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Explaining 10 Questionable Calls from the Heat Game
During the close game against the Heat last night, we saw a lot of questionable and, in some cases, confusing calls. So let's look at some of these calls and see if they were right or wrong. I will be referencing the Official NBA Rulebook for the 2011-2012 Season. Play 1) Let's break it down...
What are you looking at Zebras!
As the official Rock Chalk Talk referee apologist, here's my cover to show that I'm not always on their side. Watched the game this morning and didn't think the game was called poorly, though it did appear to be called fairly tight. There were two calls though that I definitely disagreed with,...
Dallas Stars Daily Links: Team Believes Flyers Game Not A Setback In Discipline
Glen Gulutzan isn't really on the same page with the media who cover the Dallas Stars. Most of those outlets wrote something to the effect of "The Dallas Stars slid into their old, penalty-filled ways in Wednesday's 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Gulutzan, however, isn't sure how that became...
New England and Colorado take on Geoff Gamble, both lose as the game ends 2-2
I've seen some bad refereeing in my days of watching football, but tonight was a shining star of strangeness when it came to referee Geoff Gamble - a newbie to the MLS scene with only five games reffed before this - and the calls he made. Less than any particular skill on the field, the referee...
The Week In Tweets (Week 14)
Plenty to talk about this week, most importantly the #SupportTheFort movement. So, let's just get right into everything.. <a href="http://storify.com/guypatterson/the-week-in-tweets-week-14" mce_href="http://storify.com/guypatterson/the-week-in-tweets-week-14"...
Rio Ferdinand, Angel
246 – Rio Ferdinand last conceded a foul in the Premier League on April 11 2010 v Blackburn, 246 days ago. Smooth. -Optajoe, Dec 13th. Source: Twitter. What a little angel that Mr. Ferdinand is, right? Not committing fouls as a defender is a very difficult thing to do while remaining...
Herb Dean Talks Judging in MMA and Referee's
Didn't realize Herb Dean was such a funny laid back guy. Very cool interview.
Understanding College Football Officiating - Why Don't They Call Holding?
This is the last part of a four-part series on college football officiating. So far, we've discovered that it takes years to become a FCS-level official, working your way up through the system. We've defined the different officiating positions, their responsibilities and the players they watch...
Understanding College Football Officiating - Post-Snap Keys And Responsibilities
This is the third part of a four-part series on the officiating crew. Our first article, we introduced what is required to become a member of a FCS-level officiating crew. In the second, we reviewed the officiating crew positions and their pre-snap responsibilities. At this point in our series,...
Understanding College Football Officiating - The Crew And Their Keys
This is the second part of a three-part series on officiating. This part will deal with the officiating crew and their keys - or what their responsibilities are on each play. The first part dealt with what it takes to become a FCS-level official. The third part will deal with post-snap...
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