GIVIN’ HIM THE BUSINESS
That’s ACC Ref Ron Cherry with the call of the year, giving the verbal description of a personal foul committed by a Maryland lineman as “givin’ him the business.” We’re pretty sure this is an ode to a famous call made during a New York Jets game in the seventies, so Ron’s actually getting kind of meta-meta with his calls here. Good to see a classicist working in the ranks of the officiating–we always suspected referees of being the literary types on the field.
HT: William.












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spartymike,
I remember that too! Is there any video footage of that to be found anywhere?
The announcers were stunned too.
Comment by need video — May 17, 2008 @ 3:58 pm
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God I can’t stop laughing…
Comment by Roaminggator — November 25, 2007 @ 11:29 pm
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I’d like to say that one time in the mid-90s I was watching the Bayou Classic on NBC…and the referee announced a personanl foul with the description of “smacked ‘im upside tha head”. I was in awe.
Comment by spartymike — November 25, 2007 @ 10:51 pm