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Prior to the 2012 NFL season... (imgur.com)

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[–]Waywardcross 446 points447 points ago

"Well, there's nothing in the rulebook that says a dog CAN'T be a referee..."

-From my script to the upcoming Air Bud sequel.

[–]12and4 194 points195 points ago

Air Bud - Golden REFriever.

edit: in case people hadn't seen it: http://i.imgur.com/A8wFW.png

[–]shutupjoey 113 points114 points ago

When a dog goes from ruling one yard, to ruling a hundred.

[–]speedracer13 16 points17 points ago

genius

[–]HiddenVelociraptor 193 points194 points ago

RUFFeree

[–]NickDerpkins 31 points32 points ago

"BALL BALL BALL BALL!"

[–]dafragsta 21 points22 points ago

"SQUIRREL!"

[–]SolarFlame 3 points4 points ago

BACON! Wait just beggin strips... FML... AND MY MASTER'S!

[–]no_way_yahweh 13 points14 points ago

Facemasking penalty!

[–]Phyics_Son 10 points11 points ago

Ref fever? It sounds like poor air bud will have to be put down. I don't think that's curable.

[–]Nokel 18 points19 points ago

It is if he smokes some Air Bud.

[–]ZensRockets 1 point2 points ago

i'm calling every pots that for now on.

[–]triple_OG 1 point2 points ago

breaking news on ESPN: Air Bud has tested positive for banned substances, he will spend the next 4 games in his kennel.

[–]Viking_Lordbeast -2 points-1 points ago

Oh, that's WHOREible... she was in college studying WHOREticulture.

[–]tombutt 20 points21 points ago

"Right there, Rule 1"

[–]briguy182182 12 points13 points ago

That horse had better win, or else we're taking a trip to the glue factory. And he won't get to come.

[–]relevant_xkcd- 10 points11 points ago

https://xkcd.com/115

[–]mbrodge 0 points1 point ago

At least he's color blind...

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    [–]ThatBassIsFishy 93 points94 points ago

    Prior to season: "Haha, silly dog, you can't referee"

    End of week 3: "Well, it's not like the dog could be any worse"

    [–]metalninjacake2 2 points3 points ago

    Thanks, meme dad.

    [–]sadperson90 184 points185 points ago

    When it comes down to it, I'm kind of glad there has been this whole replacement referee thing.

    Here is why: Before this season everyone acts like being a referee is the easiest job on earth, and most people act like the regular referees are incompetent. This whole thing with the replacements has really shown how good the regular referees are at their job and has opened people's eyes to the regular NFL referees high levels of competency at their jobs.

    [–]KaiserTheRaven 226 points227 points ago

    Nice try, NFL Referee.

    [–]sadperson90 18 points19 points ago

    you've caught me.

    [–][deleted] ago

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    [–]Mrpotatodick92 2 points3 points ago

    Im so glad you informed us that.

    [–]WJist 46 points47 points ago

    This is true, but meanwhile the replacement refs are making bad calls (or missing things like illegal hits), and things like Matt Schaub losing a piece of his ear with no penalty happen. Bad refs means the players are less safe.

    [–]Tibeuts 25 points26 points ago

    There was a penalty on the Schaub hit, and the hit on him the play before. However, there was the knocked out for 11 min hit on Heward Bey with no penalty, so the point still stands.

    [–]newtothelyte 8 points9 points ago

    What makes you certain that the regular refs would've called that? They are not perfect either.

    DHB didn't get hit helmet to helmet, the defender launched his body not his head, you can make an argument for defenseless receiver but its a stretch. He just took an unfortunate hit to the chin. Its a contact sport, and these kind of things happen from time to time. On this instance, it happened under the watch of replacement refs.

    GIF of hit

    Gif of helmet to helmet

    Everybody is up in arms because of the result of the play (him being knocked out). Had he popped up and started trash talking, no one would have said anything.

    [–]lumberjack_flapjack 7 points8 points ago

    But then look at the Baltimore-New England game last night, it got to the point where it's not even clear who should have won that game, it was the biggest joke I have ever watched.

    [–]newtothelyte 4 points5 points ago

    That game was definitely sloppy. Last weeks Denver-Atlanta game was pretty bad too.

