"Big 12 officials were like, 'Yeah, we missed that call.'"
"You need a living voice of authority on the field to say nope fair ball, nope foul ball, he's out, no he's safe."
"This is 100% on the referee, this is 100% on V and this is what happens when you make idiots who do not know a fucking thing about football make decisions behind a monitor."
"The fact they released a statement within half an hour tells you how bad this mistake is."
"The refereeing this year in the Premier League is so bad but it's so inconsistent."
"I think you've got to call out the officiating again. Nothing against Liverpool, you know, fair play they've won the game, it was a penalty, but there's a big decision there."
"Big 12 officiating crew fitting in to this sunday nighter for the kind of college football opening weekend it has been."
"Referee Aubrey Edwards has quickly asserted herself as the top official here in AEW."
"If you go back and watch this weekend's games, every ref has been more lenient."
"The referee checks on a wrestler to ensure that they aren't injured."
"This ref is absolutely rubbish. I don't think he gets the ball and he gets the yellow card."
"Not every foul is a yellow. I agree, I don't think that's a yellow."
"With great power comes great responsibility. Refs should prioritize entertaining millions of viewers."
"Referees should be assessed on their mental behavior as well. It's irrational to ruin a game over ego."
"For once, VAR and the referee was on our side."
"The referee this evening Jana Adam cover from the Czech Republic."
"What if the referee misses a red card? They can always go back and do that after the game."
"Sometimes you just hope the VAR and the referee as a team come together and say we made a mistake. That's what you want to hear."
"Referees play a very important role in protecting the stars of the show."
"Shout out to Herb Dean. Yeah, did a phenomenal job stopping that fight."
"Michael Oliver is on VAR. That is disgusting."
"The standard of officiating, particularly around VAR, has been spot on in this tournament."
"The referee was absolutely rubbish, it was not a red card."
"It's a disgrace that VAR didn't overturn it."
"Anthony Taylor today demonstrated what a very confident, assured referee can do."
"It was a brilliant weekend for referees, and it feels like we've got the game back."
"The NFC championship game had horrific officiating."
"A referee's sole reward for doing your job is recognition."
"The fact that Mike Dean starts the season by going, 'I was trying to protect some of my mates on VAR decisions,' I don't give a [__] if he's your mate. What's that got to do with decision-making?"
"At the end of the day, I think the referee handled it right."
"Last few seconds of this game and the referee should blow his whistle here, really, what are you doing?"
"Ultimately, your job is to be the final arbiter of the game and keep things running smoothly."
"It's not just the referees as well, it's the implementation of the VAR, the implementation of the laws, it all just seems to run so much."
"That's an important part of refereeing, applying the law with discretion."
"There are times in a game where you feel the need for a penalty to be called. You can't make one up, you can't invent it, but man, if it happens, it's a gift from God."
"While there is no concrete evidence to suggest that referees are corrupt or inept, there have been several instances where their decisions have been called into question."
"Gradual growth of female officials, so this is becoming more common initially in women's sport but now in men's also."
"I challenge each of you to renew your commitment and raise your level of officiating for the coming season."