one of the worst calls ever...
Right up there with:
Colorado 5 downs - 1990
Field goal call in sun bowl for USC - called it ‘good’ when clearly outside the post (corrected by reply booth). The ref was also right in position to see the ball pass 3 feet wide, but raised his hands for the score.
If you knew how the measurement is taken, you would know the measurement was correct. The stick is not part of the 10 yards, and neither is the eye bolt.
The chain is 10 yards. Everything else attached to the chain is just to make the measurement easier.
You see that even Spurrier was looking at where the chain was connected to the eye bolt.
This pic is terribly misleading. The pic is at a totally different angle than the Referee viewed it from. Trust me: the call was correct. Maybe not by much but he’s not going to be a college Referee and miss that.