Everyone has those days at work, the days when nothing seems to be going right and all you want to do is vent. Your computer crashes, and a co-worker is running late, and the copy machine is broken, and your car was making a clankety-clank noise on the ride in. Oh, and the coffee sucks, too.

All you want to mutter is, "Son of a…"

Well, if you are anyone but a college basketball coach, you are not only allowed to voice your frustration in the form of a curse word, you may now be encouraged to do so. As absurd as it sounds, Coach Tom Crean and the rest of his cohorts no longer have such a luxury.

The NCAA has stated its officials will be rewarded for more closely enforcing rules regarding sideline decorum this season. Actions such as disrespectfully addressing officials, attempting to influence an official's decision, using abusive or profane language, taunting an opponent and inciting undesirable crowd reactions supposedly will draw technical fouls quicker than in years past.

All of those sound like great areas to crack down on except the part about bad language. This column does not condone using every four-letter word imaginable in front of a team full of impressionable young men and women, as well as an arena full of spectators young and old, but it does understand that sometimes the best way to get one's point across is to say exactly what one means.

"Mr. James, if you wouldn't mind, next time would you kindly dribble the ball to the basket and place it delicately through the net?" does not quite carry the same weight as, " 'Nique, put the ball in the d@*# basket!"

Even more absurd than expecting coaches to adhere to this PG-language sanction is the thought of referees trying to enforce it.

Imagine a ref breaking into one of Crean's sideline huddles and saying, "Um, excuse me Tom, but I couldn't help overhearing you just now, and, well, you may not have been aware, but you mentioned something to that fine lad there about putting the ball in the d@*# basket. Yeah, that's not very nice, so I'm going to have to give you a technical foul."

Ask the chaps over at the British University of East Anglia, and they'll tell you inhibiting such natural use of the language is bad for one's health. Seriously.

Their recent research suggests that cursing at work might be a good way to let off steam and that swearing can be an effective way to reduce anxiety and increase social solidarity.

Of course, many coaches experience success without the use of profane language, and their methods are worthy of praise. But for some coaches, just like for some workers in every other walk of life, curse words simply are a part of their everyday vocabulary.

If that is how they choose to rile up themselves and their troops, then so be it. It is safe to say, the players have heard—and possibly even used—far worse language off the court. As for the people in the stands, arenas often are too loud for them to hear what is being said on the sideline.

And what about these refs? You think they never curse? What are they supposed to do the next time they get frustrated with a coach and let a four-letter word slip?

If you asked me, I'd say part of this new rule emphasis sounds like horse$&!#.

Fortunately, I can get away with saying that.