NFL Replacement refs...What if?

[Mike80]

You got kin who were replacement refs, Jake?

Hint: He hates unions.

 

[OH10]

Hint: He hates unions.

That's a productive bias to bring to the conversation.

 

[Jake]

New Orleans Saints kick returner Darren Sproles clearly fumbled on a kickoff after Green Bay had taken a 28-27 fourth-quarter lead, but officials ruled Sproles down by contact.

Green Bay couldn't have officials review the call because Mike McCarthy had no challenges remaining. Packers fans, who had given the regular refs a standing ovation before the game, now jeered, chanting a dismissive expletive en masse.

"Real" refs blow fumble call late in Packers 1 point win

 

[ScriptOhio]

CMemes.com

The games take longer, and now we know why.
These guys just don't want to go home.

 

[Jake]

You got kin who were replacement refs, Jake?

Nope.

I just thought the hyperventilating over the replacement refs was one of the most ridiculous things I'd seen in awhile. That is, until I saw fans giving the "real" refs standing ovations.

 

[Jake]

Hint: He hates unions.

Hint: My issue on this matter is/was far more about the reactions of fans, not the refs themselves. Parts of this thread are nice samples of the silliness of it all.

 

[TooTall]

Nope.

I just thought the hyperventilating over the replacement refs was one of the most ridiculous things I'd seen in awhile. That is, until I saw fans giving the "real" refs standing ovations.

Yeah, when they showed people snapping pictures with Ed Hochuli, I nearly vomited. A couple years ago, I seem to remember many fans wanting his head on a stick for blowing a call, and then owning up to said blown call.

 

[Jake]

The love affair continues.

 

[Bucky32]

So cheesy.

 

[TDunk]

So cheesy.

Perfect for your state. Better yet, cheesy and bratty.

 

[Bucky32]

Perfect for your state. Better yet, cheesy and bratty.

Damn straight.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Refs in SanFran let 1:12 run off the clock during a measurement and didn't notice or put it back.

Good job. Good effort.

 

[WolverineMike]

and I think they hosed the Rams on that delay of game penalty on the game winning FG too.

 

[3074326]

and I think they hosed the Rams on that delay of game penalty on the game winning FG too.

The play clock said zero. What's the problem?

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

Refs in SanFran let 1:12 run off the clock during a measurement and didn't notice or put it back.

Good job. Good effort.

they also fucked up the spot at the end of OT......unless they ruled it was a fumble, in which case they fucked that up too because the 9ers recovered it, even though it wasn't a fumble.