why can't you have a coach in his post game analysis discuss the refs! They are not Gods and they need feedback. They can cost you a game and not be criiticized. This rule has gone on too long! We have booth review We need public critcism when the refs blow a game, especially post game by coaches!
The two illegal procedures calls that ended up with NU punting on 4th and goal was wrong according to the Big 12. Those calls cost us the game! How many have heard that the Big Twelve said the refs were wrong? They did!
Do you have a link for where the said the calls were wrong? Not disputing it, I'd just like to see it. And it sounds like they didn't say anything about the dropped pass call in the end zone that some of you are so positive was a catch?
The refs do get feedback from the coaches. It just isn't made public. I don't think post game, while the coaches are still very emotional, and before they've reviewed film, is a good time for them to criticize the refs. Afterwards, I guess I don't really care. The players and coaches make plenty of errors, do you really expect the refs to be perfect? If you're going to run out every ref who makes a mistake, you're going to be down to middle school refs by the end of the year.
And why do we need it? Mangino was very blunt a few years ago when a couple bad calls late went against Kansas to Texas. He basically accused the refs of throwing the game for Texas because it would help the conference (more revenue) if Texas stayed unbeaten. Did that change anything? Doesn't seem like it.