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Ref's are not responsible for bad luck. Nor good luck.
Posted on 1/21/19 at 1:42 am
Posted on 1/21/19 at 1:42 am
They apply the rules as written and have the eye in the sky for backup in some cases. Being human they make mistakes but all want to keep their jobs and are graded game by game so they try. At times they succumb to pressure such as the LSU-Alabama game this year where they appeared to try to help the forlorn LSU cause. And Bama fatigue has skewed the penalty statistics against the Tide for years. CU ran 99 offensive plays with zero penalty yards while setting new standards for picks, etc. The Shula game where the receiver was thrown to the ground saving LSU etc. Texas A&M appeared to get screwed vs Clemson then got several close call breaks against the same LSU who benefited earlier.
Over all however and generally speaking the best teams win. In close cases the best prepared teams win most games. And sometimes shite happens. For instance Auburn @ home throws everything out the window and is a special circumstance. And we fans see what we want to see. LOL...
Over all however and generally speaking the best teams win. In close cases the best prepared teams win most games. And sometimes shite happens. For instance Auburn @ home throws everything out the window and is a special circumstance. And we fans see what we want to see. LOL...
Posted on 1/21/19 at 1:55 am to jimdog
I agree with them being humans. Humans make mistakes, it's inevitable. With that being said, in a game with such exposure and so much riding on it, like the Saints game today, for the officials to say, "Well, we got that wrong." It's a double edged sword. You admit you screwed up but it doesn't change the outcome of the game, when during the game, it mattered a whole lot.
This post was edited on 1/21/19 at 2:07 am
Posted on 1/21/19 at 2:37 am to la_birdman
If that call was a play, it’d be Buckner between the legs, a mistake you simply can not make in that situation
Posted on 1/21/19 at 2:58 am to jimdog
Not sure what calls that you're talking about but the non call just before end of regulation during the saints game was as blatant as I've ever seen for someone trying to effect the outcome of a game.
Then the pass interference call at the beginning of OT was as blatant a slap in the face as the no call was. I don't generally watch the NFL and I can't imagine that changing moving forward.
Then the pass interference call at the beginning of OT was as blatant a slap in the face as the no call was. I don't generally watch the NFL and I can't imagine that changing moving forward.
Posted on 1/21/19 at 3:27 am to jimdog

Which way is the defender's head turned on the incoming pass?
Which way is the referee's head turned on the incoming pass?
But you keep watching, now. Be sure to buy NFL merchandise, too!

Posted on 1/21/19 at 3:34 am to Just_Fight_Baby
quote:there was a ref on the sideline 5’ away...
Which way is the referee's head turned on the incoming pass?
Posted on 1/21/19 at 3:52 am to jimdog
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Being human they make mistakes but all want to keep their jobs and are graded game by game so they try.
It’s a part time job. You ever have a part time job where there’s very little turnover and hard to get fired? If you have, you’d probably realize that they don’t really give a frick if they do a good job
Posted on 1/21/19 at 4:36 am to D011ahbi11
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It’s a part time job
They make on avg $173k.....that's not a typical part time job.
That human error just effected a city, team, players, business owners, etc. by tens of millions of dollars. Might be a rare occasion that this happens but damn when it does
Posted on 1/21/19 at 4:47 am to PennyPacker
quote:Not anymore. Happens in just about every game.
Might be a rare occasion
Posted on 1/21/19 at 5:10 am to bencoleman
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Not sure what calls that you're talking about but the non call just before end of regulation during the saints game was as blatant as I've ever seen for someone trying to effect the outcome of a game.
that call was not missed, IT WAS IGNORED.
Posted on 1/21/19 at 5:16 am to jimdog
It would be a bama fan making the claim that refs calls dont make a difference. This is just such a ludicris statement on every level of common sense. It cost the saints from going to the super bowl dummy. Refs bad calls also cost LSU the aTm game.
Posted on 1/21/19 at 6:20 am to jimdog
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Being human they make mistakes but all want to keep their jobs
And like other humans, when you make a colossal mistake at your job( and in this case, basically gross negligence), you get fricking fired.
Except, refs are rarely held to that standard. Which is total bullshite.
This post was edited on 1/21/19 at 6:22 am
Posted on 1/21/19 at 6:28 am to zsav77
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And like other humans, when you make a colossal mistake at your job( and in this case, basically gross negligence), you get fricking fired.
Except, refs are rarely held to that standard. Which is total bullshite
It's not gross negligence when the refs are celebrating the victory with the winners after the game.
Posted on 1/21/19 at 6:45 am to jimdog
Rules will be changed because of this just as the overtime rule was changed after the Saints Vikings...but this is much more deserving of the change.
There's no way you can say the Vikings would have scored if they had gotten the ball in that overtime with any degree of certainty.
It is an almost certainty (Vegas said 98% probablilty) that this blatant and obvious no call on two counts (interference and helmet-to-helmet) altered the outcome of the game that decided who plays in the Super Bowl.
There's no way you can say the Vikings would have scored if they had gotten the ball in that overtime with any degree of certainty.
It is an almost certainty (Vegas said 98% probablilty) that this blatant and obvious no call on two counts (interference and helmet-to-helmet) altered the outcome of the game that decided who plays in the Super Bowl.
Posted on 1/21/19 at 6:47 am to jimdog
You must be doing lines again. Put down the straw, clean the mirror, and get help.
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:04 am to jimdog
Luck? Luck doesn't determine the outcome of anything. Execution and the likes does and when officiating crews fail to COMPETENTLY execute their duties then outcomes are impacted.
Posted on 1/21/19 at 8:23 am to jimdog
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we fans see what we want to see
Fact.....for the most part.
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