John Vega <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Feb 13, 2011, at 8:47 PM, Helen Huntley wrote: > >> Last night the refs gave Tennessee a "bench warning," akin to a "sideline >> warning" in football. I have never seen this called before. Anybody else >> have any thoughts on this? > > I've seen it in two circumstances. > > One is when the coach is too abusive to the refs (but not abusive enough for > an instant technical). He may get a warning, and the next outburst will get a > T. > > The second is when a coach is outside of the coaching box. This is what > happened to UT. There is a painted area that a head coach may pace within > but, during the play, he is not allowed to step outside of. It has been a > rule for over 25 year. I remember that John Thompson's feet were so big that > he would stick his toes over the line as a bit of civil disobedience. > > Bruce Pearl, on the other hand, had run two or three feet outside of the box > and was standing out on the court. Had there been a turnover, he would have > been in the way. Easy call for the refs. > > -Zeb > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
