To suggest it was "rigged" or they were calling in favor of bama is pretty ignorant IMO, I just think they were woefully awful at their jobs.

Nevermind the big ones we can point to (offsides on the punt block that wasn't, missed face mask on swift, missed punch on fromm, etc)...bama was holding like a MF'er the entire second half. I truly think that in the 3rd quarter when they realized they weren't getting called for any, they basically did it on purpose just to see how far they could push the limit until they got called on it but they never did. They were holding bad and I don't think got called once. Also on their TD pass late in the 4th the bottom receiver for bama started a full second early.

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Posted by VoxDawg

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Posted on 1/10/18 at 10:32 am to WG_Dawg

I mentioned it in another thread, but that's the halftime adjustment I'm waiting on: "They're not calling holding, boys, so grab some jersey and don't let go till you hear the whistle...."

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Posted by DoubleDawg22

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Posted on 1/10/18 at 10:39 am to WG_Dawg

I agree it sounds crazy that it was rigged. My only point is that the calls were so bad and so one way they leave themselves open for conspiracy. Esp when they don’t discipline or call their own kind out for getting it wrong.

I don’t think it was rigged but the calls were so bad!!!

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Posted by Riseupfromtherubble

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Posted on 1/10/18 at 11:21 am to WG_Dawg

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I just think they were woefully awful at their jobs.

I think so too

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offsides on the punt block that wasn't,

If we’re looking for calling it fair, this should’ve been a false start on Alabama. A dead ball penalty that backs them up 5 yards.

On the tying touchdown, Harris jumped early and they missed it. He was, however, tackled in the end zone while the ball was in the air. Assuming they missed the false start, this still should’ve drawn a flag as the ball was thrown to him. It didn’t.

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They were holding bad and I don't think got called once.

This went both ways and as fans we tend to see if one way. When we’re on defense we watch our DL, when we’re on offense we watch the ball. Your interior line was getting whipped in the second half and they resorted to holding. Go back and watch the Fromm interception. Hand was held egregiously right in front of the quarterback and didn’t draw a flag. I just think they’re an inept crew, but the no calls went both ways.