    [–]Tibeuts 2 points3 points ago

    I can't be sure the regular refs would have called it, but I think they would have. he tackled pretty high and I think it would have been called as defenseless receiver. if it helps, Mike Pereira said it should have been a penalty.

    [–]newtothelyte 1 point2 points ago

    I do trust mike pereira, he knows his stuff.

    [–]rmc1317 1 point2 points ago

    That hit was definitely not illegal, and I would've been up in arms if they started bitching because someone got hurt in a contact sport so they called a penalty. Sometimes this shit happens, like you said

    [–]HansGrub3r 0 points1 point ago

    He tucks his arms and leads in with his head. It's the rules. It also says in the rules it doesn't matter if it's intentional or incidental, it is still helmet to helmet, and that's an automatic penalty.

    Argue all you like about it being a contact sport, there are rules in place and ensuring they are enforced as equal as possible across the board has nothing to do with your views on them.

    [–]rmc1317 1 point2 points ago

    Tucks his arms and leads in with his head? He grabs him and tries to shoulder him down but ends up hitting his chin with his head. If you seriously look at that gif and think he's tucking his arms and leading with his head you have no idea what the words tuck and lead mean.

    [–]Icantevenhavemyname 13 points14 points ago

    And the games are sooo slow.

    [–]Brisco_County_III 8 points9 points ago

    And the NFL is saying "Oh, what a tragedy, we have more commercial time."

    [–]Icantevenhavemyname 2 points3 points ago

    Touché. It's really messing up my dvr schedule.

    [–]CountDunkula 1 point2 points ago

    Thats not a good reason. Their ads are locked in, they dont get extra money if games go longer

    [–]Brisco_County_III 1 point2 points ago

    Ohhh, yeah, they do ad contracts before the season if I'm remembering right. Definite point.

    [–]CrosswordsAreFun 4 points5 points ago

    This goes to show how hypocritical the NFL is. We've seen the NFL become more strict with player safety after the recent awareness about trauma caused to the brain (and lawsuits filed) from playing football. Yet, here the NFL is continuing to put the players in danger every week because they don't want to give up 1% of revenue.

    [–]Aszolus 2 points3 points ago

    There was a roughing the passer penalty called on the Matt Shaub hit. There was also one on the play before I believe.

    [–]vahntitrio 1 point2 points ago

    I thought that play was penalized?

    [–]cunt_stamp 0 points1 point ago

    Or giving teams a multitude of extra timeouts? ..each week!?

    [–]WhyAyala 0 points1 point ago

    This is especially true. Consider boxing, calling a match when a fighter won't give up is a difficult call to make but the refs job is to ensure that both fighters are safe. Or at least that one doesn't die during the match.

    [–]TypicalHaikuResponse 13 points14 points ago

    too long; didn't read - you never know what you have until it is gone.

    [–]emaw63 9 points10 points ago

    Too long; didn't read

    You never know what you have

    Until it is gone

    His username checks out, guys

    [–]roscos 2 points3 points ago

    I agree 100 percent with what you just said. Now imagine we had FULL TIME officials how much better THEY would be.

    [–]Pete_on_Reddit 0 points1 point ago

    I actually thought this exact same things several times.

    [–]vipre 0 points1 point ago

    Give the refs a year, they should be ok by then it's not that hard

    [–]ca990 -1 points0 points ago

    Personally I like the way the replacement refs let the guys play. They allow more contact and bigger hits and show less biased. They have terrible fundamentals, but at least they screw both sides equally.

    [–]nictheman -2 points-1 points ago

    Perhaps...it was all part of their plan!

    [–]feynbear -2 points-1 points ago

    I love this season too - the refs are just as crappy, but now there's actually a legitimate reason for it.

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      [–]HelloWuWu 19 points20 points ago

      Dog would do a better job.

      [–]emiterusaemskcolc 11 points12 points ago

      No one is gonna trip on Ref-Dog's hat; he can't throw without thumbs.

      [–]woke_n_boke 4 points5 points ago

      The dog would be focused enough on the balls to actually watch them pass outside the fuckin' uprights.

      Ey, Boltimah' ya cheatin' fawkin' qweeyah's

      [–]jooze 1 point2 points ago

      Ruffing the passer, on the dogfence, 15 bark penalty, first growlin.

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        [–]stratamartin 16 points17 points ago

        Ruffing the passer, 15 yard penalty and an automatic first down.

