OU/Tex officiating

[PSU213]

I only saw parts of the second half of the game. The announcers (yeah, I know this is probably enough said right there) were all over the officials for every call, including being particularly rough toward the replay official.

Was there really that much of an issue, or was this just announcers being...well...announcers? From what I saw of the game there were some close calls, but they were pretty much all correct.

[Deep]

Brent Musberger. Need I say more?


Those announcers were blatenly wrong most of the time.

[PSU213]

Originally Posted by Deep

Brent Musberger. Need I say more?


Those announcers were blatenly wrong most of the time.

That was my general impression of what I saw. Just wanted to make sure.

[pedr]

Rank amateur here, and most of the football I watch is the NFL, but unless NCAA rules are very different, the "it's an interception in the end-zone... wait ... how come ... why are they kicking a field goal? ... looks like the ground can cause a fumble in the end zone now ... what a ridiculous call" thing was pretty horrible from the announcers.

Like I said, perhaps the rule is different, but the defender there clearly didn't maintain possession through going to ground - the ball came out as he hit the ground - which would be a clear incomplete pass in the NFL.

I'm only just starting to watch college football, and I am finding myself a little surprised at some of the calls which are not at least reviewed, but the ones they were complaining about seemed fine to me!

[mikesears]

Originally Posted by pedr

Rank amateur here, and most of the football I watch is the NFL, but unless NCAA rules are very different, the "it's an interception in the end-zone... wait ... how come ... why are they kicking a field goal? ... looks like the ground can cause a fumble in the end zone now ... what a ridiculous call" thing was pretty horrible from the announcers.

Like I said, perhaps the rule is different, but the defender there clearly didn't maintain possession through going to ground - the ball came out as he hit the ground - which would be a clear incomplete pass in the NFL.

I'm only just starting to watch college football, and I am finding myself a little surprised at some of the calls which are not at least reviewed, but the ones they were complaining about seemed fine to me!

Every ply is "reviewed". They only stop the game for plays where they need extra time to review.

The announcers have no clue about the rules and don't really care to learn.

[BktBallRef]

Another play they kept barking about was the 1st TD of the game, saying that the runner's knee went down outside the goal line. Problem was that the runner was straddling the goal line with the ball clearly breaking the plane.

Idiots.