re: Sports Illustrated talks officiating in Bama vs LSU

The LSU WR was definitely pushing off at the beginning, could/should have been offensive PI. I'm glad the Bama DB, who was in perfect position to intercept the pass, didn't get beat due pushing off by the WR and the ref let it go. Helluva effort given the circumstances. Although the safety had his back and was breaking up the play if the cb didn't. Great teamwork.

It's irrelevant anyway because even if he made the catch it should have been called back for holding on at least four counts.

E'rybody knows that only Alabama gets to hold.

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no comment on the olinemen holding on that same play, i see ...

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Officials have called like 5 holding calls in this series over the last 3 years? Let's not talk about holding especially when they let both lines do it all night.

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Let's not talk about holding especially when they let both lines do it all night.

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Kinda like the physical play by the DBs all night?

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Let's not talk about LSUs penalties. That works out.

They weren't tossing many flags for PI last night either. Or ever. See Corey Webster.

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I said let's not talk about OL holding. Both teams got away with it all night. Let's talk about the terrible touchback call, the terrible non-touchback call. The terrible personal foul on Alexander. The terrible no-call on White in the endzone. The terrible no-call on Dupre in the endzone. The numerous terrible spots favoring Alabama.

There's plenty to talk about and Ritters crew always sucks arse. LSU ends up on the bad side of it more often than not against Alabama.

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little different than grabbing a WRs arm with 2 arms because you got smoked and about to give up a TD.

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Nope you only see some separation due to the LSU WR pushing off, offensive PI, but the db was good enough to regain his coverage and make a hell of a play.

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I said let's not talk about OL holding. Both teams got away with it all night. Let's talk about the terrible touchback call, the terrible non-touchback call. The terrible personal foul on Alexander. The terrible no-call on White in the endzone. The terrible no-call on Dupre in the endzone. The numerous terrible spots favoring Alabama.

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Add to this the primary beef that LSU seems to have, defensive pass interference, when receivers and DBs for both teams were killing each other the entire game, and I will agree. Was there a single pass interference call against either team all night?

Sort of how they let the WR's and DBs play? Do you really believe LSU didn't get away with any PI in that game?

Look, it's human nature (particularly for your fanbase) to be upset over a close loss and look for a place to put the blame. It's even tougher when that close loss makes 4 in a row to your most hated enemy. Despite the evidence in front of you, many aren't ready or willing to admit that Alabama has a superior football program, thus they do things like blame the refs for the outcome.

That catch by Christion Jones that you cried about? Look up what Les had to say about that. He said that the coaches upstairs confirmed it was a catch, thus no timeout or challenge. That "pas interference" you're crying about, that's a judgment call, the holding on the same play is not, that is textbook holding. Since you aren't man enough to admit that Alabama came out and won the game with all the chips on the table, you will continue to blame the refs to help you get through it.

All your crying isn't going to change the score over the last 4 years. No one will look back in 10 years and say "Alabama may have gotten away with PI on the last play" they will look back and say, that was Alabamas second consecutive trip to Baton Rouge where they finished the game, and took it to lsu in crunch time.

So you go cry now, and at some point down the road it will sting a little less, but it will never stop hurting altogether.

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That catch by Christion Jones that you cried about? Look up what Les had to say about that. He said that the coaches upstairs confirmed it was a catch, thus no timeout or challenge. That "pas interference" you're crying about, that's a judgment call, the holding on the same play is not, that is textbook holding. Since you aren't man enough to admit that Alabama came out and won the game with all the chips on the table, you will continue to blame the refs to help you get through it.

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#70 was holding on the play. Your DB was mugging our WR. Both text book penalties. It takes a gimp to ignore it though

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And as for the touchback call, you do realize that Bama got zero points on the ensuing drive, right? Even if we don the tin foil and buy in to this grand conspiracy theory, that one resulted in no gain, save for all the LSU arse hurt.

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It cost LSU field position in a game where points were at a premium. That's pretty major. I'm shocked they didn't call the other one a touchback though.

Ritter gonna Ritter. He's so fricking bad even his "makeup calls" are jokes. Calling a tacky personal foul on a team in OT (after missing a procedural penalty on the same play that allowed them to get to the 1 yard line) is not a good makeup call for the situation.