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To: TomB
Someone needs to look at that ref

I know what you mean, but the NFL won't do that. They will just lose control if all the refs start coming under that much scrutiny.

Rather than being corrupt or on the take or something (which I don't think they are), it is just human nature. Refs always seem to get influenced by the crowd. They just can't help it. Their calls for the home team get huge cheers that rock the stadium, and the calls for the visiting team receive profanity and boos.

The refs like positive reinforcement.

12 posted on 01/15/2006 2:56:19 PM PST by SkyPilot
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To: SkyPilot

Get honest people to be refs----there might just be a couple out there somewhere--(or are they all Rats?)


35 posted on 01/15/2006 7:12:22 PM PST by cmotormac44
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