It’s been a delightful day in the Scotchverse-youngest went out to kill more partridges, wife had a good mid-day snooze and I saw Sillycuse get to double digit wins in December for the first time in quite a while. More alarming is the fact that there are two open areas of water on our lake at this time of year. This is insane but my brain should have connected the dots given the fact I went for a swim on the last day of September.
To The Game!
Lions/Cowboys:
-Coach and potential jaw cancer victim Dan Campbell (he loves the chaw) gets all the credit for turning this moribund franchise completely around in three years. The scarred kneecaps? Medial collateral ligament damage.
-You’d think it would be Dallas (#5) but it’s actually Detroit (#3) that has the better overall offense. (total yards gained)
-Beware relatively new Lions safety [squints at bio] Ifeatu Melifonwu. Against the Vikes in just his third start he had a pick, two sacks, five tackles and two pass breakups.
-CeeDee only needs three catches to knock Mikey Irvin off the leaderboard for most catches in a season. Irvin still holds the record for most lines of coke snorted off the thigh of a comatose hooker in a one star motel. (not gonna lie, that’s an awfully specific stat)
-The Plugger and The Darter: Montgomery and Gibbs sound like a pair of Confederate generals that scurried back to their plantations as soon as things went south. (HA!) But they’re actually the one-two punch responsible for the third-best rushing attack in the league. Given that Dallas gave up 266 yards on the ground a few weeks ago to Buffalo, well, this is the path to victory.
-Detroit lost 24-6 to the Cowboys last year-since then they’ve gone 19-7.
-Even if Dallas extends its home winning streak they still need Philly to lose to the Giants next week. Good luck with that.
See you in the comments.
This whole thing could have been easily avoided if the NFL took a flying leap into 2010 and allowed coaches/players to report who is eligible IN WRITING on those MS Surfaces they shill. It would go directly to the refs and the defense and would remove some cognitive burden from the refs while ensuring this sort of fuckup never ever happens.
But nah, that would be too damn easy.
The players could have QR codes on their uniforms and the refs could scan them with their phones.
I think we can all agree:
The LSAT is a good indicator of a person’s ability to seat people at a dinner table.
Just got home from work. Seems I have some watching a game to do.
Watch the last four minutes. That will be enough.
Mrs. Cola texted me that it was crazy but I never dreamed of this style of crazy.
The 30 For 30 on the bribery on this game is going to be THE TITS.
We’ll all be dead before that information floats to the surface.
I’m hoping that when Ol’ Double J kicks the bucket they find a giant cache of VHS tapes labeled “blackmail” just laying around his office
Based on how the game went, I suspect Dak hits Lamb for a 30-yarder down the seam and they kick a FG to win anyway. I misread the screen and thought BlueBunny burned his last timeout on one of the conversion attempts. He still had one left (that he burned before the onside kick).
That would have been a way more fun game to watch though
No chance. Three panicky Pete bombs that fall woefully incomplete and then time runs out. Dallas is desperation time with that little time left is a three-ring circus that is also on fire.
Oh, and to make this EVEN MOAR FUN, it turns out the ref in question has already blown a bunch of calls this season and with a pretty strong bias against road teams.
From BEFORE the game:
Dallas Cowboys vs Lions referee report: Zebras might help the home team – Blogging The Boys
So the pool report came out, and it’s pretty clear that Brad Allen is lying his ass off. Decker has said he reported, Skipper said he didn’t. Allen says that opposite but, when asked what he was talking about with the two lineman just before Skipper jogs over Allen claimed that was the conversation where Skipper reported. But Skipper isn’t in that conversation. The follow-up question should have been “No, I asked you what you were talking about with the two lineman before Skipper came over, not what happened as Skipper jogged towards you. I will repeat my question very slowly so that this time it might register with you: before Skipper appears you are on video very clearly having a conversation with two linemen, one of whom is Decker. What was that conversation about?”
Instead the reporter, who clearly bombed the LSAT, (that’s a callback, kids), asked some irrelevant question about why there were two flags.
