Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihlpg.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ihlpg!eagle From: eagle@ihlpg.UUCP (John Blumenstein) Newsgroups: net.sport.football Subject: Re: bad officiating Message-ID: <1633@ihlpg.UUCP> Date: Thu, 13-Feb-86 17:44:33 EST Article-I.D.: ihlpg.1633 Posted: Thu Feb 13 17:44:33 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 15-Feb-86 02:25:00 EST References: <941@houxa.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 48 > < . > < . > < . > > < Addison > < ihnp4!ihlpa!ibyf > > I HONESTLY hate to sound like a know-it-all. I realize that, usually, > these questions are a matter of opinion and NOone is right or wrong. > Here it comes.. > But in THIS case, you're wrong. Seriously, the OFFICIALS themselves > even admitted they made a mistake. Patriots (or Bears) being offside > would not have been a legitimate call. The referee gives both teams > a "reasonable" interval to get ready. HowEVER you define "reasonable", > the ref decided it wasn't yet time. He was watching both teams and > PREPARING to signal to the Bears that it was OK to snap the ball. > He never came close. McMahon called for a snap and threw it out of > bounds with 3 seconds to go. The rule STATES that a 10 second (and, I > THINK 5 yd) penalty is assessed. > If such a rule doesn't exist, ANYone would use that trick close to the > goal line to kill the clock (who cares about 5 yds when you're at the 5 > yd line?). > Again, the point is - the ref had not yet signalled it was OK to snap > the ball - something he HAS to do before it's legal. > > It would have made a difference in the game (yea', it would have been 43-10) I have a tape of the game and Jim McMahon was down with 18 seconds left but a patriot held him down and the officials did not do anything. A quick pass play would have stopped that clock but the patriots stalled. Forget it. A remark of the so called obvious clip - forget it. My tape shows that he was hit in the front/side and fell with a twisting motion to look like a clip in reqular speed. Many people said the game was boring - I say it was the greatest game/Superbowl I ever saw. These people must also think a perfect game in baseball is also boring. I wish it was 46-0 bears! -- John T. Blumenstein ihlpg!eagle -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sulu: "They say she has transwarp drive." Scotty: "Aye, and if my mother had wheels she would be a wagon."