It’s actually really cool. You can appreciate how quick they are trying to make decisions and the logic they use.
Just a back and forth of “did you see it like this, if so we need to do this. If not what did you see to make the other thing true”. Makes you have more faith in the call even if you disagree.
You hit the nail on the head.. Accountability! That might help the 'perception' of ref-bias on many calls/no calls! Damn, I hate feeling so jaded watching a sport I usually enjoy.
You can watch the incompetence play out and hold the individuals accountable when they make incorrect calls. Transparency is pretty much always a good thing when you entrust decision-making power to a single person/group.
No because it actually just pisses you off more when you can listen to how fucking stupid everyone involved in officiating this sport is. "Oh great they just spend 2 minutes looking at his knee but didn't even notice he bobbled the ball and i heard it all live on air."
The rule needs to fundamentally change. Too much deference is given to calls on the field. Just make the right call either way.
There are some calls where there's a grainy view but it's still definitive and a better crisp view but inconclusive due to angle and they will just say inconclusive because the crisper camera shot wasn't conclusive.
Not true, and a not so fun fact to go with it: The very first overturned PI call went against the Saints.
Edit: AI told me I’m wrong. First overturned call was apparently Tampa vs SF. Sherman was called for a PI after Arians challenged the play. Saints were never successful in challenging and got eliminated from playoffs on a TD with a clear OPI by Kyle Rudolph. And now I’m sad and going to sleep.
The biggest difference is that they didn't throw a flag and then decide to not call it in the NFC Champ. The refs saw the penalty and made a decision to not penalize Georgia
They didn’t throw a flag in the Georgia game either. That was the broadcast anticipating a flag. But no flag was actually thrown. And I really think that’s why it’s such a big controversy because I can show dozens of end zone shots where they let it go in big games and let the players play. Half the world thinks they picked a flag up cause of broadcast. They also called Lawson Luckie for a phantom holding that took 7 off the board. You can play the blame the refs game every game but anyone who’s played football knows you can’t leave it in the refs hands. And that’s not even relevant here lmao it was still 2nd down and bama was in fg range. Keelon got lit up the next play
It’s controversial because it’s the most obvious missed call since the NFC Championship game lol. If you think that was Phantom then I hope you enjoyed your first football game lol
OU/Texas and UK/LSU games were equally bad. Both had catches called out of bounds with a ref being within 10 yards of the reception with nothing obstructing their views.
It also gets really irritating when a crew will let them play for 50 minutes then call everything by the book for the last 10 minutes with a flag on nearly every play.
catches called out of bounds with a ref being within 10 yards of the reception with nothing obstructing their views.
The first on the left sideline was a bona fide NFL catch by a mile, clear as day. Absolutely zero movement from the ball, secure catch from the start...zero excuse to get that wrong.
Glad it was corrected after review but it shouldn't have been necessary.
What hurts the most for those is that it is essentially giving the defense free timeouts to regroup, rest a bit, and plan for the next play when they're worn out at end of reg.
In that case, as Gabe Ikard pointed out, it was more beneficial to us because it gave us a free time out to scheme a must-need play with only seconds left. If we were marching down the field, yeah it would’ve benefitted Texas, but we weren’t lol.
Gross. I hope people don’t actually do that when training their puppies. Dogs naturally don’t want to soil their home and if they’re having accidents, that’s on the owner for not giving them an outlet
When he was at JMU someone on the sidine gave him a photo showing the opposing player stepped out of bounds. The officials took the phone and Cig was reprimanded because rules prohibited the use of cell phones in that way at that time.
Pat Beverly tried to do that a couple years back in a Lakers vs Celtics game. Well he brought the camera and showed it to the refs face lol. He got a tech i believe
Yeah I might be wrong but it literally looked like they picked up the flag they initially threw on that too? I think I remember the flag display being on the screen for a bit before the fans started booing and it went away...there has to be press conferences for refs or something similar
It was on the screen because the announcer called a flag being thrown prematurely. He hadn’t seen it yet, just thought there was going to be one. Then even said as much.
Not gonna hold you, if I'm Kalen DeBoer I'm just gonna take a fine and go off on officiating. If you don't want coaches to criticize you, then simply be better at your job. That's not the only reason Bama lost, but Jesus Christ
The targeting was what really pissed me off because that's player safety. I get that it's controversial, but come on. PI gets missed here and there. You CANNOT miss a direct forceful blow with the crown of the helmet against a defenseless player.
watch it again, he gets drilled in the side of the head first. Hard to say which impact causes the concussion obviously, but he was definitely hit helmet to helmet.
