Alamo and the Sun Belt

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Originally posted by TXMike
Why does it matter??? If they had flagged all that would have happened is extended confusion while they sorted it out before declaring the game over, Nebraska wins. Would have had NO impact on the outcome.

It matters because it is their jobs. Had they hung around, they could have taken 30 seconds to explain the call(s) and then left. I'm not convinced that it didn't matter. If there were two IP fouls, the play should have been replayed. Either way, stay take a minute and explain it.

Having said that I want to defend the officials on a couple other plays. A couple plays were reviewed and it was later determined that the officials had erred. In each case they erred in a way that allowed for correction. I think we are seeing that if a play is close (ie down or fumble, knee down, pass or fumble) the officials are letting it go. That is to say, if you call someone down, when they are not it can't be corrected. However, if you let it go, you can always go back. I think we are seeing that in the NCAA now and in this game.