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backup referee. he was called in. he's from midland, michigan, about two hours away on christmas day, because the referee, michael mothershed, supposed to be here missed his flight. michael, if you are watching this game you are certainly missed. 28 years as a referee and i know you're retiring. wish you well in the future. >> michael mothershed's replacement but joining us is michael himself. michael, thank you for being here. we were so bummed by this story. i mean, talking about the implications of this travel nightmare, but what a bummer for you to have to miss your final game. tell us what happened to you as you went to the airport over the weekend. >> good morning. well it all started on christmas eve. i had a flight on southwest, scheduled to take off at 6:30 a.m. i arrived at the airport, probably before 5:00.