Scott Van Pelt is calling this out as complete bullshit. I’m beginning to think the NFL may have to actually address this. It’s just such a clear fuck up, and it clearly affected not only a game but the entire play-off picture.
There’s no good way to address it though, so I still think they’re gonna brazen through like nothing happened. No matter what you decide it has playoff implications and every outcome is arguably unfair. No way to unscrew the pooch.
I don’t expect them to overturn the game, although they probably should. But some sort of mealy-mouthed apology, “we’re only human, we’ll learn from this and get better” crap, and Brad Allen’s crew never sees a game of any importance ever again.
Which admittedly isn’t much.
Not much, but I’m willing to bet it still doesn’t happen. I will send you a bottle of Malort should such an apology happen.
I mean, I’m not really expecting it to happen, so don’t feel obligated to send me any Malort.
Please, for the love of God, do not send me any Malort.
Malort and Skyline Chili with a Big Turk for dessert. That’s livin right there.
Ugh. This is so incredibly shitty.
So, I turned off the game to watch a movie, just now catching up on this shit show
IThis is an Always Sunny skit that unfolded in real-time on live television.
I will bet what happened is that the ref heard 68 say he was reporting, and that as he broke away to tell Dallas’s defense that the last number he saw was 70 and he had a brain fart.
What makes this even more fun is that 70 wasn’t lined up in an eligible position. There is no way he could have been eligible or would have told anyone he was eligible.
Yeah, this increasingly looks like a monster fuck up by the officials.
Lions getting fucked over by the refs…
Dallas getting calls they don’t deserve….
The nfl refusing to admit fault….
The more things change….
The thing is Dallas routinely gets screwed these days, and the fact that it really picked up after Jones tried and failed to get Goodell either fired or his pay reduced is mere coincidence.
If the ref can’t tell the difference between 68 and 70 I wonder what happened when his partner proposed they try 69
I mean, you average them and niiiiiiicccccce!
Unfortunately, the only real consequence of all this is likely to be me telling Cowboy fans that they failed to report as an eligible complainer every time they bitch about a call for the next 20 years
Had a few drinks with friends with the game on in the background, think it was time well spent
Goff just called the officials out. Good for him. 68 reported, 70 did not. “Don’t know if I’ll get fined for this…”
Oh shit, he also used the phrase “the fix is in,” which, even though he said that wasn’t the case, cannot make a league increasingly relying on gambling any too happy.
Meanwhile, in Herr Goddell’s office…
Refs need to be 100% exclusive, full-time employees. Unless the League “farms” them out to USFL, etc to gain experience.
I wonder how much he’ll get fined for that?
That’s interesting. Mahomes and Reid got fined $150K, but the refs were right about that call. Goff was also pretty understated and not whining. Gonna guess $25K or less, with a decent chance that there’s no fine while the NFL kicks the whole thing under the carpet and Janay Rice apologizes for her role in the missed call.
Dan Campbell everyone with the rarely attempted double brass balls.
Let’s see how this works out.
Great. It’ll work out great.
On Twitter trying to see what’s what with the post-game stuff, and apparently half of fucking football fans don’t understand the formation rules. Total fucking idiots saying literally the opposite thing about eligible receivers on the line and then smugly telling others to read the fucking rulebook:
https://twitter.com/ChrisJNFL/status/1741315424095019137
The dude put NFL in his fucking handle! HOW CAN YOU LOVE THE NFL SO MUCH AND KNOW SO LITTLE ABOUT IT? (that’s what she said)
Forget it, Hippofant; it’s Twittertown.
Apparently the officials told Campbell that only one player is allowed to report? Which isn’t mentioned in the official rules anywhere (yes, I did just check) although it doesn’t really matter because whether someone reports or not is non-reviewable
Kinda sounds like they made up something after the fact to ascribe their incompetence to a completely different type of incompetence
According to ESPN’s rules guys two guys can report as eligible, so if that’s the explanation the NFL offers they’re full of even more shit than usual.
