Good game, where are the good refs

[MD Longhorn]

Got to watch one of the top 3 games in the Houston area yesterday. Had to wonder how this disfunctional mess of a crew got this game. If I would have been evaluating, we'd have an A, 2 B's, a D and an F.. with the whitehat getting the D. L was horribly lazy all game, and missed an obvious OPI in the endzone that resulted in a TD --- because he was about 20 yards away from the play (B missed it too, but his angle was such that I can see him missing it - it was obvious from L's angle though).

R announced Illegal participation twice while signalling illegal man downfield - both were illegal substitutions. R got into an argument with U after U (properly) walked off 10 on a hold. R was also slow with the announcement - so after insisting the spot be 2 yards off (an 8 yard penalty) and U placed it there, when R faced the press box to announce the penalty, U put it back in the right place. Right... but tacky and looked awful even to the laypeople sitting around me.

U started about every play WAY too far back, and was on the endline for a goalline play twice. He seemed afraid.

4 of the crew had letters designating their positions, the other did not. Looked bad.

On a non-call of IS when defense called time because their player was going to get off the field, R waited until the clock was done on the TO, and THEN went to talk to the coach who was upset... and then went across the field to talk to the other coach too. Was about a 3 minute timeout.

L kept winding the clock unnecessarily on plays ending inside the numbers ... and on at least one that went right up the middle. L also failed to give a sideline warning or infraction when he crashed into a coach ON the field during a punt return. Big famous title-winning home coach whose fame may have had something to do with it.

All around I was embarrassed that a few around me knew I was an official.