Replacement refs taken to task on YouTube (VIDEO)

Replacement ref parody videos Click through to watch.
NFL Replacement Ref Orientation - Leaked Footage! - The NOC (h/t Mashable)
This supposed footage of the replacement refs in orientation shows the confusion over proper penalty calls and signals, when it's proper for refs to ask players for autographs and whether or not officials are eligible to collect any bounties.
Call It Maybe (NFL Replacement Officials Parody) - KFAN FM 100.3 (h/t Mashable)
In perhaps the most inevitable parody to occur (someone tell us if there's a referee/"Gangnam Style" video out there), this is a pretty good take on Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe."
NFL Replacement Refs Music Parody - Flo Rida "Whistle"
This second offering from The NOC mocks the refs via rapper Flo Rida's "Whistle."
NFL Replacement Ref Parody Song
A song admittedly made quickly "out of pure frustration."
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WASHINGTON – The controversy surrounding the NFL and its replacement refs is getting plenty of play on YouTube.

Questionable calls, delayed games and one highly debatable touchdown on Monday Night Football have spiked criticism of the league’s current officials to a furor. As could be expected, parodies of the replacement refs and their performance are popping up.

Check out a sampling in the gallery to the right.

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