You see the bodgy holding calls on the Pats today late in the game??
NFL was not letting the Steelers lose today and the Zebras called the Pats for 14 penalties or so and over 50% were so soft it was not funny, Steelers did the same thing and it is all silence.
Officiating crews are directly having a say in so many outcomes as of late and it is damning when you really watch a neutral game without caring who wins.
I actually didn’t, as I said, I’m for so fed up with watching the officials determine the outcome of the games I stopped watching. Got the NHL package, much more enjoyable than this trash.
I first realized it about two years ago when I bought the NFL package because I joined a survivor league. As you said, it was very eye opening to see how often it occurred and not just to us. I’m not at the point where I think it’s some sort of conspiracy though (I have made jokes but that’s all they were). I think it’s a combination of rule changes, part time geriatric officials and the rules themselves. Combine all of that and the game just isn’t that fun to watch anymore, even if we win. As I said, that New Orleans game was an absolute beating. I was so glad when it ended, the win became secondary. I know that’s sad but it was my honest feeling.