If this were a sports blog, I'd be forced to deal with The Ohio State University's double overtime win against Penn State Sat. last. TOSU benefitted from one questionable call and one non-call. The questionable call was an interception that wasn't. The non-call was a field goal that was kicked about three seconds after the play clock hit 00. It should have been a five yard penalty against TOSU. Instead it was 3 points.
Here's the deal. As my high school coach used to say, as much as you may hate them, the referees will never cost you a game. Do not put yourself into a position where they can. It's sort of like Dope voter fraud. Republicans need to get out and get enough votes to off-set one of the Dope's natural constituents - cheats.
So it is with regard to the interception. The play itself resulted in no points. It was called an interception on the field. As one not to embrace replay reviews, I subscribe to the thought that the officials are just part of the game, like a gust of wind that blows a pass off target. As George Washington used to say, $h!t happens. Shut up and play defense.
Same with the field goal. How did TOSU get into position to kick the filed goal in the first place? Don't put yourself in a position to let the officials decide the game and they won't decide the game.
Another coachism: The bad calls tend to even out over a game and the year. So it was Sat. when PSU benefitted from two questionable roughing the passer penalties that kept drives alive. Play on.
Last, and as a former huge Joe Paterno fan, it's hard to point out. Any university that allowed a pedophile to run rampant on campus for decades ought not be complaining about an official who missed a call or two in a football game. It is not as if the officials averted their eyes while TOSU players sodomized PSU players. So...
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