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Wed Sep 26, 2012, 10:52 PM

Star Member kpete (38,900 posts)

Refs Reach Deal With NFL, Will Be On Field Thursday Night

Source: Business Insider

Refs Reach Deal With NFL, Will Be On Field Thursday Night
Cork Gaines | 12 minutes ago |


Tara Sullivan of the New Jersey Record is reporting (via Twitter), that the lockout of the NFL officials is expected to end tonight as the two sides are nearing an agreement on a new 8-year deal. She adds that the regular refs are expected to be on the field for the Thursday night game between the Browns and the Ravens.

ProFootballTalk.com is now reporting (via Twitter) that the deal is done and has been signed by both sides.





Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/report-refs-nearing-deal-with-nfl-expected-to-be-on-field-thursday-night-2012-9

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Reply Refs Reach Deal With NFL, Will Be On Field Thursday Night (Original post)
 kpete Sep 2012 OP
LineReply Finally.
 Panasonic Sep 2012 #1
LineReply I think the "fix" was in.
 graegoyle Sep 2012 #2
LineReply Thank GOD
 47of74 Sep 2012 #3
LineReply I'm not into football, but respect unions.
 alittlelark Sep 2012 #4
LineReply YEAH!!!
 Archae Sep 2012 #5
LineLineReply And the last two Broncos games
 Panasonic Sep 2012 #6
LineReply Anyone expect the Refs to get a standing "O"
 KinMd Sep 2012 #7
LineReply The Sports Books took a beating ....
 Trajan Sep 2012 #8
LineLineNew Reply I doubt it
 JonLP24 Sep 2012 #11
LineLineLineNew Reply NFL owners don't rip people's arms out their sockets...
 Frank Cannon Sep 2012 #14
LineLineLineLineNew Reply In the context of the Green Bay-Seattle game
 JonLP24 Sep 2012 #19
LineReply There goes the Browns only hope of beating the Ravens.
 Fuddnik Sep 2012 #9
LineNew Reply So happy about this..
 AsahinaKimi Sep 2012 #10
LineNew Reply Nobody messes with the Packers on MNF
 chelsea0011 Sep 2012 #12
LineLineNew Reply And gamblers loosing a crap load of money
 davidn3600 Sep 2012 #13
LineNew Reply Well at least only the first 3 weeks got screwed up
 davidpdx Sep 2012 #15
LineNew Reply It would be nice
 Scalded Nun Sep 2012 #16
LineNew Reply They should have held out at least one more week to sweeten the deal
 Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #17
LineNew Reply Anybody know more specifics?
 DLine Sep 2012 #18

Response to kpete (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 10:54 PM

Star Member Panasonic (2,921 posts)

1. Finally.

 

The refs should have been in place SIX WEEKS AGO.

Now, fire all the scabs, and give them NOTHING but derision and tell them to go back to Pee Wee Football, and don't call the NFL.

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Wed Sep 26, 2012, 10:59 PM

graegoyle (233 posts)

2. I think the "fix" was in.

"Hey, fellas, we got this idea...the up-side for you is, we fast-track you guys when you want to come to the pros..."

Just kidding.

Maybe.

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Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:00 PM

Star Member 47of74 (6,661 posts)

3. Thank GOD

The replacement refs didn't know their asses from holes in the ground. And that was even before Monday Night Football.

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Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:23 PM

Star Member alittlelark (14,800 posts)

4. I'm not into football, but respect unions.

Good deal.

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Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:29 PM

Archae (26,393 posts)

5. YEAH!!!



Now reverse that moronic call from the Packers-Seahawks game!

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 12:20 AM

Star Member Panasonic (2,921 posts)

6. And the last two Broncos games

 

I mean, what the eff are the scabs smoking.

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 12:24 AM

KinMd (159 posts)

7. Anyone expect the Refs to get a standing "O"

...of course all the good feelings will end when they make the first call against the home team

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 12:24 AM

Star Member Trajan (15,950 posts)

8. The Sports Books took a beating ....

They were not pleased ....

You KNOW some casino owners were calling some NFL owners .... 'Get this done !'

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 03:41 AM

JonLP24 (14,009 posts)

11. I doubt it

or I doubt there was any influence. NFL owners already have money so I don't think they are swayed what casino operators want.

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Response to JonLP24 (Reply #11)

Thu Sep 27, 2012, 08:02 AM

Frank Cannon (6,191 posts)

14. NFL owners don't rip people's arms out their sockets...

when they lose.

Casino bosses are known to do that.

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 08:18 PM

JonLP24 (14,009 posts)

19. In the context of the Green Bay-Seattle game

I think they made out. I read an estimate the 70% played Green Bay on the point spread. Even if that is wrong, you gotta figure most betters played Green Bay.

The money-line wasn't huge for Seattle so they didn't lose out to much on those plays. They do have Green Bay pickers juice so I'm sure they aren't hurting.

The touchdown didn't affect over/under (stayed under).

I think that many fans were serious about supporting the product after the MNF game that they came to a deal. They want to keep that flow of money every sports league wishes they had.

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 12:27 AM

Fuddnik (4,451 posts)

9. There goes the Browns only hope of beating the Ravens.

They could have put 12 or 13 players in for each play, and the refs wouldn't have noticed.

Just as well. The uncovered receivers would have dropped the pass anyway.

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 01:27 AM

Star Member AsahinaKimi (18,094 posts)

10. So happy about this..

It has been a huge trend on twitter, Tuesday.. after that totally messed up game on Monday Night. Everyone I knew, said it was the worst officiating game ever.. even if it wasn't it was horrendous, and could just imagine what the season would have been like, had it not been corrected.

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 06:14 AM

chelsea0011 (8,220 posts)

12. Nobody messes with the Packers on MNF

Just what the league needed to get things rolling, a triple threat. MNF, The Green Bay Packers, and a bad call on the last play.

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 06:19 AM

davidn3600 (1,282 posts)

13. And gamblers loosing a crap load of money

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 08:03 AM

Star Member davidpdx (8,797 posts)

15. Well at least only the first 3 weeks got screwed up

It would have really be nice if they'd fixed this prior to the start of the regular season.

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 08:48 AM

Scalded Nun (71 posts)

16. It would be nice

if the population in this country would get as fired up about the incompetence in Washington as they did about incompetence in refereeing pro football.

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 11:02 AM

Blue_Tires (31,753 posts)

17. They should have held out at least one more week to sweeten the deal

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 05:50 PM

DLine (397 posts)

18. Anybody know more specifics?

Im curious as to what they got this week that they couldn't get last week.

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