Terry McAulay is ‘deeply disappointed the official didn’t do his job’ after Dan Hurley interaction
"Under no circumstances should behavior like this go unpenalized, regardless of the sport or game situation."
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Gene Steratore agreed with controversial interception call that helped Broncos defeat Bills
"I just don't think Cooks really has firm possession of the football when both players hit the ground."
Michael Wilbon slams ESPN rules analyst Bill LeMonnier over Ole Miss-Miami pass interference comments
"Don't be a sniveling idiot!"
ESPN rules analyst Bill LeMonnier all over the place on targeting review in CFP
"This shouldn't take long."
Fox rules analyst Mike Pereira points out Bucs-Panthers officials missed blatant penalty
"It's contact to the body. I would have had running into the kicker."
SEC confirmed ABC rules analyst’s commentary about controversial missed penalty
"Appropriate accountability will be applied without additional comment."
ABC rules analyst: Oklahoma should have been penalized for substitution trick on touchdown
"To me, this is a hideout play, and it should be an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty."
March Madness viewers laughed at Gene Steratore’s ‘football’ error
"Is he the only rules expert?"
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ABC gave great broadcast/rules analyst/PylonCam look at South Carolina incompletion-turned-touchdown
Everything worked out perfectly on this overturned call.
Hot mic seems to catch XFL’s Dean Blandino saying ‘We actually screwed that up’ after explaining a call on broadcast
Having "We actually screwed that up" make it to a broadcast right after a replay review explanation was not exactly ideal.
Fox Sports adds Mark Clattenburg as a rules analyst for their soccer coverage, beginning with the UEFA Nations League
Clattenburg will contribute during Fox's UEFA Nations League coverage and beyond.
Fox’s Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Mike Pereira blasted “killer mistake” by officials that wiped out a Saints’ TD
"Just a killer mistake that hurt the Saints so badly. When it's that close, you have to lead the fumble. You can always come back and kill it with incomplete. But even though they give the ball to the Saints here, and it gives them the ball, it doesn't correct the mistake that really should have resulted in a touchdown."
The SEC wants its broadcast partners to add officiating experts, looks to add a Twitter account to comment on calls
SEC coordinator of football officials Steve Shaw told SI "I’m not sure we can live in a ‘no comment’ world anymore."
CBS reaction on missed double-dribble call saw Gene Steratore point it out, Deontay Wilder bash refs, analysts sympathize with refs
Gene Steratore proved the value of a good rules analyst here.
Jeff Triplette out as Monday Night Football officiating analyst after less than a year, John Parry in for MNF and more
Last summer, the NFL reportedly "specifically steered ESPN to hire Triplette" as a Monday Night Football rules analyst. Now, John Parry will be ESPN's rules analyst on MNF and beyond.
NFL ref Gene Steratore retires, appears set to join CBS, while Terry McAulay also leaves, reportedly for NBC
Steratore worked 15 seasons as an NFL ref and officiated this year's Super Bowl, while McAulay called three Super Bowls in 20 years as a NFL ref.
ESPN hires Jeff Triplette to replace Gerry Austin as MNF rules analyst, reportedly at NFL’s instigation, and gets bashed
This hire isn't going over so well on Twitter.
