Super Bowl Referee crew announced!
 

Two brothers on the squad for the first time...


http://www.superbowl.com/news/story/9966329

MIAMI (Jan. 31, 2007) -- Brothers will officiate in the Super Bowl for the first time, with umpire Carl Paganelli and back judge Perry Paganelli working the game between the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts.

Tony Corrente will referee his first Super Bowl. Corrente is concluding his 12th season in the league. He was the alternate referee for last year's game worked by Bill Leavy, and has worked six playoff games.

Carl Paganelli is in his eighth NFL season and has worked six postseason matches. His brother is in his ninth year and has also done six playoff games.

Also on the officiating crew are head linesman George Hayward, line judge Ron Marinucci, field judge Jim Saracino and side judge John Parry. The Super Bowl officiating crew collectively has 73 years of NFL experience and 52 combined postseason game assignments.

Mark Burns will be the replay assistant, working his second Super Bowl. Jeff Triplette, Butch Hannah, Carl Johnson, Buddy Horton and Rich Reels will serve as alternate officials, Triplette as the backup referee.

Super Bowl officials are assigned according to a season-long evaluation system. Each must have five years of NFL experience and worked previous playoffs.

It is like their Super Bowl. Who was the MVP?

****, no Ed Hochuli, thats ****ed

I have this feeling that there may be some iffy calls that go in favor of the Colts....just a gut because how the nfl just loves peyton

It's nice to know that in a homophobic culture, that you can wear a shirt 3 sizes too small, be horrible at your job, yet still be lionized.

Ed Hochuli is the best ref in the league. I've never seen him do a poor officiating job.

No Hochuli = not watching.

As long as Jerry rip-u-big-time stays in retirement I don't care who officates...

No chit. He's the man

Ed Hochuli is the best ref ever. Why do you think Chad Johnson wears #85? That's right, because Ed Hochuli does.

And even if he did do a bad job, nobody would notice on account of his rippling biceps.

They have GOT to be better than these guys..

:banghead:

That was the crew from...

Wait, I know this...

I'm sure I remember that game...

The '97 Pro Bowl?

We lost a lot of good men over there.

Lotta bad dudes, too.