Who is officiating this game? - New England Patriots Forums

sieglo · 01-11-2007, 08:00 PM

I have to ask due to the horrible memories from last year in Denver. All I want is quality, even-handed officiating for this game. Hopefully we get a competent crew instead of a bunch of morons.

***pats1*** · 01-11-2007, 08:05 PM

If it's Triplette again, you will find me Sunday morning on my floor, dead. The autopsy will reveal I swallowed my entire silverware drawer.

***Patriotic*** · 01-11-2007, 08:06 PM

Hope its not Ed Hoculi a.k.a the Buff ref . . . he and Merriman probably have some mutual friends.

BradfordPatsFan · 01-11-2007, 08:15 PM

Reiss usually has that info the day before the game.

***mgcolby*** · 01-11-2007, 08:24 PM

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Hope its not Ed Hoculi a.k.a the Buff ref . . . he and Merriman probably have some mutual friends.

I can almost see the logic in not wanting the best referee in the NFL to ref our game.

CaffeineMan · 01-11-2007, 08:25 PM

I'd love Hochuli. He's got a bit of an ego, but he can control a game and he's fair. He'll slap down both sides equally if they get out of hand. I loved his call in the Titans game where he called out the Titan player for a personal foul for first contact and didn't just lazily bust both players. He's the NFL version of Earl Strom.

DagoTom · 01-11-2007, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by sieglo

I have to ask due to the horrible memories from last year in New England. All I want is quality, even-handed officiating for this game. Hopefully we get a competent crew instead of a bunch of morons.

-Signed:

Raiderfan after 2001.

***IcyPatriot*** · 01-11-2007, 08:31 PM

[quote=sieglo;292966]I have to ask due to the horrible memories from last year in Denver. All I want is quality, even-handed officiating for this game. Hopefully we get a competent crew .quote]

We are all set ... we have the Mike Allen crew.

OntarioPatsFan · 01-11-2007, 08:39 PM

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I'd love Hochuli. He's got a bit of an ego, but he can control a game and he's fair. He'll slap down both sides equally if they get out of hand. I loved his call in the Titans game where he called out the Titan player for a personal foul for first contact and didn't just lazily bust both players. He's the NFL version of Earl Strom.

He's also one of the best at explaining challenges to the crowd. Each time he thouroughly explains how he reached his decision. Here's one from a JAX/MIN game a couple of years ago;

"The issue on a play like that is whether the ball was firmly gripped in the quarterback's hand when his hand starts forward," Hochuli said through his stadium microphone. "After reviewing the play, the ball had been knocked loose and was on the palm of his hand and pushed forward. Therefore, the ruling on the field stands as called. It's a touchdown."

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...3/ai_n11005514

***mgcolby*** · 01-11-2007, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by sieglo

I have to ask due to the horrible memories from last year in Denver. All I want is quality, even-handed officiating for this game. Hopefully we get a competent crew .quote]

We are all set ... we have the Mike Allen crew.

Isn't he the guy that did the Washington/Tampa playoff game last season, the one where Sean Taylor spit in a Bucs face? If so he is also a good Ref. He handled that perfectly, now that I think about it I am sure it is him because one of the other refs said "are you sure Mike" about not calling a retaliation penalty on Barber (I think).