        [–]theytook-r-jobs 27 points28 points ago

        Once the season started...

        http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/310/183/6a0.jpg

        [–]be_more_canadian 1 point2 points ago

        My favourite

        [–]BackOfTheHearse 0 points1 point ago

        Does the dog's coffee mug say "Fuck Off"?

        [–]be_more_canadian 0 points1 point ago

        I'm voting on "Pick one"

        [–]gibson_ 23 points24 points ago

        Can anybody fill me on on what is going on here?

        [–]Granite_Man 7 points8 points ago

        I have to chime in here because some of this info isn't correct. The refs are not asking for more money. They are just asking for the pensions they were promised for current referees, not even for future refs.

        Years ago when the refs and the NFL decided on their deal, the refs agreed to be listed as part time employees without any benefits as long as the NFL agreed to provide pensions. They all agreed this was fair.

        Now the NFL has locked the refs out saying that they don't want to provide the pensions any more. The refs are just asking that current refs be grandfathered into the pensions they were promised while future refs wouldn't receive them. That's it, they don't have any more demands, they aren't asking for more money.

        The NFL, and I don't know why since they are a $9 billion a year business, chose to lock out the refs in some sort of power-play.

        NFL refs actually do a lot more work than people think. They have to travel the day before and after the game, work the game, and then study during the week because they are tested weekly on their knowledge of NFL rules. If they don't pass their weekly tests they may not be able ref and can be let go.

        The pension plan for refs would cost 1/3 of 1% of yearly NFL revenue I believe, so it's not like it's bankrupting the league. They just really don't want to pay it it seems.

        TL;DR: Refs aren't asking for more money, just the pensions they were promised. NFL locked them out cause they didn't want to pay what they agreed to.

        [–]rsmichaud 25 points26 points ago

        The regular NFL refs are saying that they deserve higher pay (which they do) but the fat cat commissioner won't give them what is spare change to any starting player. (Keep in mind that the refs would still make less than $100,000 and that this year alone Drew Brees is making $20,000,000.

        [–]gibson_ 43 points44 points ago

        The NFL doesn't pay Drew Brees $20,000,000, though, the team does.

        And isn't being a ref a part time job?

        (Not taking a stance in this minefield of a debate. Jus askin')

        [–]IamGrimReefer 6 points7 points ago

        it's not really a part time job. they have tons of meetings every week about rule changes and they go over tape just like the players. they have meetings about the bad calls from the previous week. they have to stay in great physical shape, too.

        if you add up all that time it's probably close to a full time job.

        [–]ca990 5 points6 points ago

        Yeah but they work for 16 weeks a year

        [–]IamGrimReefer 3 points4 points ago

        plus 4 preseason games and playoffs, but yeah they're not working 52 weeks/year.

        i wonder if teams get the official refs for their preseason scrimmages that have refs.

        [–]ostermei 0 points1 point ago

        they have to stay in great physical shape

        Oh? Please, tell me more.

        [–]IamGrimReefer 1 point2 points ago

        so...are you saying because premiere league refs are in better shape my statement is untrue?

        [–]ostermei 1 point2 points ago

        Just implying that there's an AWFUL lot of standing around in American football.

        Like, a LOT of just standing around.

        [–]IamGrimReefer 1 point2 points ago

        oh yeah, most definitely. in high school and at lots of smaller college's the games have a really great pace, but once the game are being broadcast forget about about it.

        at every televised game, college or professional, there's a guy in an orange vest that will walk about 5 yards onto the field every time the network wants a TV time-out. once you realize this and start looking for him, it'll piss you off how often this guy is on the field. of course you'll only see him if you go to the game, you'll never see him on TV.

        at least we have the 2-minute warning. it allows the network one last commercial break before the end of the half, but it also allows the teams to dictate the pace of the final 2 minutes and control the clock.

        [–]irishmac3 -1 points0 points ago

        Yeah, they also have 300 lb freaks of nature running around in full pads and helmets coming at them. They get hit a lot.

        Id rather be a soccer ref

        [–]BigBadMrBitches 10 points11 points ago

        I read somewhere that the refs want higher pay because they're trying to make reffing a full time job, causing many of them to have to stop working second jobs.

