That would have been a better way to put it earlier though I believe, wholeheartedly, it's an exaggeration. Take that Ole Miss game. Clearly, two missed calls on that play that I pictured. It took Auburn two more plays to score. Would that one call (assuming it was made) killed that drive? @Rouxleaux And that one play would have made a difference in the 250 yards, or so, the LSU offense managed that day? Remember, that game concluded with Bama have twice the yardage gained and twice the first downs. This is something I've seen worn out more on this site than a Kardashian has been in...you get the picture. I could sit here and point to the blatant pass interference in 2004 but there's no way I can say it changed the outcome of the game. Far more often than not it's a team that loses, not an official that makes a team lose.
That play is so very frustrating to LSU fans because it was reviewed by the replay official. There was clearly indisputable evidence that it was in fact an interception and we got screwed. Its not comparible to a no call. I heard Greg McIlroy say the other day that the Gump coaches upstairs had called down and told the defense to get ready to play because it was going to be overturned.
Actually that play would have won the game for us. That would have stopped the gumps drive and won the game.
We still had to score and our offense wasn't exactly "clicking" that night. I think we would have scored but it's anything but a foregone conclusion.
I agree. It's not whether or not it would have changed the outcome, it's that it was so blatantly the wrong call despite the indisputable evidence. Calls like that are a serious blow to the integrity of officiating in the SEC. It makes it very hard to argue that the fix wasn't in for Bama.