Controversy Threatens NFL's Legitimacy - St. John's Beats Marquette - Email Reactions

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Mike Francesa offers his thoughts on the NFL's officiating controversy, which is threatening to overshadow the Super Bowl. Plus, thoughts on St. John's continuing hot streak and reactions to your emails. Want more Mike? Sign up for the free Mike Francesa Podcast newsletter for exclusive content. Go to www.mikefrancesapodcast.com to sign up. 00:00 NFL officiating controversy 21:45 St. John's beats Marquette 32:00 Email reactions

[@MM32487]

Mike, If it's not organized conspiracy, why is it happening over and over and over??? By accident?

[@wa2k99]

He doesn't believe in conspiracies. sports, political, etc

[@mikeyj.philly]

All you need is for about 4-5 referees to be betting offshore or to be on the take from offshore bettors for this sort of thing to happen. You don't need organized anything.

[@Slo-ryde]

Mike does not wanna be sued by the NFL by saying it flat out.

[@clarkrice]

Mike has consistently warned about the relationship of gambling interests and the professional sports leagues. Its ruining sports. Another corruption of society

[@Roneck888]

A conspiracy is two or more people agreeing to do something nefarious.

[@frankpalancio8471]

Doesn't make sense, yet KC gets the crucial calls again and again and again.

[@littleCarmine]

Hey Mike. I was just wondering how you're doing. I'm doing good. How was vacation?

[@MM-rr1kp]

youre healing up nicely Mikey

[@michaell8002]

😂

[@jamesz7303]

Audio is too low.

[@EdWright-o1s]

Being a radio guy love the last segment Mike.

[@KarlOrtmertl]

Common sense tells you that full time officials would be beneficial. Force teams to have a scrimmage every Wednesday, pre season, so these guys can practice. There's lots they can do to help. And, on top of that, if these guys' livelihoods depend on their officiating job rather than on their insurace salesman salary during the week, maybe they'll behave like the job is more than a weekend hobby. The proof is in the pudding. I have been watching the NFL for sixty five years and the officiating sucked sixty five years ago and it still sucks. So you have a sixty five year sample of whatever they are doing with the officiating doesn't work. Full time officiating would go a long way to helping. Not only that, full time officials in the booth reviewing things. They need to do it much faster, much more decisively, and much more accurately. Find a way for them to practice and hone their craft rather than having them muddle their way thru the reviews on game day. Where there's a will, there's a way. And there's no will. The league is making money hand over fist. There is no urgency to "fix" anything. Not to mention they are too busy to lift their heads up from the trough to pay real attention to anything. They obviously have no pride, because, if they did, they would have the pride to improve their product from the putrid officiating.

[@ericbenko5195]

We have Giambi on the line and will be hearing from him within the hour. Back after this.

[@timburr4453]

I love Mike reminiscing about Super Bowl 25

[@BELCAN57]

This reminds me of the Patriots in their heyday.

[@WISDOMvsKnowledge22]

10/4 Roger that, went into sales mode by stating KC won 11 games by one score, proving that they are competitive! 🤣 Okaaay❗ Um, if they blew out 11 opponents by 2 or more scores, THEN it would be a great rebuttal on why the Chiefs cannot possibly have any favoritism! Social media has not been very nice to the Shield

[@richrangerrich]

Its lke watching wrestling......all fixed before hand

[@Roneck888]

You can't bet on wrestling.

[@kurtbonacker4011]

Finally, someone has woken up..

[@biggsweaty]

Mike, do you like the compiling of Kevin Van Dam (4 titles, 111 10 place or betters) or the complete dominance of Bill Dance (7 BASS wins in seven seasons)? Ill hang up and listen.

[@ericbenko5195]

When you have a 100 one score games you are apart of, everything is magnified and scrutinized

[@georgemortonjr.9222]

Mike the fantom flag was missed , by the ref who was supposed to call it. The scrip called for it and the ref missed the signal from the side official.

[@bigtimetimmyjim6486]

As someone who considered himself a diehard NFL fan a decade ago, I am not watching the SB this year; not going to subject myself to this farce.

[@timetowakeup6302]

I haven’t watched a Super Bowl since the Eagles beat the Patriots

[@ericbenko5195]

Put a chip in the down markers. They link across the field when aligned and a light comes on. A chip is in the ball on both ends. The light changes color when it breaks the connection. Done.

[@mikeyj.philly]

The NFL is 100% as worried as we are about this. Its not a top-down conspiracy. Its a few refs they cant pin down who are getting in on action elsewhere.

[@BELCAN57]

All games are on tape.

[@mikeyj.philly]

@BELCAN57 Pinning someone down requires REPEATED egregious behavior over a long period of time. They probably weren't even aware of the extent of it until this season.

[@MM32487]

If the Chiefs are getting calls ALL SEASON as YOU say, and then you say it's not on purpose, then you look like a fool.

[@WISDOMvsKnowledge22]

Sounds like it would've been a late flag on Buffalo if Kincaid caught ball! Being that he dropped ball, it was a moot point for the conspirators'; hence they said no, No Flag🚩*

[@wa2k99]

Still waiting on the hockey talk....

[@timetowakeup6302]

Been waiting since 1994

[@gridirongripes]

NFL officiating has been a sh!tshow from the start… humans have ZERO ability to do this job effectively

[@garythorstenson6783]

Goodell is a clown. He's bringing the NFL closer and closer to kayfab. I wouldn't be surprised if he has a favorite team each year that he bends officiating to because they represent the largest revenue stream.

[@willx_1]

The Chiefs are a well coached team they coached a few players who had good seasons in the past, and KC has squeezed more juice out of them and got to another SB. They only lost one game the season. They are the team to beat, now.😢

[@richrangerrich]

The NFL has been rigging games for the chiefs for years......they want to make the mahomes chasing brady drama

[@JusXbox]

You ever have this channel up in one window and the incognito tab up in another, and you accidentally start gooning to Mike?

[@cooktask]

BS. Guarantee if that catch was made..... "Holding on the offense" or some sort of illegal man down field, hands to the face, chop block etc would've been called. I got no skin in the game and zero hatred of the Chiefs or Mahomes but who are we kidding here, c'mon. By the way that was a great throw by Allen too bad bro couldn't pull it in. Makes me appreciate Manning Tyree even more now.

[@RALPHBO7]

Johnny Unitas… The Real GOAT !!!

[@GiantTributes8690]

Mike the fans all knew it was happening over the years and you said nothing. You dismissed it.

[@jamesduffy4224]

Mike, of all the dumb things… what on earth are you doing admitting that you are betting on these games!!!

[@AnthonyJones-n4m]

There have been crying about officiating since beginning of time. As long as you have the human element in it, there will always be questionable calls. I remain a firm believer that these games all balance themselves out on the field, which is the bottom line.

[@jaypayton8690]

There is no controversy except from butt hurt fans of other teams

[@Slo-ryde]

And wrestling is real😅

[@jeffreyval9665]

It's been blatantly obvious this year. I get it that you're a fan, but it's gotten beyond the point of being ridiculous with all these calls.