Paid off.
Nothing like making a game more exciting, maybe the refs get paid for that type of thing.
Tell me, who won and did this decision change that?
It makes you think that refs are just no better than politicians.
No accountability.
The ref pointing to first down should have been fired today, and the other two refs watching him do it also due to incompetence.
I have always thought the refs should just make the call on the field without a measurement. After all the placement could easily be a foot or so off.
They place the ball based on their best guess then measure when what they are measuring is based on rough estimate to start with.
Also if the chains are not exactly 90 degree, the chains will always be a little shorter than 10 yards.
I am glad that SC won anyway.
Thought it was one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen and I hate the Gamecocks. But Coach Superior is lucky he didn’t get a flag for him and the team crowding the refs. FSU’s Jimbo got a 15 yarder for a heck of a lot less.
Damn, you’d think that Tom Brady was still QB at Michigan.
Btw, the next play rectified the call.
The game WAS NOT affected, the Gamecocks were in a certain way lucky to win, they were clearly outplayed by the Michigan team who had a decimated secondary.
SC was a great team, but they were generally outplayed and outfoxed. This call never affected the outcome.
Seeing it live, I was wondering if they were actually going to stretch the chain before measuring. Looked loose to me, but I’m sure this has been reviewed so many times people would be talking about that.
I never did hear what the deal was with spotting the ball on the 35 after an out of bounds kick off.
They also gave Shoelace an unearned 1/2 yard of forward progress for a first down on UM’s go-ahead TD drive later in the 4th quarter...
BUT...
Was I the only one that saw USC was in an illegal formation on the winning TD pass? All 3 receivers on the left of the formation were on the line of scrimmage. Therefore, USC had at least two ineligible receivers downfield.
And I was rooting for the ‘Cocks too.
How long before we have electronic sensor in the ball and an instant readout?