[Mike L]

Originally Posted by TXMike

Did you see what their own Assocaition had to say? Seems the crew did botch this one.

"The officials just made a bad decision," Conte said. "There was a miscommunication between the schools and officials.

"The school should have told them (the officials) before the game, halftime or in the third quarter, and it was never asked."

Regardless, Conte said the crew should have stayed for overtime.

"Yes," Conte said, "and that's in the bluebook - if both coaches agree to overtime. If one coach says yes, one coach says no, you don't play overtime. It has to be a mutual consent by both coaches.

"It was their (the officials') impression we don't do overtime, but it was a mistake on the officials' part. I don't know where they got that we don't do overtimes, because there must have been six overtimes (last) weekend."

"The unit will have further action on this, which I have nothing to do with," Conte said. "I can't begin to tell you what, and I don't want to jump to a conclusion until the process goes through."

"We're in the process of damage control right now," he said. "It was a mistake that was made - no malice, no bad intention.

So they made a mistake. I sure hope the next time all those here who seem so willing to throw these guys under the bus remember that next time they blow one too.