        [–]ReplaceSelect 7 points8 points ago

        the fat cat commissioner

        Owners. It's really the owners and not the commissioner, but it doesn't make a huge difference in the end.

        [–]goddamnhivemind 2 points3 points ago

        Fat cat owners. Egotistical, power-hungry commissioner.

        [–]Colt40Feinberg 0 points1 point ago

        Refs work 20 4 hour games a year I'll take $5000 a game.

        [–]DoYourResearch -1 points0 points ago

        Important things to keep in mind:

        1) You are incorrect--NFL officials already make more than $100,000 /yr ($100-150,000, or $8,000 per game)

        2) They work ~10 hours a week for 16 weeks, meaning that Head Referees are payed ~$1,000 /hr.

        3) Their pay is competitive with the pay of officials in other professional sports, but NFL officials are the only part timers among them. Officiating is a full time job in every sport not football, and those officials often get payed less than in the NFL.

        4) A very large number of people would happily do the job for free (and if that offer was on the table, I bet we could find 200 people out of the 100,000,000 fans out there who would do a good job)

        5) Drew Brees is one of the highest paid athletes in the world. On average, professional football players make between $1 and $2 million. Since they work full time and year-round in some capacity, it's very reasonable to expect that they work more than 10-20x as much as referees work.

        6) The sticking point in the negotiations is retirement benefits. They work part time. They are striking over retirement benefits. How many part time employees in this country even get retirement benefits?

        [–]BJ2K 10 points11 points ago

        Actually, referees work much more than that. Each week they study the game, etc..

        [–]IamGrimReefer 3 points4 points ago

        yeah, way more than 10 hours per week. the game alone is about 4 hours, then add in watching film, meetings on rules, meetings on rule changes, meetings on bad calls, and working out to stay in shape. much more than 10 hours.

        [–]DoYourResearch 1 point2 points ago

        Alright, I'll buy that. There is an awful lot of paperwork. My estimate was ~4 hours in game and things directly related to the game + ~6 hours rereading the rule book (which Ed Hochuli says he does every week and frankly ought to be required of every ref, but most don't do it), studying film, studying last week's film, and taking required quiz. It's a low estimate. But, even if they watched every game played beginning to end, it would still be only 20 hours of tape. And they don't do that.

        The larger point stands: they work part time, and get paid a lot of money to do it. But, again, I can accept that most probably work more than 10 hours a week, for the weeks that they work.

        [–]verteUP 3 points4 points ago

        Rookie referees only make about 55k per year.

        4) A very large number of people would happily do the job for free (and if that offer was on the table, I bet we could find 200 people out of the 100,000,000 fans out there who would do a good job)

        That's just simply not true.

        [–]DoYourResearch 0 points1 point ago

        Last season rookies made more than $75,000. The most senior refs just under $200,000.

        Source

        Also,

        A very large number of people would happily do the job for free

        Is true

        And

        I bet we could find 200 people out of the 100,000,000 fans out there who would do a good job

        Is also true.

        First, it's an opinion.

        And second, you're claiming that if you randomly selected 500,000 football fans, not a single one of them would volunteer to fly first class (expense paid) to a different city each week to officiate a football game, and do a good job of it.

        [–]verteUP 0 points1 point ago

        The current replacement refs have done officiating in some form or another for years. Most of them have officiated college on some level. They are doing a shitty job to say the least. You really think 200 regular citizens could take the job do a better job than replacement refs who have officiated college games? That's extremely foolish.

        [–]DoYourResearch 0 points1 point ago

        You presume that the people currently doing the job are also the most qualified to do it. Several thousand D1 football players graduate each year and don't go pro. All of them have a deep working understanding of the game. All of them have good or great situational and field awareness. They love the sport. How many would jump at the opportunity to officiate professional football games?

        You're claiming that officiating 6 man high school football is better qualification than playing at the highest levels of collegiate athletics. That out of three hundred million Americans, not a single one of them is just better suited for the job. Fundamentally, you're claiming that every single person cut out to be an NFL official already is one. Somebody is being extremely foolish, here, and it isn't me.

        [–]verteUP 0 points1 point ago

        Officiating is NOTHING like playing the game. Just because they are good playing doesn't mean they can officiate professional sports. You don't seem to be watching the games with any knowledge of past officiating standards.

