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  1. So frustrating when the announcers constantly say that the back judge needs to first see the play clock turn to zero, then look back at the QB to see if the ball has been snapped and "that's why" the play was not called dead/penalty, because of the time it takes to gaze from the clock to the snap of the ball... like there's some magical 1-2 second grace period. Meanwhile, I'm on my couch and can clearly see the snap happened after the clock hit zero. The rule is the rule. Whatever they have to do to enforce it. Can't snap the ball after the clock hits 0:0. 

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  2. My daughter (and I) loved the guy early years. He's 95% the reason my daughter became a huge Bills Fan (in Cincinnati). 2 non-contacts ruined him. A shame. But a guy like him will still do great things to inspire people throughout his life. 

  3. 33 minutes ago, transient said:

    So, I looked really quickly to see some of the other occupations... dentist, pilot, HBO films producer, etc... I think a lot of these guys would be making a lot more than $200K working full time at their other jobs.

     

    That's a little bit of my point. They are focused on other careers. Get hungry guys who would kill for $200K and dedicate their careers to being an NFL Ref.

  4. First order of business...

     

    Hire 100+ full-time refs and pay them $200,000/yr (and they must quit their other job).

    - 3 months of ref training during NFL training camp

    - Off-season refreshers/training weekly

    - In-season, in addition to their assigned game... weekly meetings to go over calls throughout the league and how to improve week-to-week

    - Ongoing review, reporting, and accountability with penalties (financial or dismissal) if repeated problems

    - Have another 50 refs "on call" for emergencies who are trying to crack the top 100

     

    100 x $200K = $20 mil (Nothing to the NFL)

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  5. 2 hours ago, dpberr said:

    The Chiefs for two reasons.

     

    1.  You can't escape the Kelce and Mahomes ads and excessive, pervasive celebrity ball washing.

    2.  Clark Hunt is behind the effort for the NFL to allow private equity investment in the NFL which is a nightmare of an idea.

     

    If my last name was Hunt I would not name one of my kids a name that ends in k. And Clark should probably go by his middle name at this point.

  6. Rush 2112. This part...

     

    The sleep is still in my eyes
    The dream is still in my head
    I heave a sigh, and sadly smile
    And lie a while in bed

    I wish that it might come to pass
    Not fade like all my dreams
    Just think of what my life might be
    In a world like I have seen

    I don’t think I can carry on
    This cold and empty life

    My spirits are low, in the depths of despair
    My lifeblood
    Spills over….

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  7. 13 hours ago, Old Coot said:

    It's only a matter of time before there's a sports scandal involving players bribed to throw a game.

     

    Lower level NCAA BBall teams, towards the end of the season with nothing to play for that have seniors starting and seemingly no future after school's done.

     

    Play bad defense and intentionally miss most of your shots. Make sure you lose by more than 9.5 and I'll settle up the $25K in a couple weeks. Deal? But you make sure your teams loses by 10 or more (or  else).

     

    Doesn't seem too far-fetched to me. 

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