It is amazing how those other "highly respected" officials are not on the forum being arrogant jerks. Must be what makes them respected. Learn from this Nigel and realize that you will never be very well respected as an official as long as you get on the forum and "talk trash" with high school kids and coaches. All the great officials I can think of are not regularly being controversial on this forum. You might be a great official who does a great job (I do not know as I have never seen you officiate), but you will have to "grow up" on the forum before you deserve or get any respect.
P.S. Do not make some pro-Abilene comeback and say I'm just bitter because they have beaten us the last few years because I like Abilene, have friends from Abilene, like and respect the Abilene kids, and like the Abilene coaches. I just worry about your maturity level as an official.