Okay, I've been reading my posts here and while informative, it's not high on the interest level and doesn't have a broad appeal. Thank goodness I love what I do! Anyway, I hope to intersperse some other topics here and there, hopefully to keep this from reading like an encyclopedia.
I love competition, put two groups against each other and I'm interested. The medium doesn't
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So when I'm asked who I route for, I often answer, "the referees." Have you ever observed the head referees in the NFL today? Many of them, in their own unique way add their own twist to the job:
Bernie Kukar announces first downs with an accent, "First doooooown"
Mike Carey motions the official signals as if he is an ex-cheerleader.
Tom White signals first down by punching his palm then signalling the first down
Ed Hochuli has huge biceps - I wouldn't want to run into him in a back alley
There's at least one other freak-fan out there who has taken notice and even posted pictures of each of these guys. I enjoy seeing who the NFL calls upon to call the big games and which referees make it to the playoffs and the SuperBowl. It's amazing that most of them have full time jobs during the week.
So, if you're looking for me on a Sunday afternoon between September and January, more than likely I'm flipping between multiple games not only watching the game, but mimicing the referees. Offsides on the defense, five yard penalty, first dooooooooown.