RalphieMalph
Well-Known Member
Tell me honestly, have you EVER seen refs call a team for delay of game on a last second field goal before? How many times have you seen these last second fire drill field goals take place... 30, maybe 50 times in your life? And out of those times, how many of those came down to whether or not the refs signaled the ball to be ready for play? Before yesterday, I'll guarantee you the answer to that question is "zero".
Every time this has happened before the only thing that's mattered is whether or not the kicking team gets their players set and gets the ball snapped before the clock hits triple 0's. Yesterday though, for whatever reason, the refs decided to make an unprecedented call following an incredible display of execution by the Buffs special teams unit.
It's like when you see a player in the NBA get called for traveling after taking 2 steps leading up to a dunk. Even if you want to argue that the call was technically right, you're more or less required to admit "yeah... but you NEVER see refs make that call."
I concede nothing here though, as far as I'm concerned the officials absolutely made two consecutive horrendous calls during the most critical juncture of yesterday's game. They WILL be investigated, but they should be suspended.
I'm not bitter though... not at all.
Every time this has happened before the only thing that's mattered is whether or not the kicking team gets their players set and gets the ball snapped before the clock hits triple 0's. Yesterday though, for whatever reason, the refs decided to make an unprecedented call following an incredible display of execution by the Buffs special teams unit.
It's like when you see a player in the NBA get called for traveling after taking 2 steps leading up to a dunk. Even if you want to argue that the call was technically right, you're more or less required to admit "yeah... but you NEVER see refs make that call."
I concede nothing here though, as far as I'm concerned the officials absolutely made two consecutive horrendous calls during the most critical juncture of yesterday's game. They WILL be investigated, but they should be suspended.
I'm not bitter though... not at all.