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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
But do you believe like numerous others that it is intentional?
That is the difference between quack and legit complaint.
Every fanbase in the CFl including Riders fans hate the inconsistency in CFL reffing.
Some fans here seem to believe it isn't inconsistency but an intentional conspiracy to help the Riders.
One is normal, the other wacko BS.
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I tend to think the arguement is BS too. Maybe the officiating helped the Riders win this weekend, but I doubt it's intentional, it's just blown calls that will no doubt go against the Riders in some random fashion later too. Most Stamps fans on here seem to have a tough time realizing that the Browner/Anderson days here have left a legacy of officials looking extra carefully at Stamps DBs.
As for the conspiracies, in some ways it's spirred on by Riders fans who are all too proud to point out that their merchandise sales and out of town attendance numbers are so much higher than any other team creating an economic incentive to have the Riders win more often. If that's all you hear as a fan and you remember the days when Hugh Campbell and the Eskimos front office seemed to have a more direct line of communication and influence with the league (Recall the infamous trade with Hamilton just before the playoffs for 'Players to be named after the season' and the AJ Gass suspension that was repealled by a judge that had Eskimos season tickets) then it's easy to imagine a conspiracy to favor the Riders. Doesn't make it reality though.