So first comes first served?
That seems an odd way to decide things…
Now THAT would fucking piss me off. Your job is to know the rule book, especially weird shit like that.
Scott Van Pelt: Mike McCarthy makes a convenient target.
Well yes, Scott, because he’s sucked out loud and made the same mistakes for years now.
(also he’s like 500 pounds and hasn’t seen his dick this century)
At last ESPN is giving McCarthy a rash of shit for his inability to manage a clock
when freaking ESPN can do the maths, you fucked up bad
“So, coach Campbell, who you killing first?”
Can’t tell if Campbell is pissed at the officials for getting it wrong or his team for having the wrong guy report.
Sounds like the official missed 68 reporting because 70 was coming towards him yelling that he was eligible, and that somehow it’s 68’s fault even though he was standing right in front of the official.
could be both then, because 68 absolutely needed to make sure he got an acknowledgment
How is he supposed to know that, though?
You’d think they nod or something? You’ve met me, you know I have never been in a “needs to report as eligible” situation personally!
It sounds like 68 and 70 were reporting as eligible, but the ref was looking at 70. So if 68 is standing 2′ from the ref and hears “I got you,” or something like that, how is he supposed to know that the ref was talking to 70, and only to 70?
Basically, ACAB includes referees.
Videos seem to show the ref pointing at both 70 and 68. I bet it’s something like Decker’s trying to report in, but ref is looking at 70 coming onto the field, and so points to 70 to acknowledge him reporting in (even though he isn’t) and then points at Decker and says, I heard you (but got it horribly wrong).
Supposedly 70 didn’t say anything. He was very adamant that he didn’t fucking say anything.
Think the ref is hearing 68 but looking at 70 and his brain just gets crossed up.
That increasingly sounds like exactly what happened. If that’s the case the refs should come out and say that.
If I hold my breath waiting for that to happen I will closely resemble Capt. Bluebunny’s favorite bedtime* snack.
*really any time.
They won’t though, because as you pointed out earlier, that would be a major cockup and there is no way they would admit to that
Especially with what that would do to the gamblers.
Just logged in to say I could give a shit about the Lions, but #68 walked over to the ref with #70 and even Troy Aikman and Joe Buck could not think of another reason that would happen except to report in. F’in terrible!
I will not be particularly surprised if it turns out to be a cockup of massive proportions (certainly less surprised than Deanna Farve would be). The fallout would be insane if it turns out he did report, even moreso than Touchdown Seahawks what with the playoff implications, so kinda hope it turns out that way just to watch the world burn
They* will never, ever, ever, ever, ever admit that 68 reported and that the official just didn’t hear him because he wasn’t paying enough attention.
*The NFL and their incompetent officials.
Oh they won’t admit it, but if there’s incontrovertible video evidence it’ll still be pretty explosive
The video evidence is already pretty bad for them. Curious if the refs have audio, and if so how fast the NFL offices can “accidentally” destroy it.
This is why we watch the Cowboys!
Much like the Spanish Inquisition, Taco Bell going for the punk rock demographic isn’t something I expected.
If you think about it, Taco Bell is the most punk rock food there is.
I would say Taco Bell is more rock than food.
Definitely has more heavy metals.
Only if you’ve never seen Rock and Roll High School
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I mean, it’s pretty punk to brag to your friends you can digest ground rat meat
I’ve eaten snake, deer (venison), rabbit, alligator, and others that are probably not considered as “exotic”.
Rat meat is nothing.
Deer meat is the absolute tits. Plus, they breed like rats so it’s the most sustainable meat product possible.
They are also the deadliest animal in the US because car accidents
TRUE (I’ve hit one before, and it was scary as fuck). Deer hunters are great public servants.
It’s called ‘venison’, sir; how does your North Cakalaky ass not know that?
oh, I do know that. I was just being descriptive/lazy
(He’s higher than a flag on the Fourth of July)
these coloUrs don’t run!!!1111