At 9:24 p.m. Pacific time Monday night, here is what is trending on Twitter: One promoted stream, followed by: #MNF, Roger Goodell, Packers, XFL, #MyExTaughtMe, #ThingsBetterThanReplacementRefs, Vince McMahon, Mike McCarthy, Hail Mary. If you didn’t watch the end of Monday Night Football Twitter can tell you all about it: I don’t even need to hear from Twitter PR that tonight will be the most-tweeted night ever, as every single NFL fan, follower and participant calls for Roger Goodell’s head and his decision to keep real refs out and replacement refs in.
It wasn’t just the single game-ending call that stunk like skunk. There were numerous calls either way, including an egregious offensive pass interference call that went the other way, keeping Seattle’s game-ending drive alive. We’ll embed some choice tweets here but may not get any more since we are betting the Twitter server farms are nearing code red or whatever thing they use to warn of meltdown. If nothing else, Twitter can thank Goodell for probably cementing their IPO. Twitter may be changing sports, but tonight sports is changing Twitter. Or at the very least blowing it to smithereens.
Aaron Rodgers on controversial call: “It’s awful.Just look at the replay…It’s awful, that’s all I’m going to say about it.”
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 25, 2012
Got fucked by the refs.. Embarrassing. Thanks nfl
— TJ Lang (@TJLang70) September 25, 2012
If there was ever an official photo of this whole replacement ref debacle, this is it twitter.com/Rachel__Nichol…
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) September 25, 2012
All @nfl fans watch the Ryder Cup this week, we got no refs. #USA
— bubba watson (@bubbawatson) September 25, 2012
These refs gotta go I’m sorry
— Reggie Bush (@reggie_bush) September 25, 2012
Just talked to GB’s Jennings while he madly tried to find his helmet for PAT. “he (Tate) didn’t have anything on the ball!l
— Rick Reilly (@ReillyRick) September 25, 2012
What robbery…what a fraud the NFL just perpetrated on the Green Bay Packers…
— Michael Wilbon (@RealMikeWilbon) September 25, 2012
Other than Tate pushing Shields to the ground and Jennings making the interception, the refs really nailed it.
— Dan Shulman (@DShulman_ESPN) September 25, 2012
These games are a joke.
— Troy Aikman (@TroyAikman) September 25, 2012
Packers players and staff watching final play. When they saw the truth they yelled, swore and threw towels at the tv. twitter.com/ReillyRick/sta…
— Rick Reilly (@ReillyRick) September 25, 2012