Yes, how dare we insist upon fair officiating. Who needs refs anyways? Silly part of the game really. Who cares about rules when you can just make them up as you go along?
u/asbyo Georgia Bulldogs • Tennessee Volunteers6d ago
Dude you must be new to cfb if you’re holding the refs actions against the fans of UGA. There were so many missed on both sides throughout the whole game. I get the big ones that stand out to you probably hurt, but it’s a coin flip for both sides. Both teams did have their chances to win, I hate to say. We are your most difficult opponent period.
It was bad on both sides. There was an absolutely egregious hold missed on the first bama TD. Like a UGA defender in the QBs lap with a bama OLineman holding him around the neck.
It is entertaining to watch Bama fans whine about bad calls when they have such a history of benefiting from them. That first half TD pass holding call was obvious as were other holding calls. Bama did not lose because of the refs.
that was egregious but there were some terrible calls and no calls. Its a weekly thing. We used to joke about Pac-12 refs, i guess they permeated every conference now.
There was a face mask on the next sac play too right? No one even mentioned it.
Then to have the Kirbstreet bring up the interception again. There was about 6” of daylight between the ball and the ground on that replay. How did the booth reverse it without actually reviewing it?
Unless they had a secret angle they refused to show the public, there was absolutely nothing definitive to say it bounced off the ground and not his body.
And the lack of holding not called on their first TD was the same. Absolute arm bar across the chest (can’t post the screen capture here). They have gotten away with so many BS calls over the years, no one is gonna feel pity for them.
What about the obvious hold on a Georgia player on Bama's touchdown in the first half? That was more obvious than the PI but Kirk and Fowler didn't whine about that missed call.
You put it so.......elegantly.
Crazy. Safety just trucked the receiver with no intention of making a play on the ball.
Ref seemed to freeze for a sec or two debating his next move
I mean Georgia’s also got away with intentionally ripping a players helmet off and targeting. The officiating was not only poor but also dangerous. Then Kirby’s out there like “I’m glad my boys played tough” and celebrating his guys starting a fight.
I’m not sure who I’m mad at more. Unfair refs or Georgia trying to usurp Ohio State for most evil team.
You don’t even need to do that. Just have a sky ref that watches from the booth and has instant replay available and can make any call and overturn any call immediately. I don’t know why this is so hard to do
Seriously, it's 2026 and we have angles from everywhere in the stadium and facemask can't be called because 1 of the 8 refs doesn't have the right angle???
I think it’s weird FIFA has VAR which can literally tell if a goal is scored by a millimeter of the ball going across the goal line but Football (college and NFL) is like hurrrr durrrr we are worth billions but we will leave it to increasing worse refs
Nah, I'd like all the officials to be more corruptible and inconsistent. I think that's healthiest for a sport. Also, very impressive you managed to get the straight up Chicago Blackhawks username
Agreed. Though with the amount of money and rampant unchecked corruption running through different veins of literally everything, and the NCAA’s total lack of control…can we ever fully trust there won’t be blown calls on purpose again? Also assuming AI officiating, same argument.
There are times I really wish coaches would have the balls to go to the refs and tell them they are protesting the game and refuse to send their players back out after something horrifically bad. That call would be one of the very few I think you justify doing it for.
Force the refs and the conference to justify what happened. Don't give everyone the satisfaction of a real ending. Take your ball and go home.
You know it's bad when both teams aren't mad at each other, but at the refs. Like do I think that any specific penalty would have given us the win? Who can say. What I can say though, is that it's sad when even the winning team is pissed at the refs.
I’m starting to think 90% of people turned the game on in the 4th quarter. Was that PI, sure. Did Alabama get a single offensive holding call the entire game? I don’t think so, saw at least 4-5 blatant ones. Especially on the free DT up the middle when the QB scrambled for 40 yards. UGA was also called for 2-3 phantom holds and an offensive PI where the linebacker trucked the WR.
It is quite infuriating that the refs are part time employees with as much money the conferences have. The main reason the refs are so bad is that this isn’t even their day job
Can't help but notice that with the increase in gambling that the refs have declined in quality.
That missed call will go down as one of the worst in recent memory. This is not like a missed hold in the 2nd quarter that resulted in four yards. Everything was on the line; you have to get that right.
On that note, while I'm never happy about my alma mater losing a game, I am quite pleased that Kiffin is getting another black eye. I won't be donating or watching games until he is gone.
We need the XFL 2.0 “you can challenge anything” rule .. I don’t know if the UFL adopted this since their product on the field was never at the caliber of the XFL
Hope Georgia fans realize we’re not mad at them or the Georgia team. I for one feel like I completely wasted my time watching that game. Just an awful product from the sport.
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u/corundum9 Ohio Bobcats • /r/CFB Poll Veteran 6d ago
We need better officiating in CFB considering the amount of money it generates.