Officiating

[kg01]

To be clear, the refs aren't why we lost.

But they were comically, questionably bad to the point where I think there should be some level of discipline.

Those last two calls looked like the refs just wanted the game to be over. I can see no PI on the 3rd down but it was surely defensive holding.

To swallow the whistle on that last call was egregiously bad to the point of negligence.

 

[FredJacket]

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[THWG]

8 monkeys with whistles and flags would have called a better game.

 

[TromboneJacket]

To be clear, the refs aren't why we lost.

But they were comically, questionably bad to the point where I think there should be some level of discipline.

Those last two calls looked like the refs just wanted the game to be over. I can see no PI on the 3rd down but it was surely defensive holding.

To swallow the whistle on that last call was egregiously bad to the point of negligence.

That’s what makes it so bad. We were already gonna lose, and the refs go and pile it on. I’m proud of Coach Collins for showing his displeasure and not taking that BS lying down.

 

[SandySpringsJacket]

I was at the game and left after the two point conversion because I could not take the refs anymore.

 

[Buzztheirazz]

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He’s the guy that lets you know who left the chat

 

[GCdaJuiceMan]

He’s the guy that lets you know who left the chat

Its @slugboy and he doubles as an ACC ref.

 

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[4shotB]

I normally don't get into the blasting the refs. But that "late hit" on Pickett from Juanyeh even had the announcers shaking their heads. That call created one of the longest strings of profanity I have ever let out in my lifetime, even during finals week at GT. My father, a Navy vet, may have never heaard the equivalent while he was a sailor. The quality of officiating (or lack thereof) trumped the play on the field as far as being the focal point of discussion amongst my viewing party.

 

[tomknight]

I normally don't get into the blasting the refs. But that "late hit" on Pickett from Juanyeh even had the announcers shaking their heads. That call created one of the longest strings of profanity I have ever let out in my lifetime, even during finals week at GT. My father, a Navy vet, may have never heaard the equivalent while he was a sailor. The quality of officiating (or lack thereof) trumped the play on the field as far as being the focal point of discussion amongst my viewing party.

I didn't curse during finals week. Sobbed and drank alot.

 

[Dress2Jacket]

There are bad calls in football. The game moves fast and lots of calls could go either way or be no calls.

But I've never seen a game where all of the subjective calls went against one team. Pitt was holding repeatedly and never got called. They interfered with Camp (?) several times and never got called. The hit that took Sims out of the game was really borderline - not the hit, but driving him into the ground. Not called. But we pull off drilling the QB as he's crossing the sideline, bump him, and get a foul called? Our DT bumps their QB and gets a roughing call?

This was the worst, most unevenly called game I've ever seen. That crew should never work an ACC game again.

 

[kg01]

Its @slugboy and he doubles as an ACC ref.

Heh, I'm cool with slug but that right there is funny.

 

[sgreer]

I normally don't get into the blasting the refs. But that "late hit" on Pickett from Juanyeh even had the announcers shaking their heads. That call created one of the longest strings of profanity I have ever let out in my lifetime, even during finals week at GT. My father, a Navy vet, may have never heaard the equivalent while he was a sailor. The quality of officiating (or lack thereof) trumped the play on the field as far as being the focal point of discussion amongst my viewing party.

Officiating would have made a preacher cuss LOL!

 

[augustabuzz]

It’s so bad. Like almost on purpose bad

I had to double check that we weren't playing Duke! This approached 2014 bad.

 

[deeznats]

Omfg, I was completely confused as to what they were looking for.

I was a few beers in, but I thought maybe they were looking to see if he ran out of bounds before the catch.

 

[TaxJacket]

I was a few beers in, but I thought maybe they were looking to see if he ran out of bounds before the catch.

They were, he still wasn't even close though

 

[dmel25]

My stepdad, who is a ND fan so he hates both GT and Pitt for ruining ND's seasons in the past, was even like, "What????" He said he has never seen a worse officiated game in his life. Ever.

Completely one-sided.

 

[RhoChi]

I'm always one to say that our play is sloppy and we need better discipline to handle the penalty situation. But wtf was that game? I legitimately can not believe the calls tonight.

It's like others have said, it's not that we lost, it's how we lost. We got torn up by the refs. When I tell you the whole stadium was screaming and booing the refs almost every down I mean it.

This was an absolute clown fiesta. And honestly one of the worst officiated games I've seen in the past 20 years. It is one thing to lose a game by your own mistakes and incompetence, because that can be fixed. But you cant fix an awful ref.

 

[DeepSnap]

This officiating crew clearly belongs in the same league as that group of clowns from the UCF game. They were out of shape, out of position, and out of their minds.

 

[kg01]

Someone explain to me how that last play wasn't PI. Defender was shoving him with two hands and never looked for the ball. That's pretty textbook interference.

And don't get me started on the offensive PI on the 2pt conversion.