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How close did DJ come to dropping the INT vs uga?
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<blockquote data-quote="TheGridironGeek" data-source="post: 137509" data-attributes="member: 1898"><p>Ref bias exists IMO, but is probably more subtle than people realize. Do officials wake up in the morning, twiddle their handlebar mustaches and say "Ooooh, let's go cheat for Georgia University today"? No, but they're human beings, susceptible to the same internal & external pressures as anyone.</p><p></p><p>It's a tricky issue and reminds me of a lot of social-political debates. (I know this breaks a board rule but bear with it.) For instance if you comment that there might be a few holes in materialist science, suddenly you're a religious-cult zealot who must think the earth was created 300 years ago by the lead singer of Spinal Tap. Believe it or not there is a POV between "the officials are never biased, it's just fan imagination" and "the officials are Chinese double-agents paid by the mafia to cheat for the SEC."</p><p></p><p>Bias seems more likely to occur once an official becomes familiar with programs and players. An ideal referee probably would not be a fan at all, and never learn the names or tendencies of the athletes. I've seen Larry Fitzgerald make a reception, go down and very quickly toss the ball to the striped shirts -- by current NFL rules where you have to stuff the ball down your jersey, run 50 yards, then recite the Pledge of Allegiance while standing on your head to have a completed catch, they should probably rule those plays incomplete -- but it's Larry Fitzgerald, probably the greatest set of hands in the modern era, and the officials trust that once he grabs the ball it's a solid completion.</p><p></p><p>So do I think the referees were considering calling the "Kick" no good? Did they have black-market bets placed on Georgia? No, but nor is it ridiculous to examine their demeanor and facial expressions. Considering the atmosphere & SEC-centric culture it's possible they subconsciously thought "Tech ought not to have come back, they're playing an SEC team on the road. Did that just happen?"</p><p></p><p>I also believe if Western Carolina rushed 2 players over the snapper on field goal attempts that day, they'd have been flagged.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheGridironGeek, post: 137509, member: 1898"] Ref bias exists IMO, but is probably more subtle than people realize. Do officials wake up in the morning, twiddle their handlebar mustaches and say "Ooooh, let's go cheat for Georgia University today"? No, but they're human beings, susceptible to the same internal & external pressures as anyone. It's a tricky issue and reminds me of a lot of social-political debates. (I know this breaks a board rule but bear with it.) For instance if you comment that there might be a few holes in materialist science, suddenly you're a religious-cult zealot who must think the earth was created 300 years ago by the lead singer of Spinal Tap. Believe it or not there is a POV between "the officials are never biased, it's just fan imagination" and "the officials are Chinese double-agents paid by the mafia to cheat for the SEC." Bias seems more likely to occur once an official becomes familiar with programs and players. An ideal referee probably would not be a fan at all, and never learn the names or tendencies of the athletes. I've seen Larry Fitzgerald make a reception, go down and very quickly toss the ball to the striped shirts -- by current NFL rules where you have to stuff the ball down your jersey, run 50 yards, then recite the Pledge of Allegiance while standing on your head to have a completed catch, they should probably rule those plays incomplete -- but it's Larry Fitzgerald, probably the greatest set of hands in the modern era, and the officials trust that once he grabs the ball it's a solid completion. So do I think the referees were considering calling the "Kick" no good? Did they have black-market bets placed on Georgia? No, but nor is it ridiculous to examine their demeanor and facial expressions. Considering the atmosphere & SEC-centric culture it's possible they subconsciously thought "Tech ought not to have come back, they're playing an SEC team on the road. Did that just happen?" I also believe if Western Carolina rushed 2 players over the snapper on field goal attempts that day, they'd have been flagged. [/QUOTE]
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