Updated: NFL Replacement Ref from Frontier May Not Have His Old Job Back Until Next Year

Overpopulation was fixed, diseases were cured, and world hunger was eliminated late last night when the NFL and the NFL Referees Association came to an agreement that ended the two-month lockout. The regular refs are back Thursday night, so they can make calls like this:

So much better than the replacements.

Jim Core

But if you're Jim Core, a Frontier Conference official before his pro debut on September 5th for the Giants-Cowboys game, this may be a problematic development.

According to Supervisor of Football Officials for the Frontier Conference Neil Peterson, Core is not on the schedule at the moment, and there's a "good chance" that he won't be back in the conference this season.

Citing concerns about spending several months learning the pro game and transitioning back to college, which Core "did not prepare for" this season, Peterson says Core may not ref more than a few games at the end of the season, if he works any at all.

Peterson also emphasized that Core is one of his better officials, and added, "I don't think he was much of a problem for the NFL."

Update: When reached by phone, Core says the NFL has advised him not to speak with the media for a week, but when asked if he was worried about re-adjusting to college rules and officiating those games, he said, "Not at all. Not at all. The field's still 100 yards long and they still play the same football. The rules are not that different."

Butte High QB Misses Meeting, Flips Tires

Ever missed a meeting at work? It's hard to look your boss in the eye afterwards. Ever had your boss tell you to go flip a tire across a football field for punishment? Butte High quarterback Dallas Cook has.

Head Coach Arie Grey, upset that Cook missed a special teams meeting, sentenced him to a round of tire flips. As you'll see in the video, Cook took his medicine, but still didn't agree with it.

Montana Tech Names its Starting QB (And I Look Like a Fool)

Montana Tech has been keeping it's quarterback decision a secret. Would they go with the incumbant, Brian Schwarzkoph (1-8, 1,465 yards and 9 TDs last season) or Nick Baker (2-1, 750 yards and 9 TDs last season)?

But I'm a reporter, and it's my job to know things before other people do. So I asked around, and two people with Montana Tech (who I trust) told me they chose Schwarzkoph, but that it wasn't public information until game day.

So I go to do my pre-game interview with head coach Chuck Morrell, and this happens:

Humility 1. Bobby 0.

In the real interview, which you can see tonight on the 5:30 show, Coach Morrell stresses that even though Baker is the starter, you'll still see Schwarzkoph worked into the gameplan.

Last season Montana Tech lost both games to Eastern Oregon, most recently a 16-15 heart-breaker.