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*J_K_M_A_N WINS* NFL Last Man Standing Pick 'Em 2008
Hemi:
--- Quote from: shardian on September 15, 2008, 03:23:11 pm ---I agree that it would have been neat to see a kneel, and would have been a great display of sportsmanship. On the flip side, it can also be interpreted as an insult to 'hand the game to a competitor'.
Lets present this hypothetical situation:
You win the million dollar lottery, but another person claims they did too. They have the receipt and a digital photo of them holding the ticket, but they lost their winning ticket. Technically they won too, but due to a technicality you are the sole winner. Would you then voluntarily hand over half of your winnings?
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If it was as cut-and-dry as this case was with the NFL, I would. Also keep in mind the situations are not the same, in that the team who had wrong done to them was not their fault, where as the guy lost his ticket on his own.
Hoopz:
I'd like to point out that the NFL officials are the most regulated officials of any American pro sport. Each play and each call is reviewed after each and every game. Every official is graded and deals with the errors. The NFL supports the officials to the extent that they expect perfection, reward those who grade consistently the highest throughout the season with playoff/Super Bowl assignments, and spends a lot of time making sure that any errors that are made don't happen again.
On a side note, I'd put NHL officials number two with the NBA and MBL somewhere below my toilet ring.
I see the replay issue being totally different than Guns' call. He made an error, fessed up and went right back to his job. The replay error wasn't his, he couldn't control it, and is under the assignment of another person/area.
Don't mean to cause a firestorm in this thread. Perhaps I am only posting as getting knocked out in the first round sucks! ;D I just wanna belong!
shardian:
--- Quote from: Hemi on September 15, 2008, 03:28:07 pm ---
If it was as cut-and-dry as this case was with the NFL, I would. Also keep in mind the situations are not the same, in that the team who had wrong done to them was not their fault, where as the guy lost his ticket on his own.
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Well lets make it a bit more relevant then. His ticket was 'stolen', and now you are expected to hand over the whole amount.
Hemi:
I'm not blaming the ref for making a mistake, that's ok and I think he is normally a fine ref, I'm pissed that his hands are tied because he blew his whistle. This rule needs to be changed/altered in some way.
Hemi:
--- Quote from: shardian on September 15, 2008, 03:31:56 pm ---
--- Quote from: Hemi on September 15, 2008, 03:28:07 pm ---
If it was as cut-and-dry as this case was with the NFL, I would. Also keep in mind the situations are not the same, in that the team who had wrong done to them was not their fault, where as the guy lost his ticket on his own.
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Well lets make it a bit more relevant then. His ticket was 'stolen', and now you are expected to hand over the whole amount.
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Why the whole thing? What happened to my ticket and the fact that we both won? You may not believe me, but if we were both there and he had proof (in numbers that someone can verify) I would share it.
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