Originally Posted by
jcdogfish
A junior high football game is "just a game". It does not change my little world either way but I would love to know how much bonus money for the players/coaches was on the line. In a game lots of things happen, coaches screw up, players drop balls, calls are made that could go either way, or missed. But anyone that thinks this call was marginal or a let them play type of call is living in lala land. The DB was beat and his only chance to stop a touchdown was to take out the receiver. Didn't even try to turn to look at the ball to try to make a play and he beat the ball there by several feet. Any junior high referee would not miss that call. Lots of plays determine the outcome of games, but a no call that obvious and blatant missed by a professional referee should not. Still trying to figure out why he didn't want to talk to the other ref that was going towards him with looks like his hand on the flag, and was waved off. Anyway, regardless of what should have happened or did happen earlier in the game that could have had an impact on the game was in the players and coaches hands. This call was in an officials hands and cost the team a super bowl berth. I saw a report that stated one of the online gaming sites is refunding Saints/Rams bets, not that is bad.