Late Football Season Hodge Podge

As this football season comes to a close, several things have transpired. I could write a book on each one, but I don't have that much time or space.

1. How did FSU lose to the University of Houston??!! How??! How was that possible? 

2. So, let me get this right... you warn 2 teams (Steelers and Bengals) that there should be no funny business during their playoff game. So what happens?! A bunch of nonsense involving the Bengals players and the Steelers coaches. My solution? In a perfect world, the Steelers shouldn't be in the playoffs. There, I said it. Should. Not. Be. There. And neither should the Bengals. They were both warned about their actions. But I'm really wondering what they were threatened with for punishment. Fines are great and the money goes to charity but Come On Man. Want to know how to stop the nonsense? Make them lose draft picks. And not 6 round draft picks. The behavior all the way around was shameful. Marvin Lewis and Mike Tomlin need to take a serious look in the mirror. Get a hold of yourselves Gentlemen. Get control of your coaches and players.

3. NFL league office, I have a question for you: What is a catch???!!! When former and current players calling a game/giving commentary can't tell you why a catch isn't a catch it's time to get a hold of yourselves and BE CLEAR ABOUT IT. Also, if you are serious about launching and head injuries, then be stiffer with penalties.

4. To the "poor" female Bengals fan, Girl, I'm sorry for your pain. I'm sorry it has begun to be in vogue to show football fans shocked and sad that their football team is about to lose a close game. It's been VERY prevalent on ESPN Saturday college football games. And now, a NFL fan whose team is in the playoffs, her team does some REALLY dumb things at the end of the game, somebody puts a camera on her. Nobody REALLY feels her pain. Everybody instead making fun of her for being sad about her team losing. I can't say for certain but I'm pretty sure her husband didn't buy her that shirt (for those that are new here, that implies that this girl is in charge of her fan hood, she needs no man to tell her which team (or colors) to cheer for, she wasn't bored on a Saturday night and showed up to a Bengals Playoff game). And maybe or maybe not (more like quite probably) I would have done the same. But thanks to her, I now know I need to cover my face when I use emotion at a football game.

5. Why did FSU lose to Houston??!! WHYYYY???!!

6. Dear FSU fans, There will NEVER be another FSU team assembled like the 2013 and 2014 FSU football team. EVER. Statistically those players who have gone to the NFL from those 2 years have done incredible things. So let's not be disappointed Sean Maguire and Everett Golson were not Jameis Winston. Bobo Wilson is NOT Kelvin Benjamin. Yet. So, let's thank Jimbo Fisher for accomplishing this crazy feat among football and giving us 2 incredible seasons!! And hope he strives for more incredible things!!!

7. ESPN has a major bias against FSU. I promise you haven't heard this reason yet. I made a sign for the Peach Bowl. It had ESPN on it, in glitter no less and I received no airtime. I even had my young nephews wielding the signs. So, my message to ESPN is grow up. You are steadily losing viewers and having to cut jobs. Figure out a way to make FSU fans happy. BTW, one of your biggest personalities, Sam Ponder, is married to a former FSU Quarterback and named their daughter Bowden St. Claire (they call her Scout. She's an Instagram star). So there's that.

8. Why did FSU lose to Houston? #TrapGame

Stay Tuned.

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Andrew Luck Is Not The Only One Whose Luck Is Running Out

Just so everyone is clear, I want to make sure everyone knows what the score is:
MDK in the House: 1
Andrew Luck: 0

Andrew Luck, just because you bypassed everyone else in the draft because of your "familiarity" with the Colts (see "This isn't the Naive Football League"), doesn't mean the Jacksonville Jaguars will not come into your palatial stadium and beat you. Man, does that feel good. Ok, now that I have properly gloated, let's get down to business.

The NFL has a serious problem at this point in the season. You cannot use inexperienced NCAA Division II refs and expect to keep the games relevant. If I wasn't a season ticket holder, I would turn off my TV and wait for the REAL referees to come back. Darius Heyward-Bey has a significant injury and was knocked unconscious yesterday during the Steelers-Raiders game by Ryan Mundy of the Steelers. No penalty was called, but scuttlebutt says Mundy will be getting a FEDEX today (in other words he's getting a fine). There was a 10 minute delay in the Denver game last Monday night against Atlanta. Many calls that were "smaller" were getting called continuously. But probably my favorite part of this fiasco is the players that want the referee to throw the flag are constantly making the motion with their hand like a referee does when he pulls out the yellow flag. C'mon Man. Not every play deserves a penalty. Just because you are the Colts doesn't mean you need a flag on every play to go your way. That being said, there were plenty of calls that weren't called against the Jaguars. The problem being that other teams with playoff hopes are getting VERY irritated with the referees. Bill Belichick put his hands on a referee last night when a field goal kicked by the Ravens was ruled good that Belichick was sure, as was the rest of the Patriots, was no good. When will the madness stop? When will Roger Goodell realize there is an explosion ready to happen between the coaches and the referees? Even the referees have fantasy teams and one referee was kicked off for saying on his Facebook page that he was a New Orleans Saints fan!! Come on. This situation is not working. FIDEL GOODELL: GET THE REAL REFEREES BACK!! NOW!! Before a referee gets assaulted by a homeless man (Bill Belichick), oh wait that happened last night. Or before someone gets really hurt, oh wait that happened yesterday (Darius Heyward-Bey). Do The Deal.

P.S.- Blaine Gabbert. Your Kryptonite is Your Hair. You are welcome.

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