C-USA Officials to Become NFL Officials

[Dawgpix]

Nah, she will be a trend setter for the NFL and there will be a double standard for female refs just like that has been all along for her. And just like in most every other equal opportunity deal there will be a more qualified individual who didn't get the job because he was not a minority.

Yeppers

[Champ967]

Nah, she will be a trend setter for the NFL and there will be a double standard for female refs just like that has been all along for her. And just like in most every other equal opportunity deal there will be a more qualified individual who didn't get the job because he was not a minority.

that's racist ...

[PawDawg]

that's racist ...

...and sexist.

[Dawgpix]

...and sexist.

. . . and quota-fulfilling? Oh, sorry, that's so 1970s.

[Dixonfor6]

What is the quota for female referees?

Maybe no one before her has tried? Or maybe she is the first female that's actually good enough?

[maverick]

You seem to be the only one with a problem with the way she calls a game. Roger Goodell doesn't, nor did CUSA.. She obviously did just fine in the preseason games she worked. If this is simply the NFL covering their ass in reaction to the domestic abuse scandals that have come to light and she can't do her job, they'll deal with it.

As much as I hope qualified women will be hired as NFL officials, I also hope people are smarter than to think more female officials = fewer female victims of domestic violence.

[maverick]

Nah, she will be a trend setter for the NFL and there will be a double standard for female refs just like that has been all along for her. And just like in most every other equal opportunity deal there will be a more qualified individual who didn't get the job because he was not a minority.

It's a double standard to expect perfection from a ref who happens to be female when the same is not expected of a ref who happens to be male. All officials should be held to the same standard.

[Dixonfor6]

As much as I hope qualified women will be hired as NFL officials, I also hope people are smarter than to think more female officials = fewer female victims of domestic violence.

I think it's more of a "we care about women" statement, if what I said is the case.

It's a double standard to expect perfection from a ref who happens to be female when the same is not expected of a ref who happens to be male. All officials should be held to the same standard.

+1

[OLDBLUE]

Statements? Double Standards?
What color ribbon do you wear for prostate cancer awareness?
(stirring the pot )

Lets hope she does a good job. Lets hope they all do well. (There were others hired, right?)

[Cal&Ken]

. . . and quota-fulfilling? Oh, sorry, that's so 1970s.

Nope, it is today too. People would be shocked at some of the ways we discriminate these days. The govt. is doing it big time. Being qualified for the positions doesn't matter anymore.

[Blue Dawg]

It's a double standard to expect perfection from a ref who happens to be female when the same is not expected of a ref who happens to be male. All officials should be held to the same standard.

Honestly, from way up in the stands, you can't really tell unless you pay super close attention.

[Dixonfor6]

Honestly, from way up in the stands, you can't really tell unless you pay super close attention.

The NFL players that were asked about the female referee said they didn't even notice