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Major Hogwash

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25. After last year's Green Bay-Seattle game, this decision doesn't surprise me.
Sat Jun 29, 2013, 01:01 PM
Jun 2013

When the Green Bay cornerback intercepted the football in his own end zone, and then the Seattle receiver wrestled it out of his arms after they were both laying on the ground and the play was over . . . and then the WHITE replacement referee called it a touchdown -- a call that was obviously wrong to a blind man -- the NFL refused to reverse the decision.

It was the worst decision I had ever seen after watching football on tv for 48 years.

Using replacement referees was the first mistake the NFL idiots made.
And then by sticking up for bone-headed calls like the one in Seattle threatened to make their entire season totally unwatchable.

The NFL is not managed by Harvard graduates, or rocket scientists.
They are headed by money managers, who kowtow to the uber-rich team owners.

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They should just use retired athletes as spokes people. Other than O.J. Simpson, I mean. n/t Ian David Jun 2013 #1
Yep, because he already has single payer healthcare Paulie Jun 2013 #2
Or Aaron Hernandez. premium Jun 2013 #14
NFL: "We are spineless weaklings" Ash_F Jun 2013 #3
Well, some NFL players pretty much end up being "spineless" Ken Burch Jun 2013 #8
DON'T BUY ONE FUCKING TICKET smccarter Jun 2013 #4
IRS employees have some experience with this, put them on it. n/t jtuck004 Jun 2013 #5
The NFL is generally a bastion of right wing fundy nutjobs. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #6
Yeah, and I always wonder why the losing teams don't RENOUNCE God each Sunday. Ken Burch Jun 2013 #10
Shouldn't that be ChazII Jun 2013 #19
You're right, of course. n/t. Ken Burch Jun 2013 #20
Browns' owner Haslam has been cheating trucking companies Kolesar Jun 2013 #12
I think Obamacare is hated because... Grassy Knoll Jun 2013 #7
Well, why would you expect ANY interest in health care... Ken Burch Jun 2013 #9
BEST POST! DUZY! N/t alp227 Jun 2013 #23
What if the State asked the NFL to promote and explain voter ID laws? forthemiddle Jun 2013 #11
I agree. tammywammy Jun 2013 #13
I agree also. premium Jun 2013 #15
I disagree with you slightly. tammywammy Jun 2013 #16
Agreed, premium Jun 2013 #17
There is another tie in. Students are required to have health insurance to play sports. Some cannot okaawhatever Jun 2013 #21
By all means, enable disgraceful cowardice. aquart Jun 2013 #22
Keep my politics out of my sports. It's bad enough that every team I support sucks Nanjing to Seoul Jun 2013 #18
Take away their anti-trust exemption. Brigid Jun 2013 #24
After last year's Green Bay-Seattle game, this decision doesn't surprise me. Major Hogwash Jun 2013 #25
The NFL should stay out of politics, unless I agree with the position they're going to take. hughee99 Jun 2013 #26
Why would they frontier00 Jun 2013 #27
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