Live with the Villian and Trucestiles
Oct 21, 2026 · 52 min · 10 segments
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Former NFL quarterback Sean Salisbury calls for referees to face questions after missed calls.
So why don't you explain what the former QB wants to see, and I want your take on it, and I'm gonna tell you my take on it.
From what I gather, he wants the referees to go through a press conference the same way players do.
Answer to the media about, you know, why he didn't play well, why he threw that bad pass.
But I guess he's asking for the referees to be interviewed about calls that were s- either suspect or controversial or something wasn't clear and direct.
Um, sometimes calls are made out of rhythm, from what I understand, in the officiating world.
And I think that referees, based on the scrutiny that players receive, um, referees actually determine the big outcome of the end of a, a, the big outcome of a lot of games.
As, as much as a quarterback or a, or a running back or, or a three-point shooter or even a, a, a hat trick hockey guy, the officials have a way to manipulate games.
But I think the world is starting to see that it, it happens more directly than we want to accept and admit.
And I also think part of the reason why you feel on the opposite end of me is because of the reason I feel why they should be scrutinized, and it's gambling.
We're legalizing sports gambling now, and referees, to me, should be held to the fire to be 100% accountable for calls that they make and miss.
I've never had a perfect game, and that's what makes me a perfect ref, because I've never had a perfect game.
And I wouldn't, and I wouldn't have an i- just really quick, I wouldn't have an issue if I had to justify why I missed a travel call at the end of a state championship game.
Former NFL quarterback Sean Salisbury calls for referees to face questions after missed calls.
So why don't you explain what the former QB wants to see, and I want your take on it, and I'm gonna tell you my take on it.
From what I gather, he wants the referees to go through a press conference the same way players do.
Answer to the media about, you know, why he didn't play well, why he threw that bad pass.
But I guess he's asking for the referees to be interviewed about calls that were s- either suspect or controversial or something wasn't clear and direct.
Um, sometimes calls are made out of rhythm, from what I understand, in the officiating world.
And I think that referees, based on the scrutiny that players receive, um, referees actually determine the big outcome of the end of a, a, the big outcome of a lot of games.
As, as much as a quarterback or a, or a running back or, or a three-point shooter or even a, a, a hat trick hockey guy, the officials have a way to manipulate games.
But I think the world is starting to see that it, it happens more directly than we want to accept and admit.
And I also think part of the reason why you feel on the opposite end of me is because of the reason I feel why they should be scrutinized, and it's gambling.
We're legalizing sports gambling now, and referees, to me, should be held to the fire to be 100% accountable for calls that they make and miss.
I've never had a perfect game, and that's what makes me a perfect ref, because I've never had a perfect game.
And I wouldn't, and I wouldn't have an i- just really quick, I wouldn't have an issue if I had to justify why I missed a travel call at the end of a state championship game.
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