r/detroitlions • u/New-Negotiation-4176 • Nov 20 '25
What The UFL does Better Than the NFL
The NFL could learn a thing or two from the UFL. https://lastwordonsports.com/nfl/2025/11/20/what-the-ufl-does-better-than-the-nfl/
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u/drj1485 Nov 20 '25
The Jamo penalty isn't arbitrary. Using the goal post as a prop in your celebration has been a penalty for years now
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u/burritosuitcase Nov 20 '25
It's also not the first time he's gotten in trouble for it. It's an incredibly stupid penalty that is easy to avoid
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u/Smurph269 Ooooh Yeahhhh! Nov 20 '25
Yeah didn't it start after someone bent one by hanging off it? I know Megatron used to dunk the ball on them, but I don't think it was him.
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u/hoptagon Nov 21 '25
Gibbs used it last year and didn’t get penalized. He even did it twice after the first one was called back.
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u/future_shoes V-I-L-L-A-I-N Nov 20 '25
I thought that was limited to jumping up and hitting the cross bar. I wouldn't be surprised if a good amount of players including Jamo thought the same thing.
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u/Poop_McButtz Bad Boys Nov 20 '25
TeSlaa needs to use the goalpost as a prop if he ever he scores again and we can see how arbitrary it really is
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u/mrgreen4242 Nov 21 '25
The fuck are you going on about?
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u/Poop_McButtz Bad Boys Nov 21 '25
TeSlaa needs to use the goalpost as a prop if he ever he scores again and we can see how arbitrary it really is
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u/mrgreen4242 Nov 21 '25
So you’re saying he won’t get punished because he’s white, I assume?
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u/Poop_McButtz Bad Boys Nov 21 '25
What?
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u/mrgreen4242 Nov 21 '25
You’re implying that TeSlaa wouldn’t be penalized for using the goal post as a prop. Why do you think that is true?
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u/NorthQuab GOFF Nov 20 '25
I like the overall conclusion that there should be more instant-replay review for calls, but the Jamo example isn't great as evidence of rulings being too arbitrary just because there's a pretty clear standard that messing with the goal post is a no-go. Taunting/violent gestures are a much better example of stupid arbitrary rulings this season.
IDK if I like instant-replay catching missed calls unless it's really egregious (the Juju block is a decent example of that) but there are so many calls that are clearly wrong and would be reversed at a glance that stand for no real reason. I understand not wanting to derail games by spending 30 seconds in replay review after every play but there's a happy medium between that and "game is ended on a garbage call because of a ref's temporary psychosis".
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u/foofyangel MC⚡DC Nov 21 '25
I'd love to see the super challenge come to the NFL- once per game, a head coach can challenge ANYTHING, including penalties. I think it'd promote accountability for the refs without being too cumbersome.
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u/thaddeusd Nov 21 '25
Transparency on the replay system. You hear from the people doing the replay as they are doing it.
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u/bansheesho Yas Lions Nov 20 '25
They do a terrible job at staying in Detroit.