Calgary v Sask -- 1st time i've ever tuned into a CFL game....

[MrCleo]

and one of the first plays i see:

a DB, in coverage, accidentally runs into a ref knocking the ref down.

the referees call a 25 yard penalty for Physical Abuse of an Official and eject the player from the game!?! this league is a joke, confirmed.

several replays being shown and its 100% unintentional. hey Canada, this is FOOTBALL! lmao

 

[sdf]

i couldnt believe it. the guy even went back to the ref to see hw he was doing

 

[caseymcgillis]

yeah that was a joke man. i cant wait to hear the ref or the cfl explain that one.

 

[FearTheRaven]

wow, only in canada

 

[sdf]

another bad call on "piling on"....guess we know who the refs have

 

[caseymcgillis]

the piling on i think was legit.

but it is a shame that this is the type of attention our league seems to always get from americans or first time viewers. the refs have long been a low point of the league and it takes the view off what so far has been a great season of plays.

no one is talking about nik lewis' hurdle or wes cates' play so far, just two ref calls. it hurts our leagues credibility big time.

 

[sdf]

meh..i'm just bitching cuz I bet Calgary and they are playing very poorly

 

[caseymcgillis]

i agree 100% about the refs. unfortunate in this big of a game they have chosen to make themselves the story so far.

 

[TheBaron+]

and one of the first plays i see:

a DB, in coverage, accidentally runs into a ref knocking the ref down.

the referees call a 25 yard penalty for Physical Abuse of an Official and eject the player from the game!?! this league is a joke, confirmed.

several replays being shown and its 100% unintentional. hey Canada, this is FOOTBALL! lmao

So this is the first time you've watched a CFL game, you happen to see a bad call, and you think you have the right to judge? Get the F out.

 

[PassTheBuck]

and one of the first plays i see:

a DB, in coverage, accidentally runs into a ref knocking the ref down.

the referees call a 25 yard penalty for Physical Abuse of an Official and eject the player from the game!?! this league is a joke, confirmed.

several replays being shown and its 100% unintentional. hey Canada, this is FOOTBALL! lmao

Thanks for telling me our league is a joke. I was lost without your input.

 

[powerz]

haha - Ron Artest in his avatar - nuff said

 

[ivan722]

wow, only in canada

Come on now, I've seen many an official joke down south as well over the years.

 

[OTK]

I love the CFL, but that was one of the worst calls I've ever seen and might have won Sask the game because he was also Calgary's best player defensively.

It was a bad game to watch in general last night, not just because of the fans. BC/Edmonton was a good one. I'm sure if you watched that game you'd feel a little different.

 

[Faj]

"Ruling Unwarranted"

Quoted from www.cfl.ca


2008-07-31 22:30:00
<script type="text/javascript"> function SwitchTab93741(num) { $("page_93741_tab_tab_104221").className = "page_tab page_tab_off"; $("page_93741_tab_tab_"+num).className = "page_tab page_tab_on"; } </script> Call was "unwarranted": Higgins

TORONTO - The Canadian Football League announced today that it has conducted a supplementary review of a player ejection made during last night's game between the Calgary Stampeders and the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Calgary. During the game, Calgary linebacker JoJuan Armour was ejected from the game for making contact with a CFL official during the course of play. Upon review of video footage, it was determined that the contact between Mr. Armour and the official directly resulted from prior contact between Mr. Armour and a Saskatchewan Roughrider player. The ejection of the player was unwarranted. CFL Director of Officiating Tom Higgins stated, "We sincerely regret that this officiating error was made and cost Mr. Armour the opportunity to play during last night's game. Our officials are professionals and do a tremendous job, but when a call is missed we take it very seriously and have an internal review system to deal with it appropriately".

Mr. Armour will be eligible to play in this week's rematch between Calgary and Saskatchewan in Regina on Thursday.