Perkis-Size Me

September 1st, 2022 at 1:10 PM ^

At a bare minimum, make the refs face the media at the end of the game. I have to believe they are part of a union that will fight tooth and nail to ensure that never has to happen, but its still a nice thought to have. 

If you're that confident in the call on the field, you should be able to stare the cameras in the face and explain why you made the call. 

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Amazinblu

September 1st, 2022 at 1:34 PM ^

Perkis, I think part of the challenge is - the officials are independent contractors.  There’s no union - there doesn’t even seem to be an official structure sponsored by the conference.

The officials need to make their own travel / hotel reservations - etc.  The B1G can provide for accommodations and schedule their travel - that’s an easy thing to do.  But, how about a crew  - that works together - reviews their game calls - together - perhaps after the game - in a hotel conference room.  And, the evening before the game - they again, align / prepare - review film of how the ENTIRE officiating crew could be better.

My take - again - full time conference employees.  If they want to unionize - I don’t have a problem with that.  

As for a “post game” press conference - or facing reporters - that sounds like a fine idea.  Or, at a minimum - A conference held “discussion” on the Monday or Tuesday after a game - with the press.

I’d welcome hearing the officiating crew’s explanation - and illustration of irrefutable evidence that resulted in overturning the strip fumble and subsequent TD in East Lansing last year.

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Kewaga.

September 1st, 2022 at 7:29 PM ^

Yes!!!

Take some of that money from the new media rights and make them full time employees and devise a system to have their work reviewed and them held accountable.  Do a ranking system, with incentives with feed back from the ADs at the end of the season.

 

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE

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BTB grad

September 1st, 2022 at 1:28 PM ^

The craziest part of this past year’s OSU game is there wasn’t an obvious penalty missed or a flag that was thrown which shouldn’t have. If anything, we got lucky we didn’t get an offsetting flag during the skirmish after Cam Brown ripped off Roman’s helmet when Erick All came in way after Keegan & Steuber rolled up to bump Cam Brown which caused a referee to fall. I was 100% expecting offsetting penalties and was shocked they only threw one on OSU & Cam Brown.

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Fishinmman

September 1st, 2022 at 2:30 PM ^

Skunk cabbage sure is real. When ripe and crushed, it has a disgusting odour. 

quote from https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Plants-and-Fungi/Skunk-Cabbage

'The skunk cabbage gets its name from the unpleasant odor it emits. This scent is a way for the plant to attract pollinators that are attracted to rotting meat. The scent is especially noticeable when the plant is injured. It travels easily because it is carried on the warm air that constantly rises from the spathe.' 

The O'Neil skunk cabbage attracts rotting Buckeyes. 

 

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