Know Your Role, and Shut Your Mouth.....

[Texas Aggie]

I think ESPN and other media outlets have been hired by the union to try and gen up discontent. It has never been that bad, certainly not as bad as ESPN and others want us to believe. I think in today's Vikings game (worked by a guy I know -- full disclosure), there was a complaint about a misenforced penalty. Man, you NEVER see that.

[JasonTX]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

I think ESPN and other media outlets have been hired by the union to try and gen up discontent. It has never been that bad, certainly not as bad as ESPN and others want us to believe. I think in today's Vikings game (worked by a guy I know -- full disclosure), there was a complaint about a misenforced penalty. Man, you NEVER see that.

You are probably onto something. What a lot of people don't realize is that if you go back and look at last years games, even the regular officials received a lot of negative treatment. Everyone thinks the officials are "cheating" regardless of who is out there. The media is always trying to created controversy. Controversial situations bring higher ratings.

[InsideTheStripe]

Originally Posted by JasonTX

You are probably onto something. What a lot of people don't realize is that if you go back and look at last years games, even the regular officials received a lot of negative treatment. Everyone thinks the officials are "cheating" regardless of who is out there. The media is always trying to created controversy. Controversial situations bring higher ratings.

People are always going to complain...

However, the 'regular' refs managed to get a game completed within 3.0 to 3.5 hours of kickoff. The biggest beef (I'm willing to publicly air) with the replacement officials is they are turning a compact, perfectly choreographed telecast into a baseball game.

I don't have 4 hours to devote to a game I'm not working.

Nor do most people...

[amusedofficial]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

I think ESPN and other media outlets have been hired by the union

ESPN is involved in multi-million-dollar deals with the NFL. They're taking the union side in nothing.