This.

Maybe the refs need to undergo further eye examination before they are hired.

Well, other sports have them and they aren't much better than the NFL ones.

I don't understand how refs can be that bad at officiating unless they have serious eye problems.

the saints didnt cover the spread....
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Maybe if the Vikings wouldn't have fumbled six times they would have won anyway.

What's the answer??? BCS!!! LOL

Of course they're going to say oops. What else are they going to say now that the game is over? Are they going to let Minnesota go to the Super Bowl?

FTR I hate bad officiating as much as the next person, but they don't get any help whatsoever. They aren't allowed to review themselves unless someone tells them to. And even that's not allowed on penalties.

I bet you there have been NUMEROUS calls a ref has made, and seriously doubted himself.

A guy I knew used to be a Minor League umpire (AA). He was working home plate. Guy steps up and pops one out right by the foul post. But the sun is RIGHT THERE, and he loses the ball. He can't tell if its fair or foul, but it doesn't matter, its HIS call. So he called it foul, and the crowd just RIPS into him. He felt like crap. He wanted to make the right call, but he couldn't.

The NFL just wants a feel good story since Haiti and NO was perfect for the ratings at the SB. It was complete bullshit and it really changed my feelings towards the NFL. I dont even care about it anymore. Politics rigg games just like the pats and Bradys forward motion screwing the Raiders(whom i still hate). Remember it was 9-11 that year when the pats went. **** the NFL even though ill still watch the Chiefs. GO BOISE STATE!!!

I would have TOTALLY thought that about 2001 if the Giants would have won. Patriots are just a name; I'm sure there weren't very many NYers who enjoyed seeing a team from Boston win.

There may be something to it with the whole earthquake thing. If I was going to guess, though, I'd say its just the whole idea that the Saints have sucked for SO LONG, that now that they're good they wanted to roll with it.

But I also think that with how dynamic a sport football is it'd be REALLY hard to rig. If it were baseball... maybe.

Flag football for the quarterback. That should do it!

With today's technology there should be rules enacted to do a "replay" of obvious plays that should have been a penalty. Late hits, low hits and a few others. The Coaching staff have quick access to replays now and should advise the HC to throw a "penalty missed replay" flag.

I'm still of the opinion that all officials are briefed on what team should get favorable calls so the outcome of the game is as the NFL wants it. I wouldn't even be surprised to find out that each SB participant is selected in the off season meetings based on the money put up by the owners.

No hitting players Mecca likes.
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He probably would have just thrown another one the next play anyway. And for the record, yea it would have nullified another reeruned throw he made. Stupid ass throw penalty or not. See a pattern here?

I swear people act like they had a ton of money riding on the game. Regardless of what happened up to the end of the game, Favre had the ball in his hands, had time on the clock and needed to get them 5-8 yards for a decent FG attempt and he blew it in the biggest way possible.

They fumbled 6 times, the refs didn't cause that.

Get over it, it wasn't KC.

I won't be convinced the NFL gives a shit until they have full-time referees...