Josh Allen says ref interaction wasn’t favoritism, was telling him to dial down criticisms
Many assumed ref Bill Vinovich was apologizing to Allen for a missed call, but Allen said their conversation was far different.
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Referee starts penalty announcement with salute to veterans
"I'd like to salute our military veterans. ...Personal foul, unnecessary roughness, return team."
Utah AD Mark Harlan goes off on Big 12, referees after BYU loss
"This game was absolutely stolen from us."
Announcers call out official’s ‘big miss’ in SEC game
"You've gotta flag that."
Are officiating controversies reaching a tipping point?
Sean McDonough and Greg McElroy rip ‘ridiculous’ penalty
"It's football. It's absurd."
Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve blasts officiating after WNBA Finals loss: ‘It decided the game’
"It's a shame when officiating has such a hand in a series like this."
Anish Shroff rips timing of review: ‘We had the entire commercial break to do this’
"There's this impetus to speed things up and get games in a tidy window. That doesn't help."
Pat Narduzzi: Pitt beat West Virginia and officials in Backyard Brawl
"I've never seen anything like it."
CFL ref’s hilarious deadpan rule explanation cracked up announcers
"The kick hit the scoreboard...which is pretty odd. We're going to redo everything."
WNBA announcer stunned by referee missing blatant Caitlin Clark foul
"You’ve got to be kidding me!"
Nate Oats criticizes officiating during in-game interview
"The calls down here aren't equal to the calls down there."
MLS limits announcer commentary on referee lockout
"[Fans] aren’t focused on the officials; therefore, we don’t believe it is necessary to belabor the point during the match."
Hot mic catches NHL referee saying ‘f*** me’ after goal
"The official is clearly not aware that their mic is open."
Bowl referee shouts curse word on hot mic
"Damn it!"
Bulls announcers Adam Amin & Stacey King slam refs for ‘terrible’ Nikola Jokic ejection
"The people didn't come to see the officials. Let's be honest, they came to see the players."
Skip Bayless rips ‘spoiled brat’ Patrick Mahomes
"It was all directed at the referees. And that was spoiled brat behavior to me."
Tony Bennett was furious with ACC Network’s Cory Alexander over referee replay
"I'll take that one, that's on me."
Stephen A. Smith slams NBA referee for ejecting Giannis Antetokounmpo over a mean mug
"I'm gonna call the league office today."
Joe Thomas urges NFL referee to resign after ‘criminal’ holding penalty
"The referee needs to turn in his certificate for being an official."
Premier League to release ref, VAR audio in one-off TV special
“As it stands at the minute, clearly there’s a feeling that the perception could be better, and the level of transparency could be better.”
Aaron Rodgers says problem with NFL officiating is that TV took all the good refs
"These guys are all on TV because they pay more...If the league was smart, they would go grab one of those guys, pay them whatever the hell they want"
A Netflix Tim Donaghy documentary is reportedly in the works, with Donaghy himself perhaps involved
It looks like there's a documentary on Donaghy coming to Netflix.
