Nice article about Championship Game officials

[Umpmazza]

Originally Posted by jaybird

A few items of note:

The R signals were sloppy, announcements were horrible and he had a "deer in the headlights" look.

The H had his penalty flag hanging out of his back pocket.

At least once, a deep guy froze and then got beat deep.

The crew missed 2 DPI and one very blatant PF as a DB targeted, launched and made contact with his helmet.

Adding to this perception was the timing problems in the 1st half.

I just didn't believe that this crew looked near as sharpe and professional as several other crews during the bowl season.

man your a hard judge...are you a D-I coordinator for these Referee's.... I guess when your on the field for the Biggest game in College then maybe you can talk...JMO

[SethPDX]

Guess the CFL guys I've seen on TV aren't that great. They keep their flags like that.

[HossHumard]

Originally Posted by SethPDX

Guess the CFL guys I've seen on TV aren't that great. They keep their flags like that.

99 times out of 100, if you see a Canadian Official (pro or not) with his flag stuffed in his back pocket, he's from the West. Flag coming out of the front pocket (we call them the "gunslingers"), he's from the east.

Dates back to the 50's and before when the East and Western Conference of the CFL did not play an interlocking schedule except for the Grey Cup...but the tradition still carries on to this day.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by HossHumard

99 times out of 100, if you see a Canadian Official (pro or not) with his flag stuffed in his back pocket, he's from the West. Flag coming out of the front pocket (we call them the "gunslingers"), he's from the east.

Dates back to the 50's and before when the East and Western Conference of the CFL did not play an interlocking schedule except for the Grey Cup...but the tradition still carries on to this day.

A number of officials from the east have adopted the NFL style: ball in the front. And not a single person tapes the ball with white tape to hide the fact that they have a flag. If they did, they would be laughed at, and justifiably so.

[Forksref]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

A number of officials from the east have adopted the NFL style: ball in the front. And not a single person tapes the ball with white tape to hide the fact that they have a flag. If they did, they would be laughed at, and justifiably so.

You'll have to laugh at my entire crew.