<font color="#000000"><font size="3"><font face="helvetica">The thing I've always wondered is how the hell does someone become a referee? I've never met a referee and I don't know anybody who knows one either. It is my theory at this point that all referees are members of the Illuminati. Think about it, the press can never speak to them, they have complete control of every game ... and they're pretty much all old white guys. Sounds like yet another elaborate government conspiracy that we're just beginning to scratch the surface of. How else do you explain the Tom Brady "tuck rule," the Colorado Buffaloes "fifth down" or the infamous Jeffrey Maier home run? Michael Moore, you know what to do.</font></font></font> </p> <font size="3"><font face="helvetica" color="#000000">#10 Referee Knocks Over A Camera Guy - </font><font face="helvetica" color="#000000">Notice how the ref takes out the cameraman before the game and doesn't even help him up. Total Jack Ruby stuff going on right there. </font></font></p> <div module_type="media" style="position: relative;" class="column_box" id="block_1"> <div style="position: relative; z-index: 1;" class="module_body_contents"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="module_table"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="module_hdr_bg"> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 9px; position: relative;" class="media_hdr all_hdr"><span>media</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" class="module_body_bg"> <div class="module_data" id="md_block_1"> <div style="width: 425px; height: 355px; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" id="flashcontent_243250622_678"><embed width="425" height="355" wmode="transparent" quality="high" bgcolor="#999999" name="youtube" id="youtube" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Nkb_7clxsqs" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></div> <script type="text/javascript"> document.observe("dom:loaded", function() { var swfObj243250622_678 = new SWFObject("http://www.youtube.com/v/Nkb_7clxsqs", "youtube", "425", "355", "8", "#999999"); 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}); </script> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <script charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript"> </script> </div> </div> <div module_type="text" style="position: relative;" class="column_box" id="block_4"> <div style="position: relative; z-index: 1;" class="module_body_contents"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="module_table"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="module_hdr_bg"> <div style="padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9px; position: relative;" class="text_hdr all_hdr"><span>free-form text</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="module_body_bg"> <div style="padding: 9px;" class="module_data" id="md_block_4"><font size="3" face="helvetica" color="#000000">#8 Referees Under Siege - </font><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><font face="helvetica">It's hard to attack the elderly, but referees tend to bring out the worst in all of us.</font></font></font><font size="3" face="helvetica" color="#000000"> </font></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div module_type="media" style="position: relative;" class="column_box" id="block_5"> <div style="position: relative; 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}); </script> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <script charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript"> </script> </div> </div> <div module_type="text" style="position: relative;" class="column_box" id="block_6"> <div style="position: relative; z-index: 1;" class="module_body_contents"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="module_table"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="module_hdr_bg"> <div style="padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9px; position: relative;" class="text_hdr all_hdr"><span>free-form text</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="module_body_bg"> <div style="padding: 9px;" class="module_data" id="md_block_6"><font color="#000000"><font size="3" face="helvetica">#7 NBA Ref Gets A Little Too Involved In The Action - </font><font size="3" face="helvetica">How does a ref call a foul on himself? Can a ref throw himself out of a game? Why do refs wear striped shirts? Why does steak taste so good? </font></font></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div module_type="media" style="position: relative;" class="column_box" id="block_7"> <div style="position: relative; z-index: 1;" class="module_body_contents"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="module_table"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="module_hdr_bg"> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 9px; position: relative;" class="media_hdr all_hdr"><span>media</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" class="module_body_bg"> <div class="module_data" id="md_block_7"> <div style="width: 425px; height: 355px; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" id="flashcontent_243250622_689"><embed width="425" height="355" wmode="transparent" quality="high" bgcolor="#999999" name="youtube" id="youtube" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Nl4lgDWeZdk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></div> <script type="text/javascript"> document.observe("dom:loaded", function() { var swfObj243250622_689 = new SWFObject("http://www.youtube.com/v/Nl4lgDWeZdk", "youtube", "425", "355", "8", "#999999"); swfObj243250622_689.addParam("wmode", "transparent"); swfObj243250622_689.write("flashcontent_243250622_689"); }); </script> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <script charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript"> </script> </div> </div> <div module_type="text" style="position: relative;" class="column_box" id="block_8"> <div style="position: relative; z-index: 1;" class="module_body_contents"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="module_table"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="module_hdr_bg"> <div style="padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9px; position: relative;" class="text_hdr all_hdr"><span>free-form text</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="module_body_bg"> <div style="padding: 