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Originally Posted by JRutledge
Let us not go on about what the public thinks. Many of the public felt the NFL had no right to penalize the Saints for their actions either. I put little stock in what the public thinks on an issue where they never have direct knowledge of how a profession works.
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Unfortunately, public perception IS what matters. If the public is aware of this, and it is being discussed nationally, it hurts the credibility of not only PAC 12 officials, but officials in general. The correlation is similar to the Donaughy betting scandal. The NBA sought to distance itself as far as possible from it. If the public believes that officials are being directed to target individuals that is their reality. If they think officials are affecting the games, they will stop going.
Rush planted a seed that Miller should get a TF. The reward was probably the only thing that might have been a joke. In the end, Miller got a TF, he predisposed the officials (put a hair trigger on the game) about a specific individual.
Of course had this information not been "leaked" we would not even know about it.