RE: Referees
This post isn't related to the thread title's original content insofar that this story is about referee's sucking in other sports, and I didn't want to start a new thread.
Maybe I should get on with it.
In the NFL the referee's went on strike for more money.
The NFL said - so what, we will just use 2nd tier ref's.
These 2nd tier ref's made a bad call on the final play of the game which determined the result.
lol or argh or lesson?
....NEW YORK -- The furor over the work of replacement officials reached a fevered pitch during Week 3 in the NFL, especially Monday night when Seattle beat Green Bay on a desperation pass that many thought was an interception.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/furor-over-nfl-replacement-refs-erupts-in-seattle-1.970589
....On the game's final Hail Mary pass, Seahawks receiver Golden Tate clearly "shoved" the Packers' Sam Shields - offensive pass interference. Then he was awarded a touchdown, though many would argue that the Packers M.D. Jennings should have been credited with an interception. To make matters worse, the referees disagreed with each other, only prolonging the agony even further. Why are these terrible calls occurring?.......
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2012/sep/25/replacement-referees-packers-seahawks-suck