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League VP interference might be giving the Super Bowl an inferior Head Ref.
The criteria applied to the selection this year for Head Ref:
This is odd since the former, and apparently current prereqs for playoff assignments of the other re positions are apparently higher:
We have learned that it is believed in officiating circles that the Super Bowl assignment was a predetermined result and that his performance grades were fixed to attain that result.
We have already reported that Boger lacks a key prerequisite: a conference championship game on his résumé. The league disputes this prerequisite even existed. Michael Signora, the league’s vice president of football communications, said, “the criteria for referees to be eligible for the Super Bowl is three years experience as a referee (and five years total) and playoff experience as a referee.
“In order for an official at any position to be eligible for the Super Bowl, he must have at least five years of NFL experience and either a conference championship game assignment or a playoff assignment in the Wild Card or Divisional round in three of the past five years.”
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