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Posted: **Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:15 pm**

Leisher wrote:Rice is strong, but that's a lot of cash.

Totally fucking worth it so far. The Ravens v. Patriots game saved my ass this week. Flacco, Rice, and Welker.

Posted: **Tue Sep 25, 2012 12:52 am**

Wow. I've never seen an ending like that.

Posted: **Tue Sep 25, 2012 12:55 am**

Your Anon Sports ‏@YourAnonSports
"If the NFL replacement refs were judging the Revolutionary War, we'd all be British."

Posted: **Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:40 am**

Posted: **Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:37 am**

An animated version:

Posted: **Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:51 am**

I normally don't watch the footballings, but this was too amusing to pass up. I had to watch the videos for more information, and I noticed something else that no one seems to be talking about. When the ref came back to the field with the results of the official review, he said "Touchdown Denver."

Maybe they watched a video playback from a different game.

Posted: **Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:21 am**

You're making that up!

Right...?

Posted: **Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:25 am**

The replays from the front make it look a lot more like a simultaneous catch. I dunno, I think with normal refs, even if same call is made, people don't complain so much.

Seems the pass interference call shortly before was a bigger issue, but I don't see a replay of that anywhere.

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Posted: **Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:34 am**

Leisher wrote:You're making that up!

Right...?

Nope. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v....e#t=71s

He's drowned out a bit by the crowd, but he clearly gives the touchdown to Denver.

Posted: **Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:48 am**

TPRJones wrote:
Leisher wrote:You're making that up!

Right...?
Nope. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v....e#t=71s

He's drowned out a bit by the crowd, but he clearly gives the touchdown to Denver.

No, he's not.

"Game is over"

Posted: **Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:05 am**

Oh, okay, yeah I can hear it that way now.

My bad.

Posted: **Tue Sep 25, 2012 12:28 pm**

TPRJones wrote:Oh, okay, yeah I can hear it that way now.

My bad.

It was still funny... I made myself hear Denver the first time, and then I was like "wait.. that didnt quite sound right"... took about 5 tries to figure it out.

They did call some team the wrong name another game, but cant find that video. Strangely every search for something about the refs just mentions last night.

Posted: **Tue Sep 25, 2012 4:21 pm**

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:21 am**

Chris Kluwe is listing names for the MNF debacle:
The Inaccurate Reception
The Fail Mary
Golden Taint

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2012 10:19 am**

How 'bout, "We officially don't give a fuck about the integrity of the game anymore, just give us your money?"

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2012 11:05 am**

This is what happens when you hire replacement refs that were fired from the Lingerie Football League for being too incompetent to ref the games.

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2012 11:58 pm**

Sportscenter is reporting that a deal was reached minutes ago and the regular refs will be back Sunday, and maybe even for tonight's game.

How awesome is it that the replacement refs' final play was that TD/Int call?

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Posted: **Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:08 am**

Leisher wrote:Sportscenter is reporting that a deal was reached minutes ago and the regular refs will be back Sunday, and maybe even for tonight's game.

How awesome is it that the replacement refs' final play was that TD/Int call?

Brokering a deal is all about the leverage.

Posted: **Thu Sep 27, 2012 9:02 am**

Tentatively, it calls for their salaries to increase from an average of $149,000 a year in 2011 to $173,000 in 2013, rising to $205,000 by 2019.

Not bad for part-time work.

Yep, back tonight.

Posted: **Thu Sep 27, 2012 10:06 am**

Conspiracy theory: Replacement refs were thought up and planned long ago by actual refs as a bargaining chip.