Football Officiating
Football officiating seems to get worse and worse each year. I think that they should do away with the instant replay altogether. In the last several games I have watched I have seen some bizarre stuff. I see a running back run hard and push the defender back trying to reach out for the first down, the whistle blows and the office comes running from five yards back (behind the play) and turns a 90 degree turn to mark the ball. Official marks it short. (like he could precisely see where the ball was when the run was stopped or forward progress). Then the part that really gets me. The go to the far side line (it is always the far sideline isn't it?) Where they carefully mark the spot on the chain that matches to the blade of grass that is closest to the nearest line marker. Three big zebras run the chain set over to the ball, where they now line that marked chain back up to the line marker (lets hope that it is perfectly straight). I have yet to see a protractor to be out there to ma...