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WTF???

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Turns out he wasn't even suspended. I guess it's tough to suspend an employee for doing exactly what they're instructed to do.

https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Report-ACC-suspends-ref-who-blew-Cal-Notre-Dame-17464374.php

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What is the tradeoff between said ref's lost wages from the suspension and the secret envelope he received for services rendered?

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That’s what I’m thinking…

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Sep 26, 2022·edited Sep 26, 2022

My T-Shirt will say:

"The Immaculate Encroachment

Cal v. Notre Dame

2022"

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Also... unnamed official unofficially suspended AKA take a few weeks off on us as a thank you for being our scapegoat.

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If we're printing shirts, put me down for a "Cal 20, Notre Dame 17" since we'd have just kicked a routine field goal instead of thrown up a hail mary. But of course, parallel universes don't matter...

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In that world, maybe 23-17 - we just kick the FG on the drive earlier in the 4th that we went for it on 4th and 10 at the ND 22 down 24-17, when in fact we would have been tied 17-17. It would have changed the whole complexion of the game. But as you say all of this is BS - ND might have made other decisions too with a different score.

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Yup... we still outplayed ND in my opinion. Oh well. I hope they get wrecked by UNLV. I know it's a long shot but it would be such poetic justice.

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Gambling

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Gee thanks, that's real helpful guys.

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