Rule 11 Podcast: College Football Officiating Conversations

In the first rules discussion of Season 5, Tyler and Dwayne cover Post Scrimmage Kick enforcement.   They discuss key concepts and provide play scenarios to help illustrate this often confusing set of rules.

Quote of the Week
Criticism is a part of life. If you’re not being criticized, you’re probably not doing something of importance - Bobby Wagner

Fight Song - Kansas 

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Big Ten crewmates,  John O'Neill (Referee),  Tom Kissinger (Replay Official) and Matt Aloisio (Communicator) have been working together for 6+ seasons.   They join us today to give us a glimpse into the replay process and the communication that takes place.

Quote of the Week
Worrying doesn’t empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength - Corrie Ten Boom

Fight Song - Pitt

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It's camp season! Tyler and Dwayne discuss football camps.  They share their thoughts on how to choose and prepare for camps and how to best take advantage of the opportunity while attending.

Quote of the Week
“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” -Lou Holtz

Fight Song  Kansas

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SWAC coordinator of officials, Eddie Kelley joins us for this conversation.   He talks to us about the SWAC and its officiating program, including how he identifies officials for his staff.   Mr Kelley also discusses the A-Team Football Officials camp.

Quote of the Week
Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally. It comes from what you do consistently - Marie Forleo

Mentioned on the Show
https://ateamofficiating.com/ateam/

Fight Song - Florida

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Pac-12 Side Judge Jeff Dahle joins us for this conversation. He shares some great tips for communicating with coaches. Jeff is a pilot and flight instructor and he provides some parallels between officiating and flying a plane. Additionally Jeff talks about video evaluations from the perspective of a grader.

Mentioned on the show
Behind the Flag (HS football training)

Quote of the Week
Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important - Stephen Covey

Fight Song - Iowa

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Tyler and Dwayne share experiences of the rookie seasons in their respective new conferences.  Listen for a glimpse into some of the fun and challenges of our first season.

Fight Song - Who else but the 2022 National Champions - University of Georgia  

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Big 12 Referee Tuta Salaam joins us in this final conversation of Season 4.  He shares some great stories about his journey to the Big 12, including some mistakes along the way.   Tuta's passion for college football officiating is apparent.

Quote of the Week
“You can learn new things at any time in your life if you’re willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you.” – Barbara Shur

Fight Song's - Tennessee and LSU

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Tyler and Dwayne review questions that we got incorrect from the 2021 CFO National Test.    We share our thought process and discuss why we got the questions wrong.

Quote of the Week
"If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining" -Unknown

Mentioned on the Show
2021 CFO  Exam
Understanding 12-3-6
CFO Test References (from Luke Karnas)
Disqualfied and Ejected Player Interpretation (see play 3) - (Dann Schwinger)

Fight Song - Notre Dame

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Brothers Dale & Ben Keller are D1 line of scrimmage officials, working in the Pac-12 and BigSky respectively. In this conversation, they join us to discuss the family’s “other” business. We talk about how they both got started in officiating by helping their step-father, long time HS crew chief Carl Gertz, during games. We also get into their preparation and of course we get into some line of scrimmage discussion.

Quote of the Week
(Sent from listener)
"The purpose of life is to find your gift.  The meaning of life is to give it away."  Tom Dalonzo-Baker, MPT  (another fellow Physical Therapist)
 
Fight Song - Michigan

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In this milestone episode, Tyree Walton (Big 12) and Jeff Hutcheon (Pac-12) takeover the podcast and turn the tables on Tyler and Dwayne.   The hosts become the guests.  Listen in as we look back on the first 99 episodes, take the Rule 11 challenge and share some anecdotes.

Fight Song - Auburn

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