97.3 The Dawg » referees http://973thedawg.com Acadiana's Best Country Sat, 18 May 2013 16:32:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 8 Not-So-Great Reasons to Remember the Replacement Refs http://973thedawg.com/8-not-so-great-reasons-to-remember-the-replacement-refs/ http://973thedawg.com/8-not-so-great-reasons-to-remember-the-replacement-refs/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2012 09:22:34 +0000 Tom Barrabi http://tsminteractive.com/?p=143616 This weekend, finally, the real refs will be back on the sidelines, saving us from any further on-field debacles like the ending to last Monday Night's Packers-Seahawks game. For all the phantom pass-interference calls and overlong instant-replay reviews, certain moments are sure to stick out when, in future years, we look back on the first three weeks of the 2012 season and wonder just what the world happened.

Here are eight dubious ways for us all to remember the stand-ins responsible for imprinting the phrase "simultaneous catch" onto every football fan's brain:

]]> http://973thedawg.com/8-not-so-great-reasons-to-remember-the-replacement-refs/feed/ 0 Otto Greule Jr, Getty Images Baltimore Ravens Beat Cleveland Browns, 23-16, as NFL Officials Return http://973thedawg.com/baltimore-ravens-beat-cleveland-browns-23-16-as-nfl-officials-return/ http://973thedawg.com/baltimore-ravens-beat-cleveland-browns-23-16-as-nfl-officials-return/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 05:30:44 +0000 Joe Student http://tsminteractive.com/?p=144074 Cary Williams returned an interception 63 yards for a touchdown, and the Baltimore Ravens held on to defeat the Cleveland Browns, 23-16, in Baltimore on Thursday night.

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