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Title: SB Crew?
Post by: TampaSteve on January 30, 2015, 01:49:06 PM

I have not seen any posts for who is working the SB.  Anyone have any insight?  thx

Title: Re: SB Crew?
Post by: Etref on January 30, 2015, 03:45:29 PM

Here is what I found


Referee Bill Vinovich will lead the seven-person crew of game officials selected to work Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, Feb. 1 at University of Phoenix Stadium, the NFL announced Tuesday.

The other members of the Super Bowl XLIX officiating crew are Bill Schuster (umpire), Dana McKenzie (head linesman), Mark Perlman (line judge), Bob Waggoner (field judge), Tom Hill (side judge) and Terrence Miles (back judge). Collectively, the Super Bowl XLIX officiating crew has 86 years of NFL officiating experience and 59 combined playoff game assignments.

Title: Re: SB Crew?
Post by: goodgrr on January 30, 2015, 04:24:22 PM

There's a nice story on Bill's injury comeback on MMQB

http://mmqb.si.com/2015/01/26/super-bowl-49-patriots-seahawks-bill-vinovich-ref/

Title: Re: SB Crew?
Post by: JasonTX on February 01, 2015, 09:10:07 PM

What a classic announcement by Vinovich.  "...instigator #51 has been ejected"

Title: Re: SB Crew?
Post by: Rulesman on February 01, 2015, 09:20:38 PM

They missed about 3 more that should have been run too.

Title: Re: SB Crew?
Post by: HLinNC on February 01, 2015, 09:46:26 PM

Gronk threw a shot to the head they didn't flag.  Some will find their SB checks a little lighter.

Title: Re: SB Crew?
Post by: Magician on February 01, 2015, 11:00:48 PM

I believe their philosophy is to get the instigator which they did. The league can take care of fines for everyone else involved.

Title: Re: SB Crew?
Post by: VALJ on February 02, 2015, 08:36:15 AM

I thought they might get Gronk as well, and maybe the two guys who went all the way to the other side of the  goal posts.  All in all, wouldn't have changed anything, and they did get the guy who started the kerfuffle.

Title: Re: SB Crew?
Post by: JasonTX on February 02, 2015, 08:49:01 AM

Here's a question.  Suppose Gronk would have been ejected, would the NFL allow him to come out for the postgame celebration?   

Title: Re: SB Crew?
Post by: VALJ on February 02, 2015, 08:55:04 AM

Not sure.  But I thought it was interesting that Collinsworth said that whoever it was on the Seahawks that got concussed would have had to stay in the locker room in the Hawks had won.  Whether it's true or not is another question entirely, since Collinsworth is right about as often as a stopped clock, and he'd already used his one correct comment up on the running into the kicker call that should have been roughing.

Title: Re: SB Crew?
Post by: AlUpstateNY on February 02, 2015, 10:16:04 AM

Quote from: Magician on February 01, 2015, 11:00:48 PM

I believe their philosophy is to get the instigator which they did. The league can take care of fines for everyone else involved.

Well one thing is pretty obvious, it's a lot easier to see, and assess, who's causing which problem from my easy chair, than it is from the middle of a Buffalo stampede.  The crew of officials was more concerned with restoring order as quickly as possible, with as little damage TO THE GAME as possible, rather than racking up a long list of trangressors, who for the most part, are reacting to an emotional explosion.

They accomplished THAT objective, with minimal damage.  Well done, what happens thereafter, happens thereafter.