re: Meanwhile on VolNation

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The refs gave Bama a TD last year

3rd and goal and you don’t get it. Your WR grabs a DB and the refs give you pass interference.

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The refs tried to give you the game last year and definitely gave you the game this year and you still bitch. Gumps gonna gump

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That is a legitimate pass interference on the targeted receiver where the throw was reasonably assumed to be catchable. The ref's make-nice call where they called DPI on an Alabama DB during an interception was far more dubious. It was on a receiver the pass was not targeting and the ref didn't bother throwing the flag until Alabama's DB returned the interception to midfield. Reads as officiating legislating the game based on circumstance rather than by the rulebook. And that was a correct call but it smells like they were willing to eat the flag as long as it didn't clinch the game for Alabama which really calls into question the quality of their officiating.