        [–]ostermei 0 points1 point ago

        5) Drew Brees is one of the highest paid athletes in the world. On average, professional football players make between $1 and $2 million.

        Actually, Brees himself is much closer to the average than what's been mentioned here. According to Google, his 2012 salary is $3 million.

        He doesn't even get CLOSE to the top 50 highest-paid athletes in the world this year (although, to be fair, Google's just reporting his salary rather than salary + endorsements like we see on the list, but I don't imagine he has >$19 million in endorsements this year to crack the list).

        [Edit: just found the list of the top 100, and he's still ~$13 million in endorsements shy]

        [Edit Edit: And nevermind. Had no idea about that new contract. My Google Fu is weak! In my (and Forbes') defense, though, that 50 highest-paid athletes article was published almost a month before the Brees contract article.]

        [–]DoYourResearch 1 point2 points ago

        He signed a new contract this year, which will pay him $40 million dollars for the 2012-2013 season (Source). Combined with your endorsements number, he is firmly in the top 5.

        EDIT just to be clear; $37,000,000 of the contract is signing bonus, which is paid immediately, but counts against the salary cap over the life of the contract.

        [–]ostermei 0 points1 point ago

        Excellent point! I totally missed the new contract (since it happened about a month after the one I linked and Google is still showing $3 million.)

        Edited my post to backpedal on the bullshit I was spewing :)

        [–]DoYourResearch 1 point2 points ago

        If it's any consolation, I immediately made a mistake interpreting the terms of the contract, which was edited into my comment, and then edited out.

        In conclusion, Drew Brees gets paid a lot of money.

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          [–]ttuurrppiinn -4 points-3 points ago

          I agree that the NFL should simply pay up and end the replacement ref disaster; however, I have no sympathy for the normal refs. They work on a yearly contract basis. So, most of them are being paid more than the average American for a part-time job (and many do have additional full-time jobs).

          [–]cunt_stamp 1 point2 points ago

          Basically, the referees are in dispute with the NFL. The NFL has hired these low-level school college officials and they've been blowing games horribly for the last 3 weeks.

          [–]ProfessorD2 1 point2 points ago

          Thanks for asking this. You saved the rest of us.

          [–]Ruckol1 -1 points0 points ago

          Where have you been

          [–]gibson_ 4 points5 points ago

          I don't really pay much attention to the NFL.

          [–]ibIamevodka 4 points5 points ago

          There's gotta be a Michael Vick joke in here somewhere...

          [–]MgrLtCaptCmmdrBalls 0 points1 point ago

          Always forget.

          [–]vexing000 3 points4 points ago

          WR takes nasty helmet-to-helment hit. ref stands there knocked out cold medical staff have to remove from field via stretcher ref still standing there "i have no idea what i'm doing!"-ref

          [–]zlynch 3 points4 points ago

          Relevant post from yesterday: http://www.reddit.com/r/AdviceAnimals/comments/10cyh0/nfl_replacement_referees/

          [–]seat_filler 0 points1 point ago

          Thank you. I was looking for this.

          [–]wesleyt89 3 points4 points ago

          Air Bud 6- The Ref!

          [–]huisme 1 point2 points ago

          No.

          [–]wesleyt89 1 point2 points ago

          no wat?

          [–]huisme 2 points3 points ago

          No more air bud. the first one has been murdered and buried by the sequels, and the buddies.

          [–]Frase 2 points3 points ago

          Air Bud XVII - Canine Knee Surgeon

          [–]jooze 0 points1 point ago

          Ok you can play the evil commissioner

          [–]kirfkin 3 points4 points ago

          Ravens Fans agree.

          [–]hansel4150 10 points11 points ago

          It's really gotten ridiculous. They are arguing over nickels and dimes. The NFL brings in SO MUCH MONEY and they are going to chintz the referees over a few thousand dollars each?

          [–]Shagoosty 3 points4 points ago

          Well, it's the owners of the teams that make so much money, not really the league.

          [–]rmc1317 5 points6 points ago

          The league makes dickloads of money too off advertising

          [–]livefreeordont 0 points1 point ago

          the league is a non-profit

          [–]rmc1317 0 points1 point ago

          Non-profits make money

          [–]livefreeordont 0 points1 point ago

          i should be downvoted: i dont really get the whole idea of a non-profit even after researching it a bit

          [–]tjm80 0 points1 point ago

          Nonprofit organizations can and do make a profit, but it must be used solely for the operation of the organization or, in the case of a foundation, granted to other nonprofit organizations.