9px;" class="module_data" id="md_block_8"><font size="3" face="helvetica" color="#000000">#6 Amateur Boxing Referre Attacks Boxer - </font><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><font face="helvetica">A plot for the next Rocky movie perhaps? Rocky becomes a ref and gets into a fight with another boxer during a match and knocks him out. This catches the sports world by storm and Rocky makes another dramatic comeback at the age of 70. The kicker is Apollo Creed comes back from the dead to train him. </font></font></font></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div module_type="media" style="position: relative;" class="column_box" id="block_9"> <div style="position: relative; z-index: 1;" class="module_body_contents"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="module_table"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="module_hdr_bg"> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 9px; position: relative;" class="media_hdr all_hdr"><span>media</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" class="module_body_bg"> <div class="module_data" id="md_block_9"> <div style="width: 425px; height: 355px; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" id="flashcontent_243250622_674"><embed width="425" height="355" wmode="transparent" quality="high" bgcolor="#999999" name="youtube" id="youtube" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YlzINnvwFwY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></div> <script type="text/javascript"> document.observe("dom:loaded", function() { var swfObj243250622_674 = new SWFObject("http://www.youtube.com/v/YlzINnvwFwY", "youtube", "425", "355", "8", "#999999"); swfObj243250622_674.addParam("wmode", "transparent"); swfObj243250622_674.write("flashcontent_243250622_674"); }); </script> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <script charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript"> </script> </div> </div> <div module_type="text" style="position: relative;" class="column_box" id="block_10"> <div style="position: relative; z-index: 1;" class="module_body_contents"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="module_table"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="module_hdr_bg"> <div style="padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9px; position: relative;" class="text_hdr all_hdr"><span>free-form text</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="module_body_bg"> <div style="padding: 9px;" class="module_data" id="md_block_10"><font size="3" face="helvetica" color="#000000">#</font><font size="3" face="helvetica" color="#000000">5 NHL Ref Gets Checked - </font><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><font face="helvetica">Oh that's right. They're still playing that sport called hockey these days.</font></font></font><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><font face="helvetica"> </font></font></font></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div module_type="media" style="position: relative;" class="column_box" id="block_11"> <div style="position: relative; z-index: 1;" class="module_body_contents"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="module_table"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="module_hdr_bg"> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 9px; position: relative;" class="media_hdr all_hdr"><span>media</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" class="module_body_bg"> <div class="module_data" id="md_block_11"> <div style="width: 425px; height: 355px; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" id="flashcontent_243250622_691"><embed width="425" height="355" wmode="transparent" quality="high" bgcolor="#999999" name="youtube" id="youtube" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AWdAUx5CCkA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></div> <script type="text/javascript"> document.observe("dom:loaded", function() { var swfObj243250622_691 = new SWFObject("http://www.youtube.com/v/AWdAUx5CCkA", "youtube", "425", "355", "8", "#999999"); swfObj243250622_691.addParam("wmode", "transparent"); swfObj243250622_691.write("flashcontent_243250622_691"); }); </script> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <script charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript"> </script> </div> </div> <div module_type="html_unlimited" style="position: relative;" class="column_box" id="block_12"> <div style="position: relative; z-index: 1;" class="module_body_contents"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="module_table"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding: 4px;" class="module_body_bg"> <div class="module_data" id="md_block_12"> <script src="http://optimizedby.rmxads.com/st?ad_type=ad&ad_size=468x60§ion=252840" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/imp?Z=468x60&s=252840&_salt=3460445790&B=10&u=http%3A%2F%2Fallballs.uber.com%2Freferee&r=1" type="text/javascript"></script> , </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div module_type="text" style="position: relative;" class="column_box" id="block_13"> <div style="position: relative; z-index: 1;" class="module_body_contents"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="module_table"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="module_hdr_bg"> <div style="padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9px; position: relative;" class="text_hdr all_hdr"><span>free-form text</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="module_body_bg"> <div style="padding: 9px;" class="module_data" id="md_block_13"><font size="3" face="helvetica" color="#000000">#4 Uruguay League Player Almost Kills A Referee - </font><font size="3" face="helvetica" color="#000000">Hmm. I guess there's actually really nothing funny to say about this video. I'll be honest, there aren't a lot of Uruguay jokes out there. </font></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div module_type="media" style="position: relative;" class="column_box" id="block_14"> <div style="position: relative; z-index: 1;" class="module_body_contents"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="module_table"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="module_hdr_bg"> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 9px; position: relative;" class="media_hdr all_hdr"><span>media</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" class="module_body_bg"> <div