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Originally posted by JugglingReferee
Ever seen those movies where inmates say, "lawyer screwed me?"
So ND...
... is not granted a requested timeout.
... and is then assessed a Technical foul.
... is then interfered with by game management.
... and then looses a possession by no act of their own.
The HD coach should stand up and bend over, because that's where he is taking it. "Refs screwed us."
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And you know all of this....how?
Have you heard the official's side of the story? Do you know if they actually heard a TO request? Hey, noisy crowd- they might not have heard anything. And loses possession? Notre Dame was the last team to touch the ball inbounds before it went OOB. Is it fair to UCLA to ignore a very plainly written rule to give the ball back to Notre Dame? Fair works both ways. If you're gonna make a call, I always figgered it was probably best to try and make the right one, not necessarily the popular one.
This kind of play happens every now and then. As an official, all you can do is grit your teeth and keep on truckin'. Give the ball to UCLA, get it back into play asap, and get on with the world.