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Originally Posted by sseltser
Just as an update:
Watertown Daily Times | Do over: Spartans, Vikings at odds
I like how the league uses the "best-two-out-of-three" method for solving disputes. 
What I don't know is what the actual story (or sequence of events) that the officials provided. IMO, this is the only scenario that matters, and if the protest is upheld, the game should resume following proper rules application for this scenario.
Of course, my real opinion is that the game is over. Condolences to the losers. |
This bothers me:
"To the naked eye, it was hard to determine whether any player had touched the ball, or any player had possession when the horn went off. The protest committee was not allowed to look at a film of the final seconds, according to Kowalick. "You can only protest the rule, not a judgment call by the officials," he said."
The correct ruling depends on if the ball was touched (throw-in ended) before the "inadvertent whistle". Film would confirm it either way. Touched = officials got it right. Not touched = they got it wrong. Any testimony is just worthless, biased opinion.