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Have You Seen the Hilarious Tribute Video to the NFL’s Replacement Refs?

Sep. 27, 2012 1:10pm Becket Adams

Now that the National Football League has resolved its pension benefits dispute with the NFL Referees Association and the professional refs are returning to the gridiron, a few fans felt it was necessary to pay tribute to the short, albeit memorable, reign of the the replacement officials:

The video, which, by the way, is totally playing off that tearjerker Sarah McLachlan “Animal Cruelty” video, showcases the greatest moments in the whole replacement ref ordeal. The fights, the confusion, the anger — it’s all here:

Catch all the moments below:

Godspeed, replacement refs. You will be missed.

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Smoke Ranch
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 10:32am
I liked the replacement refs. For one I like to see a bunch of over paid whiney coaches loose their cool on every play. Two I like to see over paid whiney players jump and down arguing on every play. Three the since that something odd might happen, it was adding some real interest to every play. And four you got to admit it was interesting to watch. Now when the regular refs blow a play just what are these prima donnas going to do? The replacement refs were cool.

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- Sunnyy
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:23pm
  ha! truly
  
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Jenasus
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 3:27am
The replacement referee’s are just like Obama.

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- G-WHIZ
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 10:56am
  The replacement-reff’s are not to blame…Find out the know-nothings who HIRED them as replacements!!
  
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SmokinEars
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:50pm
Seriously!! We are discussing replacement refs?!! With all the important things going on in the world we are going to talk about all the union morons in the NFL? We are one step away from Rome. Games and bread for all.

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- Smoke Ranch
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 11:07am
  So true, one ambassador an three other Americans killed and we were told it was because of a film no one was going to watch. Obama lied, four people died and we are fed some BS about some film. And why isn’t the MSM on this? The replacement refs are more important. Football and beer.
  
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kevinj319
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 7:54pm
The grass is always greener.

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s.n.
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 5:31pm
Dont blame the replacement refs…they never asked for this in the first place. They were thrown to the wolves so to speak. Do you all realize what the real refs were asking for? Can anyone say greeeeeeeeeeeed??? I can remember lots of total crap calls for the regular refs and I can’t wait for those a holes to make a blatant blown call.

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jimay
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 5:20pm
Sorry not to see Roger Goodell’s picture at the end – bye bye Roger.
Not sorry to see him stay.

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Mapache
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 4:35pm
Don’t let the screen door hit you on the way out.

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tommygun21
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 4:03pm
The one I wanted to see was when the Cowboys were playing Tampa last week and the official throws his hat in the end-zone just as I think it was Austin was making his cut, he steps on it, slips and falls down…that was awesome

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Melvin Spittle
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 2:42pm
This is by far the strongest sign that the world will end in 2012 as the Mayan calendar indicates and also supported by Mayan carvings of humanoid beings that look like NFL players and referees in a cataclysmic battle that initiates a global thermonuclear war.

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- rx4nv
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 4:01pm
  Crap! I was hoping for some time slots to open up on TV so we could get some good shows on.
  
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Blitz
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 2:06pm
So sorry Green Bay…. OK not really, Da Bears.

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 2:18pm
  LOL, Back in Dec 93 when I landed at O’Hare. The Heisman Pick show was on. I rushed to the next ticket agent who was in an obvious good mood at the time, so I asked, just where is this Joe Swerski guys anyway? He let out a belly laugh, then looked up at my cap and howled out “Roll Tide!” He and I BS a moment and he mentioned that he was ticked that he got stuck working so that he could not watch the Heismans. Just a few yards away was an open area bar and restaurant. I sat down to a cold beer where I could watch the show, and when something new came up I stepped over to share the info with that guy. He told me it helped make for a better night. That danged Miami quarterback won that night and afterwards they all shot their mouths off for almost a month about how they were going to romp Bama for the Championship. I still have my ’93 season Alabama Championship cap hanging in my den.
  
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theprofessor1031
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 2:03pm
This video was ok, but there is one that is SO much more funny. If you haven’t seen this, you must check it out. I laughed so hard I was crying. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzPBcCF9yKc

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- MGM-1918
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 5:28pm
  While it was a good video I saw nothing that made me laugh. Must be your video huh?
  
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- theprofessor1031
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 9:48pm
  Not my video. It was done by someone at a radio station in Minneapolis. I thought the lyrics were really funny. Much more imaginative than this other one.
  
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Rockinphil
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 1:54pm
You have to admit… Football Follies was fun while it lasted.

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Protect us and build roads
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 1:50pm
Could they have picked a worse song? I can’t watch it.

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RJJinGadsden
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 1:45pm
So, will Neo be the movie about this too?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNpb9H703tg

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 2:09pm
  well duh! ‘in’ the movie
  
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lynda1276
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 1:17pm
what is the NLF? Somebody wake up the proof readers!!!!!!

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- MrSunshine
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 1:38pm
  They’re using replacment proof readers!
  
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- think1st
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 6:21pm
  MrSunshine: LOL!
  
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