SIU Time Out

[stiffler3492]

Youngref, you are correct. However, in the video, the official is already granting timeout, then points at a player other than #2.

I'm questioning nobody's integrity. I'm questioning the play. I think it's certainly possible that the official realized he messed up after the fact, then tried to cover his behind with a weak story.

I'm all for giving fellow officials the benefit of the doubt, but there's something that just doesn't sit right with me on this one. I'm not saying that his integrity was compromised in any way. It's quite possible that he made a mistake (Oh my, officials make mistakes??!!??), and did a poor job afterwards.

It's easy for me to play armchair quarterback here, I'm just giving my opinion. If you want to discredit that because I'm willing to question what happened, so be it. Everyone on this board (including myself), has been critical of another official on this board, sometimes in a condescending way. If we can be critical on each other while interpreting a rule, why can't we be critical of a real situation that ended up being instrumental in deciding the outcome of a game?