In a game here last year there was a close call where the runner was ruled down by the wings and backjudge but the ball came squirting out. The home team (who was on defense) jumped on the ball, but we gave the ball back to the visitors since the ball was dead.
About that time the fans started to give some jeers and out of nowhere the PA guy goes "I don't know what the referees were looking at there folks."
Our White Hat threw a flag high in the air, walked over to the home head coach, talked to him for a bit (both nodded), and gave a sideline warning to them. About that time the home team's offensive coordinator gave the PA guy the headset and the headcoach told him that if he didn't keep his mouth shut the WH said he'd flag them for unsportsmanlike and turn the whole PA off.
I got a good chuckle out of it.
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