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Tx Mike,
I completely agree with the hesitation comment. I did not mean to imply that because it went against Texas that I felt it was right. Like I said, I did not see the contact. On the play the Nebraska Cornerback was on the ground (don't know how he got there). I spoke to friends immediately following the game that saw the broadcast and they said the replays didn't show much of the contact.
I think the reason there was "hesitation" was that the official that made the call was up the sideline and had to come towards the location of the infraction to make place the flag. In any case though, he was very late in calling that penalty. If memory serves, the receiver was getting up and celebrating his play when the flag came in.
By the way, the only reason I asked the question was because the time became critical later in the game. Did this call cost NU the game? No way. There were too many things that NU did themselve, NU had missed tackles, balls into their linebackers hands that ricocheted into Tx receivers, two botched field goals, two fourth downs not converted.... And Texas' offense absolutely owned Nebraska's defense in the second half.
In my opinion, unless you have played a perfect game it is unlikely that an officials call would cost you the game and before that could happen the official would have to have been incorrect in their call.
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