More people beginning to notice officiating disparity for good teams

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@CFBNerds
Nov 27
There's a subtle, but growing problem in college football with how games involving good teams are called by the refs.

Here are some notable teams ranked by OPPONENT penalties:

- Oregon 105
- Michigan 110
- Ohio St 115
- Alabama 120
- Georgia 122
- Texas 131

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College Football Nerds
@CFBNerds
Nov 27
This completely refutes the long-standing notion that "Alabama/Ohio State/Georgia" gets all the calls

What this means is, a number of the best teams are rarely seeing opponents penalized.

This is either subconscious or intentional, but either way, it's unfair.

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@CFBNerds
Nov 27
Letting both teams play, and not calling subjective penalties - notably holding and pass interference - gives a tremendous advantage to a lesser team.

This is a massive talent or scheme neutralizer that makes a potentially non-competitive game far more competitive.

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College Football Nerds
@CFBNerds
Nov 27
What's wild is that the general perception is exactly the opposite.

So, not only are Georgia or Michigan's opponents never called for holding, small anecdotes of good teams not getting flagged are amplified to the point of a meme where they're winning because of ref benefit.

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College Football Nerds
@CFBNerds
Nov 27
A few years ago, Alabama played an entire season without a single opponent getting flagged for holding.

But to hear the broader CFB fandom tell it, they get all the calls along with Georgia because the SEC is "protecting" their brand

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College Football Nerds
@CFBNerds
Nov 27
Michigan, Alabama, Georgia, Oregon, Texas, Ohio State - all far more talented than 90% of the teams they play are somehow going up against bottom-half teams who miraculously play mistake-free football.

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