On Sunday, when the NFL returns in the form of the Hall of Fame Game, the NFL will use replacement officials, NFL VP of Football Operations Ray Anderson confirmed on Wednesday. Anderson, speaking on the NFL Network, confirmed specifically an idea that Roger Goodell danced around while speaking with the media at the Packers training camp on Wednesday. "Yes we are," Anderson said when asked about using replacement refs. "Our replacement crews are deployed to training camps now and our crew will be prepared for the Hall of Fame Game Sunday and we will kick off and start our NFL season." Who, exactly, will make up these groups of replacement refs? Glad you asked, because Anderson has the answer. It turns out that college officials could leave for the NFL, but Anderson said they're receiving "some pressure" from the locked-out refs who serve as advisors to the various NCAA conferences. "First of all, division conferences haven't per se declared their officials off limits. Rather we have a number of our current officials who are supervisors for those conferences so they have been able to put some pressure on college officials not to make themselves available to the NFL," Anderson said. "So we don't want to put that on college conferences, per se. But the officials we are putting on the field have substantial experience, all of whom have some college experience. And we're very comfortable that they will be very credible and do a very, very fine job for us." Source: CBS Sports
We have to get the top tier in digital cable that cost 80 bucks a month and that channel is one of the three extra channels you get with digital cable. I pay 50 for regular basic cable. Might have to go to a bar to see it but don't really like going out to watch games. I get pretty hyped during the game and feel more comfortable doing my crappy white guy dance in private.
Damn that sucks that your carrier doesn't have NFLN, don't know if you are open to "other" online means.
