sounds like the title of a children's book, doesn't it? Well, if you know me - and chances are you do if you're reading this - I'm talkin' about these college football refs. who's 2005 bowl season performances rival the horrors only read about in a Stephen King novel.
Before you start, let me admit the missed calls have gone both ways for most games. In the spirit of full disclosure, I am a Virginia Tech Hokie and bleed Burnt Orange and Chicago Maroon (...on Saturdays and the occassional weekday night - Garnet and Gold on Sundays...and various other colors during those 'other' sport seasons) and the fact that the refs can call unsportsmanlike conduct on our linesman for actually TACKLING a quarterback yet somehow miss our QB looking around, looking down, and then placing his cleats on the back of an opposing player?!? Seems they pay about as close attention to the subject at hand as I did in my organic chemistry class (but I managed to get a D+ thank you very much).
Instant replay? yeah, that helps... no two conferences do it the same way....the refs seem to question their calls knowing they have 'backup' and 1/2 the time the coaches have had to take a timeout to try to entice a review. the other 1/2? I think they decide to order takeout as it probably has the same effect.
Chances are the BCS is with us for the long haul (guess the powers at be are still 'at a loss' as to how Division I-AA makes the playoffs a success) so it would be nice if there could be some consistency in this aspect of the game at least. Heaven forbid it comes down to a bad call that ruins the BCS scheme!
wait...maybe I'm onto something!
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