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INSTANT REPLAY AND THE REALITY OF SUBJECTIVITY
Dec 04, 2007 | 5:36AM | starrofthenorth
My feelings regarding the subjectivity of officiating in all major sports go way back. Professional sports are no longer about what really happens, but what those in control want t... Read More
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Pass interference is ruining the game!
Nov 30, 2007 | 11:20AM | MaDCow
Pass interference, as it is enforced now, is ruining the game.
I do not care if the call was valid or not, I am a fan of neither team, but to march a team dow... Read More
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Would you be a referee?
Aug 19, 2007 | 6:07PM | Nick_Webster
Wow…we’re only nine days into the 07/08 campaign and the men in black have already taken center stage!
According to conventional wisdom, a good referee should be seen but rarely heard - obviously Rob Styles, Alan Wiley and Andy D’Urso didn’t get that memo. At Anfield, Ewood Park and Craven Cottage they had their megaphones turned up to number eleven (one... Read More
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You make the call
May 02, 2007 | 1:08PM | BlogJam
A recent academic study seems to suggest NBA refs (both white and black) exhibit a racial bias in their whistle-blowing.
Now while Kevin Hench is not the first to question the caliber of NBA officials, he also thinks ... Read More
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Mark Cuban has the best referees money can buy
Apr 25, 2007 | 9:38PM | Geminidream
If you are the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, are filthy rich, and are seriously worried that your supposed dynasty in the making is about to lose it's second home game in a row in the playoffs, what do you do? Why you go and buy yourself the officials for that game of course. Also you give them specific instructions as follows: " Guys, I'm paying you some good money he... Read More
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Referees - the X factor of modern soccer (FC Croatia Zagreb v Newcastle United 1997)
Jun 15, 2006 | 3:57AM | johnny_firic
Far from the spotlight aimed at millionaire athletes and the global spectacle of modern soccer, a group of men in black are in secret, silent control of almost all that happens on the pitch, at the same time having no responsibility at all. The punishments for their mistakes are de facto non-existent, they are answerable only to their own... Read More
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Referees not up to par
May 08, 2006 | 2:00PM | TyCon
Well, the first round of the NBA playoffs is over and it proved that the quality of basketball in the association is finally starting to develop into “what it used to be”.
There were spectacular finishes, the arrival of Bron-Bron in the clutch, and even a mouthpiece t... Read More
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