OT_ Pac-10 responds to replay rukus

[ddh33]

It was sickening to see. OU got screwed.

This admission of guilt means absolutely nothing to me as an OU fan or a sports fan. In the end, scoreboard...right? Well, the scoreboard says OU lost when the game was clearly stolen! There's something wrong with that.

Furthermore, you suspend the officials one game? What about these kids who spent all year just to be robbed by the incompetence of the officials on one play!

And I get even more outraged when I think of how many times they had the chance to look at the play on screen and make the decision. What were they looking at? Now, the replay officials admits he made a mistake. He says he's sorry. What changed though? He saw it in the booth. Why does he think it's a mistake now? Just pathetic.

I know I'm a little more passionate about it because it's my team, but I would feel that way no matter who the team was. In fact, if OU had gotten away with that to Oregon, I would be all in favor of striking the game from the record...Those Oregon kids played well. They aren't to blame. But those kids at OU aren't either...

 

[CATCH17]

My gosh Hostile you got one heck of a memory on you geez.

I bet you can remember the day you were born. Props to you for that one.

And yes my team had always been the Huskers and I know im gonna sound like such a flip flopper but last year I decided I liked the Hurricanes and anyone who remembers my Willis McGahee rants knows why.

I watched him play and I thought it was really cool how a lot of Cowboys from the 90's came from that team. I've just became a big fan of theirs.

Plus I cant stand Callahan and the loss of my option attack football.

As you can tell im not as dedicated to College football as I am NFL.

I get more enjoyment watching teams play and looking for who I want Dallas to get in the draft.

Either way Nebraska or Miami both are horrible right now.

BTW if any of you knew my friends and how they spoke of OU you would hope they lose every single week too.

 

[31smackdown]

How the heck did they ever rule that Oregon recovered???? um... wow... that is just horrible... How do you miss TWO obvious calls on one play?? If that was a Cowboys game.... wow.. just wow..

 

[ddh33]

BTW if any of you knew my friends and how they spoke of OU you would hope they lose every single week too.

Obviously, I'm a big OU fan too. But I definitely know what you're talking about. It makes me mad too. I'm embarassed that this replay official is getting death threats right now. At the same time, the level of frustration (when it's your team that gets jobbed) is just unreal.

Like others said, imagine if this happened to the Cowboys...

 

[CATCH17]

Like others said, imagine if this happened to the Cowboys...

Oh i'd be very upset. Dont get me wrong OU got screwed but they are my Commanders on Saturday. I root against them week in week out.

The one thing though that would be a tragedy for College football is to get rid of instant replay. I love the fact they cant blame human error for their mistakes and get away with it anymore.

 

[ElGatoGrande]

One game suspension huh? well gee, thanks,,, these officials are all moonlighters right?

What needs to happen is that these criminals be thoroughly investigated because a BCS Bowl game is worth MILLIONS to the participating college as well as the Conference they represent. This thing reeks of corruption.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

CL if you saw it happen you would have been 100% sure the call would be overturned

wah wah wah quiet Joe

 

[calico]

Ive always respected your opinion as a Horn fan Calico. If the shoe were on the other foot. I would be screaming Texas was jobbed to.

I dont care who you root for. You always want your conference to show come Saturdays and bowl seasons.

Yesterday was different for OU. Bad - bad calls. One should never be in the situation for refs to even get close to these calls being made. We were. That was huge. That W stays in Eugene this year. Even tho the Ducks did not deserve it this way.

Thanks.
Good to know it is not all hate in the rivalry. At first, the thought of Oregon coming back to win was a fun to me, but then came the screw job. It is just disgusting. I had to laugh and shake my head along with Stoops and Peterson when they were shown on the sideline after the replay calls...they knew it was coming.

I have always had no respect for the Pac 10 and that just doubled. It is not even funny how obvious the set up was.

 

[EMMITTnROY]

first off, it was clear as day that the ball was touched by Oregon before it went ten yards, which negates the entire play.. Oklahoma ball, period..

then it is clear as day that the ball was never even close to being recovered by Oregon.. Oklahoma ball, period..

if the TV announcers, the radio announcers, if all of America can see it plain as day, if Texas Longorns fans can see it, how in the world did the people that are paid to make these calls not see it? unfreakingbelievable..

then to make things worse, they call a pass interference on the next play that isnt a pass interference.. plain as day.. they review it and still give it to Oregon..

