Do CFL refs call the game fairly?
970239
You are dealing with part time officials who get very poor training and the pressure goes up in the playoffs causing them to blunder in a larger scale.\n\nSimply put, they likely make the same errors in the regular season, but the plays don't matter as much and their not under as much of a microscope.\n\nIs a ref favouring one team over another, for any reason...I doubt it.  Sometimes they get their back up when a player accuses them of such and the player's b!tching causes the ref to call against them...vicious circle, IMO, specifically in the case of the Argos.
171170
I am a "Steelers" fan and rooted fiercely for them, but I do agree that the refs were pretty blatant with there calls against Seattle! I think that overall Pittsburg would have won, but who knows? I just like to see a "fair and level" game and I do agree that this one was definately questionable.
121285
Although some of the calls were questionable, you have to play the game well enough to win.  If the Seahawks played the entire game like they did in the 1st qtr, they would have had a lead that no questionable call could have changed the outcome.
642321
Like many of the others said, it depends on what level you're playing at.  At the professional level, it'll take a game or match misconduct, waaaay illegal equipment, or something boneheaded like spitting on the ref.\n\nI ref league games by my house and I've thrown people out for hitting me, tripping me, refusing to go to the sin bin, and much more.  I've ejected high schools players for racial slurs, swearing at the opposing coach, and telling me I need glasses.\n\nIf an NHL player told me I need glasses, I'd tell him his wife was a lot of fun last night.\n\nBasically, the higher up the game is, the less likely you'll see an ejection.  High school - frequent.  NHL - rare.  At the lower levels, it's more about babysitting than reffing.
990800
the refs r just doing their job...
377466
The refs take a guess...and they're usually right.
834305
This is funny as it seems to me the last cross league game had Hamilton beating Philadelphia...that was back in either the 70s or 60s, though.  \n\nRight now, simply due to the economics of the CFL not being able to compete with the NFL, not a chance.  Right now with the revenue sharing and high priced talent in the NFL, they are superior even at the lowest franchise.  Arizona Cardinals would likely hang 50 points if they took the field versus BC...this is if both teams played to their potential and not beyond.\n\nThe CFL has become more of a feeder league to the NFL, similar to the NFL Europe and the Arena League.  The CFL may actually have a more exciting game, but the player talent just isn't there.
1092005
the game today was kinda wack with the ref stuff. but i think that if they could sub out refs, that would undermine the ref's authority. also, another problem would come in about who has the right and descretion of removing a ref...and therefore would it be right to remove that person making the decision and so on. \n\nthe ref from today's game though probably wont be making another appearance in these games. this guy was actually suspended 5 years ago for bad calls.
1059464
They do my friend. I have seen 2 matches which were stopped for the reasons u've stated above. One was in the premiership where the snow was falling thick, rendering visibility poor. so the match was called off. the other match involving rain, the pitch was too soggy for a good game. the match was at walking pace, so the match was rescheduled.
715875
I doubt it, I believe bad calls by the refs are just bad calls and not attempts to cheat......
617863
I agree with cooley.  The are not overall fixed.  However, by extending the series, companies can make money on broadcasting and advertisement.  Sometimes, I feel the refs are biased in their calls..but for the most part I don't think they are fixed.  I really feel the first round should go back to a 5 game series.
956906
i agree...if you argue with the ref then you have to move bk so many yards..so the more you argue the worst it gets for your team...that would soon stop the time wasters! i dont think they should bring in sin bins or anything like that because thats not football. i do also agree with the way red cards are treated in rugby! if you get a red card then you know you are going to be out for a few months in rugby!
989094
Yesterdays Australia game proves that refs need help on important decisions like last minute penalties.\nNow Australia are heading home ...and that is wrong.\nRefs need more help and less interference from FIFA.\nWe sure need video help,  and it's gonna come sooner or later, the sooner the better.
1129792
Not just in the playoffs; fans do that at all levels of hockey all season long.  As others have said, fans do it to question the eyesight of the on-ice officials, implying that poor eyesight is why they make bad calls.
979966
The last time I went to a Denver home game, the entire crowd counted down the play clock as it was close to expiring.  It sounds a lot like chanting.\n\nIt's supposed to be distracting, and they go nuts if and when the opposing team has to call time out, or gets a delay of game call.\n\nThey also cheer for In-Com-Plete passes.\n\nI hear that on both live broadcasts and radio...
754398
I'm Canadian and I love both. It's not one or the other. There is good and bad in each. Come on, man, how can you not love the action in the AFL? It sure beats some defensive 10-0 Chi over NYJ type NFL games. Not every NFL game is SD 49-Cin 41 after all. \n\nYou need to come up here and watch a CFL game live. Now that's really good fun unlike the No Fun League you claim is #1. Man, you are easily swayed by hype.
1136061
In theory the crackdown on obstruction was a good thing.  Yes, I do miss the battles in front of the net... I guess it goes both ways.  I'd rather leave all the hooking and holding out of the game--but I still think that sometimes the refs went a little overboard and sometimes they were true to form and "put away the whistle" during the game... in my opinion it all depends on how they're calling the game and which team ends up with more power plays (if it's the team you're rooting for then of course the refs are doing their job--but again that goes both ways too).