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Your idea that if everything was called correctly the game would be a bore is interesting. First of all, if everything was called perfectly coaches would teach and insist that players play the game correctly. That would lead to a better game with fewer penalties.
But, referees are human. They make errors, the same as coaches and players. Therefore, their errors do effect outcomes and their errors are open to scrutiny.
Good teams indeed try to control their own destiny on the court and field to minimize the effect of bad calls. But, when several close calls in a game seem to go one way it is reasonable to critique the officials, the same way we second guess coaches and players.
I thought the worse call was Ben's touchdown, because the ref ran up the line apparently to mark him down. Ben then put the ball across the line and very late the hands went up to signal TD. If the guy signals touchdown when the point of the ball obviously was very near the plane of the goal I would have no problem. But, his call was late and influenced by a late placement of the ball over the goal line. Once established as the call on the field, video eveidence was not enough to overturn it. Would marking that ball down have changed the outcome? Who knows.
I find that those who condescingly correct those that criticize officials after a close loss invariably support teams that tend to get the benefit from the human element in officiating - best examples - Duke and UNC basketball fans.
But, referees are human. They make errors, the same as coaches and players. Therefore, their errors do effect outcomes and their errors are open to scrutiny.
Good teams indeed try to control their own destiny on the court and field to minimize the effect of bad calls. But, when several close calls in a game seem to go one way it is reasonable to critique the officials, the same way we second guess coaches and players.
I thought the worse call was Ben's touchdown, because the ref ran up the line apparently to mark him down. Ben then put the ball across the line and very late the hands went up to signal TD. If the guy signals touchdown when the point of the ball obviously was very near the plane of the goal I would have no problem. But, his call was late and influenced by a late placement of the ball over the goal line. Once established as the call on the field, video eveidence was not enough to overturn it. Would marking that ball down have changed the outcome? Who knows.
I find that those who condescingly correct those that criticize officials after a close loss invariably support teams that tend to get the benefit from the human element in officiating - best examples - Duke and UNC basketball fans.
