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Subject: "Saturday's Referees Set Back Officiating Writ Large by Decades" -- Klatt Author: An Observer [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 13:47:37 10/23/24 Wed Fox Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt just forcefully made a point that I made on this board over the weekend before my post was deleted on Monday. Klatt said the original pass interference call was mistaken, but that it was a terrible precedent for the officials to overrule themselves during the time that play was suspended to clear the playing field of debris thrown by angry fans. Klatt: "You've just showed fans in every sport across every level of competition that they can affect the outcome of the game by disrupting play." ABC officiating analyst Bill LeMonnier told me three years ago that he was worried about setting a precedent even though he thought that the replay official at the 2021 Princeton-Harvard game was well within his rights -- per the NCAA football rule book -- to grant a "do-over" to Princeton. LeMonnier just thought it was a dangerous precedent. That's exactly what happened Saturday night at the Georgia-Texas game. A very dangerous precedent. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: I remember Author: Ivy Inquisitor [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 14:45:15 10/23/24 Wed After the disputed 2021 Tiger- Crimson game. I said the game should never be overturned after the final whistle. In affect, the game will ever be ruined. Then I suggest that Princeton right or wrong dose not matter should keep the win and the league should proclaim Princeton and Harvard as 2021 Ivy League Football Champions. Now I somewhat (not entirely) question that. If that precedent was set then would other schools flood the league office with numerous post game disputes? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: "Saturday's Referees Set Back Officiating Writ Large by Decades" -- Klatt Author: Tiger69 [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:19:46 10/23/24 Wed Precedent or not the H-P decision has been discussed ad nauseum and the officials followed the proper procedures at the time. If harvard had not been involved, this game would have slipped quietly into history by now. Nearly every team feels cheated by officiating at some time. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: "Saturday's Referees Set Back Officiating Writ Large by Decades" -- Klatt Author: An Observer [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 22:17:22 11/09/24 Sat LSU was just called for grabbing Jalen Milroe's face mask on a critical third down play. Here come the water bottles. Dozens of them thrown from the stands onto the field. The game is delayed while stadium staff pick them up. Gee, what a surprise. College football can thank the officials at the Georgia-Texas game earlier in the season. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: "Saturday's Referees Set Back Officiating Writ Large by Decades" -- Klatt Author: SpuytenDuyvil76 (Hat trick?) [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 09:03:55 11/10/24 Sun What about the hat trick in hockey! Want to get rid of that beloved tradition? And didn't Rangers fans take to hurling octopi onto the ice in a bye gone era? May not be entirely apropos but reminds me of then newly minted color commentator Johnny Unitas, decrying a fan who had thrown a pint (1/2 pint?) empty liquor bottle at the head of an official during a game he was calling. His words something to the effect, hey that's not American, that's something they do in those countries that play soccer! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: "Saturday's Referees Set Back Officiating Writ Large by Decades" -- Klatt Author: An Observer [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:28:52 11/19/24 Tue I'll say these two things about fans who throw their baseball caps onto the ice after a home team player scores a hat trick: (1) They are less careful with their wardrobe accessories than I am. A high end baseball cap goes for $30-40 at retail these days. I am not throwing my cap onto the ice. (2) These fans are not trying to influence or overturn an officiating decision. In the Georgia-Texas game, fans were successful in impacting the action of the field. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: "Saturday's Referees Set Back Officiating Writ Large by Decades" -- Klatt Author: sparman [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:46:55 11/10/24 Sun Adorning the field with tokens of fan affection has been a longstanding custom. Burnt toast, anyone? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]