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I would say the referees have the toughest game to call. I would say that there's a lot of officiating done by announcers, local announcers. Sometimes you should listen to a game from both feeds, and you'd think you were listening to completely different games.

— David Stern

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.

— Bill Shankly

I've addressed this before, and I'll say it again: The league has to take a long, hard look at full-time officials. The officiating has been inconsistent all season long.

— Ron Jaworski

You don't notice the referee during the game unless he makes a bad call.

— Drew Curtis

I would never be one to critique the announcers when I watched games. I try to watch the play and listen to the broadcasters and what they are pointing out. I was never one to say this one was good or bad.

— John Madden

There's an excitement to officiating a well-played game. A lot of discretion, a lot of judgment comes into play.

— Pat Meehan

We talked to the referees before the game; there's always new situations to adjust, for the refs and for us as well. Even on the ice, it's good for players to talk and interact with the referee.

— Peter Bondra

I think the officials and NFL owners are playing to the type of game that people want to see.

— Jim Otto

I loved the glamour and excitement of the games and, in particular, knowing the names of each and every one of the referees - that's because my mom, a former basketball player, would yell at them from our front-row seats for making bad calls!

— Hannah Storm

There's times when one play makes the whole difference, one calls makes the whole difference. And tonight it was that call.

— Johan Santana

✗Opposing Perspectives

Trouble is, we call politics a game, but it isn't one. There is no referee, and the teams make up the rules as they go along. You can't cry foul or offside in politics. Almost anything goes.

— Michael Ignatieff