NFL!

[Jordan]

just because espn is still insisting on wasting everyones time with boomer and tom jackson and his "knock it down" phrase doesn't mean its still true

[Jordan]

it was relevant in the 80s when dbs couldn't catch like today

[Nanzanator]

knock it down imo

[Broph]

Because of the LFL's perception it is that much more critical for us to hire officiating crews that are competent, not only for the credibility of our game but to keep our athletes safer. Due to several on-field incompetent officiating we chose to part ways with with a couple crews which apparently are now officiating in the NFL. We have a lot of respect for our officials but we felt the officiating was not in line with our expectations.

We have not made public comment to date because we felt it was not our place to do so. However in light of tonight's event, we felt it was only fair that NFL fans knew the truth as to who are officiating these games.

[9-3 || #17]

i feel raped

[Jordan]

saying knock it down is just stupid... the real refs could have gotten this wrong initially but

they would not have gotten it wrong on replay
they would not have missed the blatant push off
they would not have blown the earlier pass interference
they would not have blown the earlier roughing the passer that reversed an interception

they literally blew a game determining call 4 times in the final 3 minutes. that is why it is an absolute joke

[Nanzanator]

i respect tom jax so he says knock it down you knock it down.

[9-3 || #17]

no idea how the other dude overruled the guy who made the right call, blows my mind

[Nanzanator]

but in all seriousness yeah these guys blow big time lol

[Broph]

Sept 25, 2012 0:07:20 GMT -5 Nanzanator said:

i respect tom jax so he says knock it down you knock it down.

or on that one just throw it backwards with as much force as you can into the stands

[Broph]

Knocking it down didnt work so well for Tennessee..though they still won

[Erbes]

Insert witty replacement ref joke here...

[svedda]

After Titus Young they probably told the DBs to catch it if possible tbh

[Pig34Asaurusrex]

Lol @ clay Mathews posting goodells phone #

[svedda]

Monday night's controversial touchdown call that gave the Seattle Seahawks a 14-12 victory over the Green Bay Packers had an immediate impact for gamblers.

If the Hail Mary pass by Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson were ruled an interception by Packers safety M.D. Jennings, Green Bay -- 3.5 point favorites -- would have won by five, covering the spread.

Instead, the replacement officials' call that Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate had possession shifted all those who bet on the Packers to those who took the underdog Seahawks.

"Most of the customers in the sportsbook were not happy with the final call," said John Avello, director of the race and sportsbook at the Wynn in Las Vegas. "The shift was 100 percent. After the (Seahawks) score, all bets were reversed."

Avello's best guess as to how much money was shifted worldwide on the call? $150 million in total bets worldwide.

Jeff Sherman, assistant director of the race and sportsbook at the Las Vegas Hotel, says he estimates that the game shifted $15 million in Nevada alone and also concurs with Avello that the worldwide number, including offshore sportsbooks and in Europe, is worth about 10 times more.

Those who take bets online estimated the shift in money was even greater.

Mike Perry, spokesman for betting site Sportsbook.ag, told ESPN.com his estimate in the money swing on the call at the end of the game is closer to between $200 million and $250 million.

Perry said that 70 to 80 percent of the money on his site was put on the Packers, which is in line with the percentage bet in Vegas. At Mandalay Bay, the sportsbook took in about $500,000 in total bets, with about 85 percent of the money on the Packers.

While there has been no way to handicap the exact part that replacement officials play in spreads, Avello says that it's not the first time this year that spreads have been altered by bad calls.

"It's the first call that has directly affected the outcome, but there have been many that have affected the outcome or the spread directly," he said.

[svedda]

Uh oh

[svedda]

After the Hall of Fame game in August, Mike Pereira let it slip that Craig Ochoa, the referee who worked that game, had been fired from the Lingerie Football League. The Lingerie Football League—which recently uprooted itself from its US host cities to barnstorm in Canada, the United States, and Australia over the next year—didn't respond to our request for comment on Pereira's charge then.

But now they have, and, boy, oh boy, this is great:

"Because of the LFL's perception it is that much more critical for us to hire officiating crews that are competent, not only for the credibility of our game but to keep our athletes safer. Due to several on-field incompetent officiating we chose to part ways with with a couple crews which apparently are now officiating in the NFL. We have a lot of respect for our officials but we felt the officiating was not in line with our expectations.

We have not made public comment to date because we felt it was not our place to do so. However in light of tonight's event, we felt it was only fair that NFL fans knew the truth as to who are officiating these games."

If there was ever a reason for a public statement from a third-tier football league at 12:28 a.m. on a Tuesday, tonight's debacle was it. And, yup, Roger Goodell, you just got served. By the commissioner of the Lingerie Football League. Eat it.

[svedda]

[SPENCER]

Sept 25, 2012 9:06:38 GMT -5 @svedda said:

After the Hall of Fame game in August, Mike Pereira let it slip that Craig Ochoa, the referee who worked that game, had been fired from the Lingerie Football League. The Lingerie Football League�which recently uprooted itself from its US host cities to barnstorm in Canada, the United States, and Australia over the next year�didn't respond to our request for comment on Pereira's charge then.

But now they have, and, boy, oh boy, this is great:

"Because of the LFL's perception it is that much more critical for us to hire officiating crews that are competent, not only for the credibility of our game but to keep our athletes safer. Due to several on-field incompetent officiating we chose to part ways with with a couple crews which apparently are now officiating in the NFL. We have a lot of respect for our officials but we felt the officiating was not in line with our expectations.

We have not made public comment to date because we felt it was not our place to do so. However in light of tonight's event, we felt it was only fair that NFL fans knew the truth as to who are officiating these games."

If there was ever a reason for a public statement from a third-tier football league at 12:28 a.m. on a Tuesday, tonight's debacle was it. And, yup, Roger Goodell, you just got served. By the commissioner of the Lingerie Football League. Eat it.

Goodell should get fired.

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[Treasure Island]

seahawks >>>>>>>>>> 49ers and it's not even close