          [–]Shadax 4 points5 points ago

          "Salary history? Snausages will do."

          [–]Dreamtallica 2 points3 points ago

          Replacement Rufferee.

          [–]BatmanSR9 2 points3 points ago

          What they are using dogs now?? What a upgrade!!

          [–]etskinner 2 points3 points ago

          I believe this is inspired by this previous posting

          [–]SANDBOX1108 0 points1 point ago

          OP must be a New England Fan

          [–]theRainChicken 2 points3 points ago

          Or he watch the 49ers game and saw them get 5 timeouts in the second half.

          [–]CrosswordsAreFun 2 points3 points ago

          Not a Seattle or Green Bay fan but the end of that game was a joke. Incredible how bad they handled the last play of the game.

          [–]Phiarmage 2 points3 points ago

          Shit after watching tonight's game? Fuck, dogs can officiate it better. Fuck, that was some poor reffing.

          [–]pieceolisa 2 points3 points ago

          Tonight's game really solidified this refereeing nonsense. Green Bay had a pick and should've won that game. Awful.

          [–]ooyat 2 points3 points ago

          Perhaps I am bitter because I am a Packers fan, but this is 100% true after tonight.

          [–]THIRTYSIXCAB 10 points11 points ago

          Holly mother of laughs.

          i just laughed my arse off. You sir made me have a funny.. Thanks!!

          [–]stutteringgeiser 1 point2 points ago

          Guide to guaranteed karma on reddit:

          1.) Create Advice Animal with "Yes this is dog" dog

          2.) Vaguely tie it in with a pop culture reference

          3.) Guaranteed, minimum 5000 link karma

          Works every single time.

          [–]_31415_ 0 points1 point ago

          phone rings

          Yes, these are the replacement refs

          We can't referee.

          [–]FuckAllTheHaters 1 point2 points ago

          Shits really fuckin with my line-up

          [–]LucidUkulele 0 points1 point ago

          I couldn't agree with this more, that packers vs bears game was almost painful to watch even though my team won

          [–]DarkSoprano 0 points1 point ago

          Air Bud - I will chase and bite you if you continue to run

          [–]DrEyeballs 0 points1 point ago

          10 yard penalty for woofing

          [–]alkalinesolo 0 points1 point ago

          True, but that's what happens before any NFL season, not just 2012.

          [–]Splooge_Bob 0 points1 point ago

          The best post I have seen all day!

          [–]vheissu417 0 points1 point ago

          i pressed the upvote button extra hard on this one

          [–]dukeeaglesfan 0 points1 point ago

          Okay, so what happened?

          [–]Lakolguy 1 point2 points ago

          I was at sundays Redskins V Bengals game...horrendous refereeing, like holy shit.

          [–]cumulopimpus -1 points0 points ago

          I read this in Morgan Freeman's voice.

          [–]Celery_Waffle 0 points1 point ago

          Looks like Colby has found a safe new place to be.

          [–]ukeewu 0 points1 point ago

          I am guilty. This is now the cover photo for my fb

          [–]TakeItToTheTop24 0 points1 point ago

          I've been browsing reddit every day for about 6 months and this is easily the hardest I have ever laughed. I wish I could upvote more than once

          [–]mjrosengrant 0 points1 point ago

          These days all you have to do to be a referee is send in 10 of those tootsie roll wrappers with the Indian on it.

          [–]addictedtoshowers 0 points1 point ago

          best pic I've seen in a while

          [–]UnoriginalNickname 0 points1 point ago

          C'mon man!

          [–]mtlaw13 0 points1 point ago

          http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3r1zom/

          Highly Relevant

          [–]NinjaAlecks -1 points0 points ago

          hahahaha oh sports

          [–]ZensRockets 0 points1 point ago

          END THE REF STRIKE........so we can move on with the Homeward Bound reboot!!!

          [–]GoddessOfGoodness 0 points1 point ago

          You know it's bad when I can even tell they don't know what they're doing. I only got into the game this year, I've seen two and a half games :P

          [–]KaiserTheRaven 0 points1 point ago

          I'm convinced that these replacements are just Foot Locker employees.

