Re: Have to feel really bad for Stephone Anthony

He has really come on in his career at Clemson. And he had a fantastic year this year.
Such a travesty to have him ejected and not be around at the end for his final game in
Death Valley on a call that was total BS.
I could see roughing being called because the ball was already gone. But there was no way
in he## that targeting should have been called.

The officials were terrible all day with bad calls, no calls, and some spots that were nowhere
close to where the ball should have been spotted. And the guy in the replay booth might as well
have stayed home. What was he looking at all day?
These guys need to be reprimanded. It was ridiculous all day and there is no excuse for it.
But, I won't be holding my breath waiting for something to happen.

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and don't forget Watson's non TD call

Nov 30, 2014, 12:34 PM

where his knee didn't touch the ground until he was a foot into the end zone. I think that the ego's of the officiating crews/replay booths do not want to overturn anything unless it's not even close because they want to protect the "look" of the crews. What they end up doing is making them look even more inept. Here's a dirty little secret....a buddy of mine from HS has been a MEAC and Big XII official now for 12 years. I grew up with him so he tells me things he wouldn't admit to a fan, etc.. He said that the sad truth is that the game is too fast today for some of the older officials but they do not want an age discrimination issue to pop up as long as the zebras can pass physicals and PT tests, etc.. He said that it actually drives the younger guys nuts when the older guys blow calls and let their ego get in the way but it's a slippery slope because of the politics of the officiating culture. He's a side judge and said that he works with some guys who drive him crazy, especially with holding calls on receivers blocking and PI calls where the WR is more handsy than the DB is. I could go on and on, but the intent of player safety with the Anthony call is laughable at best. I could swallow a borderline 15 yarder, but a targeting call and ejection? What an absolute abomination. Watson's TD, the fumble, and SA's joke of a call were three of the worst I've seen since the 1985 phantom TD against Maryland where Danny about blew a blood vessel in his head along with the rest of us who witnessed that travesty.

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Have to feel really bad for Stephone Anthony

Have you discovered a way to stop on a dime when

..his inertial dampers were off line.....

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and don't forget Watson's non TD call

replay officials should not be former officials at all

Re: Have to feel really bad for Stephone Anthony

Re: Have to feel really bad for Stephone Anthony

Usually the visiting team's conference officials call the game

ha ha....is that true??***

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