I missed some of the game and catching it on tape delay. So far she seems to call a good game, no big issues. I need to adjust to her voice officiating calls, but that's it. Kudos to her for a decent reffed game.
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She and her crew called a great game.
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She seemed OK, but funny voice. Needed to take out whatever is stuck in her nose - LOL.
I thought she was pretty hot.... I know I'm not the only one lol
Officials were good today. Had a bit of trouble understanding the female referee when she announced the penalties.
I'll take her reffing over Beth Mowens calling the game.
She is a good ref, did a good job. I thought her slacks were too tight because I found myself checking out her ass. On second thought I liked how she looked, her slacks fit perfectly.
According to BTN broadcast, that was a first for collegiate football, so another first for Rutgers. Sounds like she overcame some personal tragedies to get to where she is. Too bad the audio seemed to break down as the game went on. I could hear her clearly at the beginning but very muffled in the second half.
At the game they did a camera shot of the crowd and kids were holding up "Our Mom Is The Ref" sign. Very cute and garnered some applause.
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On the radio Carlin mentioned an ESPN article about here.
Here's a link for anyone who cares. http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...e-rise-college-football-official-amanda-sauer
I think it is a first for the B1G conference. There have been female refs before.
If she's a good ref and is fair to us, I wish her a long and prosperous career as a Big Ten ref
I found this ironic tidbit:
“Officials’ pants are oh-so flattering. Just awful, the crotch around your knees,” she said. “My short-term goal is to make women’s officiating pants.”
https://www.ohio.com/akron/sports/u...cial-dreams-of-referee-assignment-spot-in-nfl
I don't think the family of last week's crew would want to identify themselves in the crowd!
I was rooting for her once I heard her story. Her husband (Stanford grad, they may have said he was an athlete there) died a few years ago, and not long after that one of her daughters was diagnosed with cancer (I think they said skin cancer). While she was enduring this grief, she was at a local football game and noticed someone had blocked a player in the back, which she said out loud. The BTN announcers said something along the lines of, the person sitting next to her was aware that a local ref league needed refs, and she should apply for it. She ended up studying for it and got the job, and that brings her to today where she was the first female to ref a college football game, and not to be overlooked is that it was at the birthplace of college football. She said that the challenges of learning how to be a ref helped her through the grief of losing her husband and caring for her ailing daughter.
Someone would have to have a lead blanket over their heart to not root for her.
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Believe they said it was Not her first game. Her first B1G game
Could not understand one word she uttered the entire game in the stadium. Sounded like Charlie Brown's teacher talking. Either she had a problem with pronunciation or our sound system completely sucks.
My cousin's daughter is in the same female ref development program. She has refereed RU practices. Apparently, that disqualifies her from refereeing RU games. Today she refereed the UAB game.
I thought she was outstanding. I am happy for her after she lost her husband and her daughter had to fight cancer.
it was fine but she didn't fully explain some calls. definitely need to turn up the bass on the mic that wasn't also working so well, but that is not on her.
crew missed that one call where the MS player clearly caught the KO at the 1-2 yard line and ran back into the end zone..should have been a clear safety but at that point I think they were on "look the other way a bit" mode given the score.
overall, no complaints.
crew missed that one call where the MS player clearly caught the KO at the 1-2 yard line and ran back into the end zone..should have been a clear safety but at that point I think they were on "look the other way a bit" mode given the score.
overall, no complaints.
What a touching story with a great ending.
Agreed, I didn't have a problem with the calls, but I truly and initially believed someone in the student section was handed the mic.
Because I was admiring her pants and posted about it in this thread before finding the article about her wanting to design pants for women.
1) she did a great job as the dead that crew yesterday
2) God bless her, and her kids, damn
3) but, she's cute, and in pretty good shape too!
4) I hope you guys making fun of her voice, calling her "nasally", I'm from the greater Philadelphia area or below Trenton/Hamilton lol!!
5) another 1st for RU!!
2) God bless her, and her kids, damn
3) but, she's cute, and in pretty good shape too!
4) I hope you guys making fun of her voice, calling her "nasally", I'm from the greater Philadelphia area or below Trenton/Hamilton lol!!
5) another 1st for RU!!
Can lingerie wearing refs be that far off? How about some special motion signals for penalties after they make that switch. I look forward to some busty ref with a nice but doing the new "illegal motion" penalty sign.
Of course I am having a bit of fun.. she did a fine job.
It is POSSIBLE she was actually the 1st REFEREE who is a woman, or the 1st female REFEREE for a Big Ten game (even if OOC). The REFEREE is the "white hat" ref, the one in charge of the crew and all the calls. And she was the "white hat" in the RU game. I believe the other "refs" have different titles, like Line Judge, Umpire, etc., but there might only be ONE "referee" in each crew.
