Following a touchdown by Nick Moore, part of the BC Lions' brilliant corps of receivers, Moore was cited for "objectionable conduct," and the team given a ten-yard penalty.
The objectionable conduct? Apparently the referee didn't like the way Moore tossed the ball down after scoring. It's a good thing the man in the black and white stripes didn't see Nick's disgusted look--he would have handed him fifteen yards and a game misconduct.
There have been some weird calls lately, and none more painful, to at least one fan, than a touchdown on a punt return by the Argos' Martese Jackson, called back on an official's totally undeserved "illegal block" ruling. This cost that fan one million smackers in the Safeway-Sobey's "Touchdown to Win" promotion. The unnamed official has been placed in the witness protection program.
For some reason, officials in football and hockey seem to come away unscathed, no matter how bleary their decisions. Where's the fan outrage that has always prevailed in baseball, with crowds yelling "Kill the umpire"? (Not that you should take that literally.)
Will we see more of these "objectionable conduct" calls? "Ten yards for that smug impression, fella." "Whistling in the huddle? Half the distance to the goal line." "Bad haircut. You're out."
--Slap "Objectionable Conduct" Maxwell.
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