CFL WEEK 19: LIONS VS. TIGER-CATS 

The refs were atrocious. I had a count of 12 bad calls against B.C. and 3 against Hamilton. This includes 4 bad calls against B.C. in *3 consecutive plays,* with the bad calls including ball placement (Hamilton had to get to B.C.'s 52, with the quarterback scrambling, he got hit short with his elbow hitting the ground almost a 1/2 yard short (I had it paused at that moment) then his butt hit the ground and even then, the ball was about 3 or so inches short (also paused at that moment) but not only did the refs give him a first down, they gave him *a full yard extra at the 51!!* Not only that, on that same play, the Hamilton receiver was *clearly* almost a full yard offside (also paused at that moment), this after B.C. was charged a critical offside, B.C. having made a first down on the play, a couple of series earlier when the B.C. receiver was absolutely *not* offside (also paused at that moment - even accounting for parallax with the camera angle, the receiver's helmet was level with the centre's at the start of the snap). let marginal calls go, giving the officials the benefit of the doubt. And to be clear, although a B.C. Lions fan since the 60's (fk I'm old), I have been an official in 3 (4) different sports at significant levels over several decades (not my profession, though I have been registered in many officials associations (hockey, baseball, (softball) soccer)) in both Canada and the U.S. and have always had a non-biased perspective, constantly checking my confirmation bias 'at the door', while watching sports - i.e. not a 'homer' - I find myself subconsciously evaluating officiating in every sport/game I watch, having been one for decades... it annoys my wife, especially when calls go in favour of our teams (not so much when she is supporting the other team - she's American so we 'butt heads' on many games). This game almost drove me as 'nuts' as the Winnipeg game...