class="module_data" id="md_block_14"> <div style="width: 425px; height: 355px; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" id="flashcontent_243250622_676"><embed width="425" height="355" wmode="transparent" quality="high" bgcolor="#999999" name="youtube" id="youtube" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1GUqqGp28OI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></div> <script type="text/javascript"> document.observe("dom:loaded", function() { var swfObj243250622_676 = new SWFObject("http://www.youtube.com/v/1GUqqGp28OI", "youtube", "425", "355", "8", "#999999"); swfObj243250622_676.addParam("wmode", "transparent"); swfObj243250622_676.write("flashcontent_243250622_676"); }); </script> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <script charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript"> </script> </div> </div> <div class="module_data" id="md_block_15"> <div style="text-align: center;"></div> </div>
My personal least favorite is the Overtime coin toss between the Steelers and Lions when Cowher went nuts. It was Thanksgiving 1998</p> Here it is http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/...lions_steelers/</p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Maybe the referee made a mistake. Maybe the Pittsburgh Steelers did. All that's known for sure is that a game of X's and O's came down to heads and tails.</p> In a Thanksgiving contest marked by a bizarre coin flip to start overtime, the Detroit Lions escaped with a 19-16 victory over the Steelers on a 42-yard field goal by Jason Hanson 2:52 into the extra period Thursday.</p> On the midfield coin flip, Jerome Bettis of Pittsburgh called "tails." But referee Phil Luckett told pool reporters after the game that Bettis called "heads-tails" and Luckett went with the first thing he heard.</p> "I did not say 'heads-tails,' " Bettis said. "That is a lie. That's a baldfaced lie."</p> Detroit cornerback Robert Bailey, who was not part of the coin toss, said he heard Bettis call one thing and teammate Carnell Lake call another.</p> "To me, it sounded like one guy called heads and one guy called tails," Bailey said. "That way, no matter what happens, you can argue. It's an old trick."</p> In any event, the Steelers kicked off and never saw the ball again.</p> "I'm not saying we lost the game because of the officials," Steelers coach Bill Cowher said. "But it's a shame that this is the center of focus after a game like that."</p> Earlier, two controversial calls led to the first of Norm Johnson's two first-quarter field goals for Pittsburgh (7-5). But, clearly, the biggest disputed call came at the start of overtime, giving the Lions (5-7) the right to receive.</p> "I've never seen anything as blatant as that," Lake said. "I even looked at the Lions and they were like, 'Wow.' They didn't say anything because they wanted the ball. The ref made a bad decision."</p> After a 21-yard runback by Terry Fair, the Lions went 41 yards in seven plays, keyed by a 28-yard pass from Charlie Batch to Herman Moore and a face-mask call against Chris Oldham. After Barry Sanders was stopped for no gain on second down, the Lions elected to go for the field goal on third down.</p> "This game was everything rolled into one: Thanksgiving and the Steelers and a great win," said Batch, who grew up in Homestead, Pennsylvania, about 10 minutes from Three Rivers Stadium.</p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" align="left"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="150"> <font size="1" face="helvetica,arial" color="#000066">The Steelers built a 13-3 lead in the third quarter when Stewart tossed a 24-yard TD pass to Will Blackwell <nobr><font color="#777777">AP</font></nobr></font></td> <td width="10"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Sanders gained just 33 yards on 20 carries, but still became just the second back in NFL history to rush for more than 15,000 yards. He now has 15,003 and trails only Walter Payton, who holds the record with 16,726 yards.</p> Johnson, who had field goals of 30 and 38 yards in the second quarter, capped a 74-yard, 15-play drive with a 25-yarder to tie it 16-16 with one second remaining in regulation.</p> It was a big loss for the Steelers, who started the day one game behind Jacksonville in the AFC Central.</p> "What makes me mad is when you fight and scratch for 60 minutes out there, and the game is decided by guys who wear striped shirts," Cowher said. "There's something wrong about that."</p> The Steelers built a 13-3 lead in the third quarter when Kordell Stewart, who hit 21 of 36 passes for 225 yards, tossed a 24-yard TD pass to Will Blackwell.</p> Batch, who was 16 of 23 for 236 yards despite sitting out several minutes with a neck injury, connected with Moore for a 21-yard TD pass to make it 13-13 with 6:36 left in the fourth quarter.</p> Hanson, who missed a 43-yarder in the fourth quarter, was good from 45, 51 and 35 yards before his winner.</p> Replays indicated officials erred on both calls that set up Johnson's first field goal.</p> Stewart appeared to have lost a fumble on a 7-yard scamper, but he was ruled down. Later in the same drive, Bailey appeared to pick off Stewart's pass that bounced off Courtney Hawkins' chest. But it was ruled incomplete, and six plays later Johnson kicked a 30-yarder.</p> Germane Crowell's fumble was recovered by Lethon Flowers three plays later, setting up a 38-yard field goal and a 6-0 Steelers lead.</p> The Lions had a scare late in the second quarter when Batch threw a block on Darren Perry and had to leave with 3:14 left in the second quarter. He returned on the Lions' second series of the third quarter.</p> </p> Notes : Moore's fourth-quarter touchdown pass was his first since Detroit's season-opener against Green Bay. That was his longest scoreless streak since his rookie season. ... Pittsburgh wide receiver Courtney Hawkins, who grew up just north of the Silverdome in Flint, left the game in the first half with leg cramps, but returned in the third quarter. ... The Steelers have played Detroit twice on Thanksgiving, losing both times. They also lost their only trip to Dallas on Thanksgiving, losing 20-10 in 1993.</div></p>
http://allballs.uber.com/referee</p> is that your blog?</p> </p> man, that bettis moment was unbelievable, when i was watching that i was just wondering wtf was going on.</p>