I have never ever been one to say that a game was fixed, but this game had to be.. HAD to be.. there is no way that replay officials blow THREE crucial calls that are plain as day in a row.. in my 25 years of watching football, that was absolutely the WORST jobbing I have ever seen.. the officials singlehandedly gave that game to Oregon.. it made last year's Super Bowl officiating look like truth, justice, and the American way..

an apology? an apology doesn't help Oklahoma get to the BCS or the national championship.. and dont give me this business that Oklahoma couldn't have made it to the championship this year- before Bomar went out, most people had them going.. and they beat a Top 20 team on the road (yes, Im talking about Oregon).. Paul Thompson is playing better and better and Adrian Peterson is the best player in the country.. the only roadblock is Texas, and they have a very very good chance at beating them this year.. those officials very well may have cost a team a national championship berth..

if the NCAA can take away a Heisman trophy that was given in the past because of something wrong a player did, how come they can't take away a loss from a team because of something that the NCAA did?? hypocritical.. the NCAA hands out harsh penalties ALL THE TIME for teams doing something wrong.. how come they aren't held accountable?? they are admitting that they were wrong and that Oklahoma should have won- well then prove it.. you can't just say "oh my bad!".. this isn't a game of touch at recess..

 

[stag hunter]

The only right thing to do is have it removed from the the official records book

And under what NCAA rulebook provision would you have them do that? The NCAA is powerless to alter the standings, as they should be. Unless the refs are somehow found to be complicit with either Oregon or Organized Crime, there is no way that this game, or any other, will ever be stricken from the record due to officiating


Sucks for OU but thats the way it goes sometimes.. think about all the games lost due to blown calls before they had instant replay. There will be a couple of these every year but at least there won't be as many as there have in the past.

 

[Draegerman]

And under what NCAA rulebook provision would you have them do that? The NCAA is powerless to alter the standings, as they should be. Unless the refs are somehow found to be complicit with either Oregon or Organized Crime, there is no way that this game, or any other, will ever be stricken from the record due to officiating

I never suggested that it fell under a provision in the NCAA rulebook. I simply stated that it would be the right thing to do, but your point is noted.

 

[Billy Bullocks]

Oregon # 13. This aint San Diego!!! Autzen is n joke.!!

 

[joseephuss]

The ref seemed to have an attitude about the whole thing. It was as if he was offended that the call on the field was even questioned. He didn't turn on his microphone and say that the review was inconclusive and the play stands. He came out and vehemently declared that after reviewing the play, that there was conclusive evidence that OU touched the ball first.

The guy running the replays to the officials was probably a Duck fan and didn't show any of the replays that the fans could see.

 

[EMMITTnROY]

an example of what is so jacked up about this concerning polls:

Dennis Dodd of cbssportsline.com wrote a full article about how Oklahoma got screwed over by the officials and on and on about how Oklahoma really won that game and it was an injustice.. then in his own Power Poll, he had Oregon ranked #7 and Oklahoma #20!! What the?!

one other thing- yes, imagine how infuriating this would be if it were the Cowboys who lost because of the officials.. but this case is much worse because one loss in the NFL doesn't knock you out of Super Bowl contention.. one loss in college football does.. you have to be perfect.. and right now Oklahoma is, but they wont have a shot at the championship..

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I haven't paid that much attention to the college replay system, but I thought I heard someone say that the booth replay officials are all local hires. Is that right? If so, what a bad system...

I'm within range of OKC's The Sports Animal... Of course I was trying to listen to Cowboys talk yesteday, but I wish I'd tuned in that station to hear what they were saying about this fiasco...

 

[CATCH17]

They said today on the radio that the pac 10 officials dont get to see the same TV shots that we do.

They also said if the Ref doesn't have enough time that they have to just stick with the on the field call.

Im not sure if the Ref didnt have enough time but its still a very badly blown call.

 

[DanTanna]

Didn't OU getting hosed by a call in favor of itt tech last year - a goal line plunge that was short and the player crawled into the endzone?

 

[Danny White]

Didn't OU getting hosed by a call in favor of itt tech last year - a goal line plunge that was short and the player crawled into the endzone?

Indeed they did.

 

[EMMITTnROY]

Didn't OU getting hosed by a call in favor of itt tech last year - a goal line plunge that was short and the player crawled into the endzone?

yes, on Texas Tech's last drive, there were three bad calls also.. especially that play that you are talking about.. it was blatant as well.. OU had that game taken from them by the officials.. they were on a tear at that point and would have made it to a much better bowl game.. course, they ended up going to the Holiday Bowl and beating... Oregon..

so OU's last two losses were both a result of blatantly bad calls by the refs and replay officials..

 

[Chief]

I saw the replays of the whole thing.

I can't help but think that those officials flat-out are corrupt and had an agenda.

I don't see how they could have possibly got that wrong, especially after the replay.

Like Hos, I like the Pac-10, but my gosh, that was bad. Their integrity certainly should be questioned.