Re: INDIANA STATE RECORD

All of this comparing rules is getting a little absurd. The way football is officiated shouldn't be the way pumpkins are judged. If the pumpkin was bad according to the rules before it was weighed, it should not be official. So what if the judges said it was ok at the time. In football, if a play goes off before a judge can review the play, the play stands. That is all nice and good for them, but why subject weight offs to the same bad logic and rules. We have all seen the sports highlights where a ref screwed a call. Everyone knows it, including the refs. This call blows the game and the "wrong" team wins. Lets not let this injustice happen in the world of pumpkins. We are better than that. Lets look at the facts and the rules and make a proper decision, regardless of how long it takes. If the pumpkin was not sound before it was weighed, then it is unofficial, regardless of what the judges said. Who wants to win if it is a farce anyway.


----Original Message Follows----
From: Brad2julie@aol.com
Reply-To: pumpkins@hort.net
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Re: INDIANA STATE RECORD
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 18:45:29 EDT

Craig,
I think you hit the nail on the head. The IPGA in this case is
more like the Big Ten is to football. The judges (officials) made there
ruling on the field. That ruling still stands by the way. There are times
when the overseer of the event need to take a stand in an effort to maintain
fairness to all involved. We have tried to do that. Although I know some
still do not feel that way. Maybe we will verify our decision with the NCAA
(GPC) to be sure we are in compliance.

Brad




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