[icallfouls]

Official threw a flag on UW player for tossing a ball behind his head and up into the air. The end result, UW missed the 35 yd PAT and the official was killed by ESPN. The PAC 10 assignor had to come out and say it was AUTOMATIC.

Automatic calls are the bane of the game. They are a result of fanboys, coaches, and media who video every play and break them down. Then they get out their rulebooks and make interpretations for the officials about the calls that were or were not made. The result is due to pressure we are asked to call certain AUTOMATICs that are handed out during the season or in the next season.

It is required that the context of the game be considered when calling a game.

More and more we are being asked to call the game in black and white, when basketball is more gray. The use of automatics will result in a game that is played at the FT line. Its bad enough that the bigs are being taken out of the game and that the emphasis is on guard play.

Please people, let common sense prevail, don't take the spontaneity of the game away from this great game.