Posts Tagged ‘replacement refs’

The Bouncing Ball, thoughts on sports by Paul West, vol 4: the “touchception” edition

I’m gonna keep this one brief, too, and as you might guess, it’s about the “touchception” in monday’s Packers-Seahawks game. Word has it that a Las Vegas casino is giving people their money back over that call…to which my reaction is, WOW. They didn’t do this ish for the “tuck rule game“, where a game-ending [...]

My Replacement Friends

  I’ve just about had it with these guys. I wrote about this back in week one. My regular friends demanded too much beer and chips, so I had to get replacement friends to watch the NFL games with. Unfortunately, it hasn’t worked out. Sometimes I can deal with it, because they’re nice guys trying [...]

The Bouncing Ball: thoughts on sports, vol 3

I’m gonna focus mainly on football this week…enjoy, and your thoughts (diplomatically rendered, of course) are welcome! The thing about Peyton Manning’s offensive approach is that it’s got a long learning curve; as one of his new teammates put it, ‘his code words have code words’. Demaryius Thomas has alluded to how Manning can be [...]

Touchback? Really? Replacement Refs in Week One

Heading into tonight’s kickoff game between the NY Giants and Dallas Cowboys, a huge topic of discussion–aside from fantasy football leagues–is the fact that week 1 will be officiated by replacement referees. The preseason has not been a good one for the rookie refs; it’s included gaffes from the baffling to the hilarious. Among said [...]

Replacement Friends For The Game Tonight

I’m all ready for the season opener tonight.   Unfortunately, my regular friends won’t be joining me tonight because they’re on strike. Asking for more beer and chips, the nerve!   So I got some replacement friends that I recruited from a lower division of friends, and they don’t quite understand the rules of football [...]