Where do I find the refs names and qualifications?

[Jimx29]

One of you guys must know, Where do I find the refs names and qualifications?

[Bossman641]

I think I saw one of them working down the street at Wal-Mart. I'll ask him this week.

[denverYooper]

I think Deadspin had something about them.

[Jimx29]

I also heard that I should check out foot locker, or the lakeland dental academy, or the sisters of the blind school

[Badgerinmaine]

I don't know how accurate the list is, but here's one from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2012_NFL_replacement_officials

This article talks about a side judge from the Packers-Seahawks game: "He referees for junior college football and basketball games. He also is the president of the Los Padres Basketball Officials Association."
http://www.kcoy.com/story/19629461/referee-behind-controversial

The head linesman in the game, Mike Peek, was a replacement official in 2001: http://www.footballzebras.com/2012/08/09/3523/

[Badgerinmaine]

Packers-Seahawks game officials

Here's a list of the officials from Packers.com: Tonight’s officiating crew includes referee Wayne Elliott (28), umpire Marc Harrod (46), head linesman Mike Peek (77), line judge Tommy Keeling (59), field judge Richard Simmons (102), side judge Lance Easley (26) and back judge Derrick Rhone-Dunn (84).

[pbmax]

Its not the replacements fault for being in this position. They are trying (often failing) to do a decent job.

Its the bozos who approved their hiring 2 months before the season who need to revisit their decision-making.

[MadScientist]

Here's a list of the officials from Packers.com: Tonight’s officiating crew includes referee Wayne Elliott (28), umpire Marc Harrod (46), head linesman Mike Peek (77), line judge Tommy Keeling (59), field judge Richard Simmons (102), side judge Lance Easley (26) and back judge Derrick Rhone-Dunn (84).

Are those numbers ages or IQ's?

[Patler]

The things I criticize them for are:

- mistakes in knowing the rules. They really have no excuse for that, and collectively as crews should not have the number of mistakes they do.

- botching replays. They have a chance to look at it again, and get the call correct, but too often have not.

[denverYooper]

The things I criticize them for are:

- mistakes in knowing the rules. They really have no excuse for that, and collectively as crews should not have the number of mistakes they do.

- botching replays. They have a chance to look at it again, and get the call correct, but too often have not.

One of the criticisms that I've been hearing about the call last night is the failure of the Referee to conference with the 2 officials who had clearly made different calls on the same play.

[mraynrand]

side judge Lance Easley (26) and back judge Derrick Rhone-Dunn (84).

So Easley overruled Rhone-Dunn on the last play. Look, we know how this works - just ask Brandon. If this is about the Packers getting jobbed, nothing will happen. If you make this about race - Easley's judgement was the final word over Rhone-Dunn, because Dunn is black, then we can get this thing reversed. Race wins every time. Get Al Sharpton involved. Threaten sponsors. Play the race card, and I guarantee you, Goodell will reverse the call.

[Joemailman]

I thought some of those refs looked familiar:

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[Patler]

One of the criticisms that I've been hearing about the call last night is the failure of the Referee to conference with the 2 officials who had clearly made different calls on the same play.

That's what I mean by the crews not collectively overcoming an individuals error in knowing or interpreting the rules. In this case they did not even seem to conference about it. Too often in games I have seen, they have conferenced and still gotten it wrong.

[Kiwon]

The things I criticize them for are:

- mistakes in knowing the rules. They really have no excuse for that, and collectively as crews should not have the number of mistakes they do.

- botching replays. They have a chance to look at it again, and get the call correct, but too often have not.

It really is shocking that there could be such a drop off in terms of quality between the regular refs and the replacement ones. I mean, think about all the complaints about blown calls with the regulars the last few years. It's ironic that those guys are the heros now.

[pbmax]

This demonstrates that colleges have some good refs or at least better then terrible. I don't think they have any D1 refs as replacements. Do they even have any college refs? NCAA might have prohibited the rest.