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Shutdown Fullback: The 8-bit take on replacement refs (and airplane poop)

The NFL used fake referees for three whole weeks and is also a very serious league that must be taken seriously. Ha!

by Jason Kirk

College football would never do this, as Ron Cherry, Penn Wagers and the Pac-12's legendary officials can never be replicated.

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