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Ronbets
Senior Member
Contrary to Mike Periera who calls it as he sees it, Mike Carey is full of shit. He's a houseman that is 'wishy washy". As fans/gamblers reviewed the Luck safety, he is telling us that Luck released the ball from endzone. Is is talking to Stevie Wonder?
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Now back to the ref that was on Pen St side of the field at that time. He blew a spot by almost two yards that was reviewed and changed on the same drive. He got the call right in the clock should keep running because the ball carrier was knocked backward out of bounds, but he marked him where he went out of bounds and not where he was hit. It was so bad, it looked intentional. Hey, review did work for that play, it was MIA earlier in the game, and blew a spot earlier that gave OSU a first down that was obviously short on 3rd down. Spotting the ball now is worse than ever and amazingly with all the technology, apparently can't be improved, but there is missing a spot by a foot and missing a spot by 2 yards. I read that a ref in the game told a Penn St player that they were lucky they were even playing. Not sure if it was the same ref or one who missed the obvious delay of game on an OSU FG, or the missed false start on another 3rd down but conspiracy theorist(not one of them) could have a field day with that game and the impending OSU/MSU matchup to keep the big 10 playoff hopes alive.
The story with the official telling a PSU player that we're "lucky to even be playing" goes back a few seasons, but it happened with John O'Neils crew (the crew that worked Saturday night), so a lot of PSU fans think that at least one member of the crew has issues with us. To me, it's about poor officiating and not any type of conspiracy. Though I still don't understand the issue with the video feed on the interception review. The video board in the stadium showed the ball hitting the ground pretty clearly, but somehow the booth couldn't get a clear angle?
Honestly, I think a lot of the review guys lack the gonads to overturn a pivotal call... they always seem to stick with the call on the field. It's the safe route for them. The phrase "why the fuck do they even have replay" comes out of my mouth way too often. It's ridiculous how often they blow the review.
Then, you have a case in the Nevada/Hawaii game where the ball is tipped and a lineman comes down with it in the end zone for a fat guy touchdown, only to be overturned. It was probably 3 am east coast, so maybe I was half asleep, but there didn't seem to be any strong evidence proving it was incomplete.
Even when you, the announcers, and fans clearly see it one way, it's never a for sure thing. You just never know what these replay clowns are going to pull.