NCAA 2009

[Berkut]

After a review of the review, the Pac-10 officials office improves to 50%...not that it matters now.

Conference director of officials Dave Cutaia said there was no irrefutable video evidence to overturn a fourth-quarter touchdown by Huskies linebacker Mason Foster.

Apparently the ball being clearly on the ground is not "irrefutable evidence".

However, they did admit that they fucked up the fumble that led to Lockers TD run:

Cutaia conceded than an overturned first-quarter Washington fumble might have been incorrect because video replay did not prove enough to change it.

I love the totally different standards used on the two plays, that allowed them to make huge calls in favor of one team over the other. In once case, we just ignore the demand for "irrefutable evidence", and hand the ball back to Washington, then in the other case we use the demand for "irrefutable evidence" as cover to justify ignoring irrefutable evidence to hand the ball to Washington.

The Pac-10 needs to end the practice of using local retired officials as their replay guys, and just assign another official to the crew to do replay. Probably the clock as well.

http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/wildcats/312981

So katmai - apparently other people are actually talking about this. Still think that was a legit interception?

[Valmy]

Can I interject something?

After carefully reviewing the review I think there is incontrovertible visual evidence that OU sucks.

Paper cuts, lawn darts, soap scum, broken hearts,
AIDS, ants, humidity, John Tesh, stupidity,
Liars, lies, lice, goth,
Priapism, pessimism, the ice monster on Hoth,

The price of gas, the price of rent, "The Price is Right," the plague,
The Unabomber, Jeffrey Dahmer, sinusitis, squeaky brakes,
Out-of-order ATMs, PMS, MSG,
DUI, double-dippers, floods, flies, flats, fleas.

All of these things they suck it's true,
But none suck more than OU.

Going bald, halitosis, infomercials, notes with Post-It®s,
Tom Green, earthquakes, allergies, rats, snakes,
Dead-beat dads, Celine Dion, car dings, "Neon" Deon,
Fabio, rubberneckers, taxes, faxes, non sequiturs,

404 (not found), converting Dollars to British Pounds,
Having back hair, being broke, road rage, religious cults,
Fraud, crack, war, SIDS, DOS, gnats, warts, zits,
Rust, debt, guilt, spam, asbestos and dishpan hands.

All of these things they suck it's true,
But none suck more than OU.

Hanson, Charles Manson, hockey, non-stick pans that stick,
Mistaking cooking powdered chocolate when you want a Nestlé® Quick,
Having to work on holidays, hiccups, jock itch, hurricanes,
Jihad, the fourth "Vacation" movie, L. R. Hubbard, Nazis, pain,

Beggars, bums, and hobos, paparazzi, pop-up ads,
Burnt popcorn, pot holes, propaganda, Botox®, bow ties, and boy bands (like New Kidz),
Chiggers, cheaters, beepers, and dry heaving in the can,
The spins, and dander, and panhandlers, and dandruff, Rather, Dan.

All of these things they suck it's true,
But none suck more than OU.

[PDH]

Dear Valmy, please email me some deep-fried stuff from the Texas State Fair, love PDH.

[Valmy]

Dear Valmy, please email me some deep-fried stuff from the Texas State Fair, love PDH.

I will see what I can do.

[katmai]

No reason for me not to think it wasn't berk.

[Berkut]

No reason for me not to think it wasn't berk.

The picture of the ball on the ground is not reason? What would constitute a reason then - anything?

Previously you said your reason was that nobody else was saying anything about it, despite the rather obvious picture of the ball on the ground. Well, now lots of people have commented on it, so I guess that reason is out.

Is this just straight up homerism - it went in Washington's favor, both of them, therefore they must be fine?

I know I am being kind of a dick about this, but you always struck me as a rather reasonable fan, so I am surprised at the level of denial people, even reasonable people, are willing to go through when it is their team on the receiving end of a blown call that changed the outcome of a game (something that happens a LOT less than people claim, but this is one of those times).

[PDH]

I blame west-coast ennui for this. More sweater-vests are needed.

[Berkut]

I blame west-coast ennui for this. More sweater-vests are needed.

Meh, it was a game between two un-ranked Pac-10 teams late at night. Not really surprising nobody really noticed or cared that it exposed the Pac-10 replay system as an utter joke that actually manages to make good calls bad, rather than the opposite.

If Washington beat USC in this manner, you can bet everyone would be going on about it like the OU-OSU game.

[Valmy]

OU-OSU game.

Why would people go on about that game?

[PDH]

I know the Cowboys, and those, sir, are NOT the Cowboys.

[Eddie Teach]

I think Katmai's agreeing with you Berkut, but can't be sure with all those negatives.

[Berkut]

I think Katmai's agreeing with you Berkut, but can't be sure with all those negatives.

Hmm, I guess that is possible. Not really sure. His tone has been pretty "well, I know we got a gift, but I don't want to admit it..." though.

[PDH]

He didn't not say he was against disagreeing.

[Valmy]

I know the Cowboys, and those, sir, are NOT the Cowboys.

Here is some hot cowboy-on-cowboy action:

[PDH]

God bless all the red x's so I can't see that.