re: 'Bama players complain about officiating

Pot and kettle thing

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If that's an SEC Game, they lose

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Why i thought the whole thing was rigged? Why does it matter if it's an SEC game? Like you said, it's all fixed so Clemson would've won no matter what since we all watched a wwe wrestling match last night right?

Finebaum crying about the poor officiating and that they shouldn't have let that Big 12 crew work through game.

Those SEC refs are great though, huh Pawl?

Poor Bama. Couldn't get bailed out by SEC refs. Deal with it. LSU does every year. Legal play. You lost. The end.

If you watch this play in its entirety you would see that the DB grabs the guy falling down and so gives him a reason to fall in front of that next DB. This is why nothing was called could have been called but wasn't. I say let them play unless it's an obvious penalty then throw that flag. In big games like this you let the guys play, also in regular season big matches let them play. This should be done much much more IMO would make the game so much better. GT

Everyone is wanting to do officials without knowing the rules, which is no surprise.

Pick plays and difficult to call, which is why they are rarely called. If you disengage from contact prior to the ball being thrown, then there is no foul, or ic contact is initiated by the defender, it is not a foul. It has to be overly obvious to be called, but I won't go on the opinions of novices

As for targeting, you have to lead with the crown of helmet against a defenseless player. If both players are going for the ball, it is not targeting and a difficult call to make correctly, so again. It has to 100% obvious. Again, I won't take the opinion of novices.

As for inteference it has to be obvious. High school does not require a catchable ball. College and professional does.

As for holding, the standard is that it has to affect thd play. The player has to be obstructed and thd held player needs to be making an effort to free himself. A defender standing there not trying to get out of the way will not elicit a holding call. We are not technicians.

And to the smart arse who commented about bias, good officials will not favor a certain team because they want to continue being officials. Yes, there may be case here or there, but they are called former officials

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As for targeting, you have to lead with the crown of helmet against a defenseless player.

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Doesn't the rule state that is one reason it can be called, but not the only one?

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but I won't go on the opinions of novices

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Again, I won't take the opinion of novices.

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We are not technicians.

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This is really you. Right?

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What games do you watch?

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Why i thought the whole thing was rigged?

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I hate it when fans of other teams take my posts and turn them into something it wasn't.

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Like you said, it's all fixed so Clemson would've won no matter what since we all watched a wwe wrestling match last night right?

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I stated I view it similarly to wrestling, where it is an entertainment piece for me. Nothing more, nothing less. As I stated in a thread earlier, I only watched one play last night, and that was when the Bama player clearly targeted a Clemson player and nothing was called. I changed the channel. I felt like that type of game wasn't going to entertain me.

I woke up this morning, saw the results, and realized I missed some great entertainment last night. My loss, but certainly not for the reasons you are framing above.

Again, I don't know how else to explain it, but I don't view CFB, NFL or any other sport other than that: Entertainment. Sometimes, as part of the show, strange things are going to happen. I have no problem with that, unless player safety becomes compromised.

Does Bama get away with it more often in the SEC? It is my opinion, as well as the opinion of many others that they do. So be it. My observation that you quoted above does not change: Had last night's game been an SEC with Bama playing anyone, anywhere in the SEC, they would not have lost based on what I read this morning. I can't remember the last time Bama had 100 yards of penalties in a big game, and at this point, I don't really care.