Pete Futiak's C.O.W

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

I love this!!!! :lol: :lol:

10. You can’t spell pout without OU

Here’s a concept foreign to Oklahoma in its rage over the outcome of the Oregon game: defense. The officials blew the call on the onside kick and the late pass interference call, and inexcusably messed up in the replay booth in a big way. The Sooner nation has a right to be really, really mad, but not to the point of tormenting the poor ref who blew the call with phone calls and death threats. OU still could've won the game if it had just done something to stop the Ducks over the final three minutes.

 

Maybe the Sooners can’t handle the fact that they flat-out choked after the blown call. Maybe they’re looking for answers to why their secondary, even with the bad pass interference call (that ball was tipped) couldn’t make a final stop, or why their special teams couldn’t block anyone on the final field goal attempt. You want an apology? How about a big, fat, “I’m sorry” for your performance in the 55-19 loss to USC in the 2005 Orange Bowl?

 

9. University of Oklahoma president David Boren

Boren embarrassed the University of Oklahoma, the players, coaches, and the game of college football with his letter to the Big 12 asking to eliminate the Oregon game from the record books and to request the Pac 10 officials be suspended for the season. How about hollering at the team for not being mentally tough enough to overcome an honest officiating mistake? The officials didn’t beat Oklahoma, Oregon did. It’s unfortunate the Pac 10’s apology and reply didn’t have the words “eat” or “shorts” in it. Which leads me to …

 

9. If you want to be known as a power conference, act that way

Why did the Pac 10 suspend those officials for one game? They blew a call. It was a big call and they missed it, but to suspend them is to cater to public opinion and try to assign blame for human error. Worse yet, it feeds into the notion that there was some sort of conspiracy against the Sooners. Accept responsibility and say your guys blew the call. That’s it. If Oklahoma, or anyone else can’t handle it, then that’s their too bad. If the officials really are grossly incompetent, then fire them.

 

 

[DaveH]

9. If you want to be known as a power conference, act that wayWhy did the Pac 10 suspend those officials for one game? They blew a call. It was a big call and they missed it, but to suspend them is to cater to public opinion and try to assign blame for human error. Worse yet, it feeds into the notion that there was some sort of conspiracy against the Sooners. Accept responsibility and say your guys blew the call. That’s it. If Oklahoma, or anyone else can’t handle it, then that’s their too bad. If the officials really are grossly incompetent, then fire them.

The thing is, it wasn't just one human error. It was MANY. With replay, there is no reason to make the call they did. No reason. It goes beyond human "error", that was human stupidity

 

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

Oregon Article

According to another news article:

So let's give it to them. But first you should know that Riese didn't see the ABC television feed that viewers watched at home, which you, your spouse and your children know showed an Oregon player touching the ball before it traveled the required 10 yards. And you should know that Riese will not talk about specifics on the call, but said: "My supervisor knows what happened up there and that's all that matters."

 

A source in the replay booth on Saturday said that Riese found himself crunched for time, pressured by television and the on-field referee for a rapid decision, and there was such a delay in getting the video feed to Riese that he never even got to properly review the play.

 

The Pac-10's coordinator of football officiating confirmed that Riese didn't get all of the replays that ABC was providing.

 

With all the cameras working the game that one half of the country was watching, Riese saw only a single frame of video, the source said. The angle was bad. But it appeared to show an Oklahoma player touching the ball with his helmet before it hit the Oregon player. (From other angles, clearly, it hits the Ducks player first.) With no other video immediately available, and television waiting, Riese did what he's told to do when he's out of time and has no conclusive evidence.

 

He upheld the call on the field.

 

 

[AR Husker Fan]

That's worrisome, to say the least. If you are going to have review, you have to provide all the angles and you have to give sufficient time (within reason) to permit them to be reviewed.