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Which is why they are looking for recently retired college officials. They are done and if they accept the short NFL career, it will be done very quickly also. They are expendable . As long as they keep that in mind, I say why not?
I've read all the commentary about looking your compadres in the eye and "the brotherhood". If your career is over and you can get one, brief probably, chance to work the best, why not take it? Why would your college pals really care? You'll be gone in a few weeks so what if Hochuli calls you a scab. You want be working with him ever anyway. Your former HS associates are so far removed from the issue they don't matter. |
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I would not want anything to do with an individual who seeks retribution on someone else simply because that someone makes the decision to fill a spot that is not being filled. If the NFL officials choose not to accept the terms of what the NFL is offering, that's fine. That's their decision, but to retaliate against someone else making a different decision is not only unprofessional but in bad taste. What if I, as a union member, am adamant that we only accept X and the union votes to accept x-y? Am I justified in ostracizing another union member who voted to accept the agreement? If I can ostracize someone who filled in during a lockout, why can't I do the same to someone who voted to accept an agreement I didn't like and went to work under that agreement? Giving a pass to one and not the other has no logical basis. The officials' union either needs to get the players on their side -- saying there won't be any games until the officials' demands are met -- or they need to sign the NFL's offer and go back to work. Or they need to quit. You ostracize, retaliate, etc. others at the risk of YOUR own integrity. Make such decisions VERY wisely. How can you do your job on the field if you give up (at least some of) your integrity for purely financial reasons? |
Personally, I'm more of the mindset that we, as officials, should stick together. When the NBA had a lockout I would have never considered working NBA games (assuming, even that I might have had the opportunity) because I have friends that are NBA officials ... why wouldn't I want to support them?
The NFL officials DO have the support of the players union ... however, I doubt you would see the players refuse to play ... their support only goes so far. |
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I'd give up whatever future I had in officiating for just one game working in the NFL. Of course, my future is just high school, but regardless, you could call me a scab all you wanted. I wouldn't care.
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I do not believe the NFL would take on replacement officials and then refuse to allow them a chance to stay or reapply once the lockout is over. That doesn't make any sense. They would be admitting they didn't pursue officials with NFL caliber skills. |
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I could see some older D3 officials going for it and figuring that if they can't get their schedules back it would be a great way to go out. |
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You have one hour and Google at your disposal ... GO!! |
None, because no one actually worked. I'm sure you recall an event on 9/11/2001.
Now, reportedly, more than 200 individuals were offered a chance as replacement officials. If you can get me a list of those individuals, we can check game logs to find out who, if any, made it to the NFL. Until then, I'm quite certain that you can not say for sure no one made it. |
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