HELLO, OREGON GUY IS TOUCHING THE BALL!!!
What's the point of instant replay in college football? It's not working. Granted I'm a little bias being an OU fan, but Oklahoma just got a good road win stolen from them last weekend at Oregon.
Here's what happened. Just over a minute left, Oklahoma is up 6. Oregon lines up an onside kick. On a kick-off, the ball must travel ten yards before the kicking team can touch it. Oregon kicker kicks it, Oregon player touches it after 9 yards. The ball goes up in the air, Oregon falls on the ball. Field officials give the ball to Oregon. Understandable. Play happens a bit fast for them to see whats going on. Instant replay should give the ball back to Oklahoma. They can see it better. No. The instant replay official, who lives in PORTLAND, OREGON, gives the ball to Oregon. This guy up in the booth has every replay angle, can slow it down and make the correct call. Guess not.
Few plays later, pass interference was called on the Sooners. Oregon QB Dennis Dixon threw a pass that was clearly tipped (if a ball is tipped, pass interference can't be call, simple enough) by Oklahoma DE C.J. Ah You, the ball turned from a spiral to end-over-end, easily overturned right? Nope. The instant replay guy in the booth, wearing a green-and-yellow Oregon jersey I heard, upheld the call and Oregon got the ball 15 yards closer to the end zone. That's fair.
"Errors clearly were made and not corrected, and for that we apologize to the University of Oklahoma, coach Bob Stoops and his players," Pac-10 Commissioner Tom Hansen said in a statement. "They played an outstanding college football game, as did Oregon, and it is regrettable that the outcome of the contest was affected by the officiating."
Pac-10 officials issued an apology to Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops and his team on Monday. Thanks for that. That won't help the Sooners get into a BCS bowl.