          [–]DeliriousPanda 0 points1 point ago

          Vikings - 49ers game in a nutshell.

          [–]raspvidy 0 points1 point ago

          Im from Australia. We don't get much NFL news here. What actually happened?

          [–]Nilocor 0 points1 point ago

          Dog apparently hates the Patriots.

          Kind of like everyone else :(

          [–]finnick65 0 points1 point ago

          I laughed unreasonably hard at this...

          [–]NFresh6 0 points1 point ago

          http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/10ctwk/my_buddy_just_made_this_while_we_were_watching/

          [–]Qxii47 -1 points0 points ago

          Watching sports? Caring about sports? Who the fuck does these things?

          [–]Mofns_n_Gurps 0 points1 point ago

          I love these "yes this is dog" ones, we need moar.

          [–]darknavi 1 point2 points ago

          So true right now..

          [–]jewfr00 1 point2 points ago

          This becomes more real after every game that I watch. These refs are ruining the season.

          [–]hansfriedee 1 point2 points ago

          Wow this is super relevant after nmf. Well done nosferatu!

          [–]ScumbagMatt 0 points1 point ago

          The refs are doing a better job than me or most people would be doing.

          [–]danrennt98 0 points1 point ago

          If you could just come in for an interv-- fuck it, your hired!

          [–]Atheocracy -5 points-4 points ago

          I see so many posts complaining about this referee problem with the NFL. Well, people, if it pisses you off so much - stop watching NFL broadcasts, for fuck's sake. What is it with people on this website and supporting organizations that clearly piss them off immensely? You're not expressing your distaste of them by tuning in and watching the game every Sunday - you're telling them that they're free to do whatever they like.

          [–]Shagoosty 0 points1 point ago

          Because we still support the teams and their owners.

          [–]Atheocracy 0 points1 point ago

          Well, then pardon me for not being entirely sympathetic about all these referee complaints. So long as people continue to tune in and support the NFL, they're getting exactly what they payed for.

          [–]Shagoosty -1 points0 points ago

          Because hurting the owners of the teams is the best way to affect the NFL.

          [–]Atheocracy 0 points1 point ago

          Apparently not. From what I can tell, making sarcastic comments about this whole referee situation is the best way to affect the NFL. Oh, wait, no it's not. The best way to affect them would be to not watch their broadcasts and continue making them money on your viewership. Unless you have a better idea.

          [–]quirkish 2 points3 points ago

          Let's say you've been watching your favorite show for years. You are invested heavily with all the ongoing plot lines and care about the characters and what happens to them. When it debuted this fall, one of the ancillary characters, truly someone who only pops in now and again and is only rarely part of the main plots, is replaced by some clearly incompetent actor. He is dismal to watch and makes your skin crawl when he is on screen, but thankfully you don't have to see him that often. Do you stop watching your favorite show? Do you give up on all the characters that still really care about? My guess is no, you don't. And current NFL ratings seem to agree with me.

          [–]Atheocracy 0 points1 point ago

          You consider referees to be the equivalent of ancillary characters? Because as far as I can tell, this whole situation is pissing a lot of people off. I think they consider the integrity of referees to be a big deal. Which is why it baffles me that they continue to support the NFL every week. Oh well, sports fans are a strange breed.

          [–]DrSmoke -2 points-1 points ago

          Yes, it is. Fortunately football is dying off.

          [–]verteUP 2 points3 points ago

          Football is dying off? It's never been as popular as it is right now.

          [–]theRainChicken 0 points1 point ago

          No it isn't.

          [–]aleisterfinch 0 points1 point ago

          It takes time for things like this to take affect. You can't just say "If it's so bad, then stop watching!"

          This is only week 3. It's still at the point where it's something of a spectacle. It's almost a reason to watch, just to see how shitty it is. When that gets boring to people (and we're nearing that point) they'll start watching less, because the games are too long and frustrating.

          [–]Atheocracy 0 points1 point ago

          You can't just say "If it's so bad, then stop watching!"

          Actually, I can. If I disagree immensely with how an organization is running things, I don't continue supporting that organization, until they get their shit together.

          [–]DrSmoke -1 points0 points ago

          Because you're retarded and worship the rich?

          [–]Shagoosty 0 points1 point ago

          Yes, because I watch football I worship the rich.

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