Stoops' Troops Ready to Move On
Separation Saturday, Showdown Saturday, Saturday Saturday…call it whatever you want but last weekend was one of the most highly anticipated and hyped weekends in NCAA Football in over a decade. The games are over but there are still ripples in the NCAA Football water from the separations and showdowns.
Probably the most talked about incident left Bob Stoops’ Oklahoma Sooners on the wrong side of human-related-instant-replay error. The Pac-10 officiating crew has been suspended for one game for botching the possession call on the late-game onsides kick. Even with instant replay, there are going to be mistakes.
In college football, one play, one game, one loss can change the course of a season for a team. And while there is certainly a lot of football left to be played, Stoops has every right in the world to feel like this one game suspension doesn’t quite make amends.
To his credit, Stoops is ready to move on. That is a good thing for all concerned. Both teams need to move on, and the officials deserve to move on too. Did they make a mistake? Yes. Are they the first crew to miss a call? No. Will they be the last? Nope.
As if we needed it, Wheaties has once again let us know how huge NCAA Football is these days. Georgia, Notre Dame and Michigan all get the breakfast treatment and are recognized as pillars of the NCAA Football community. Special edition Wheaties boxes will be on sale with each of these three teams staring you in the face as you scarf down the breakfast of champions.
If you haven’t already; voice your opinion on the new clock rules. I’ve brought this up before but I’m reminded of why I do each Saturday when I’m waiting for play to resume. Coaches are being vocal on the subject as well. Let’s just be thankful that rules can be dropped just as fast as they were added.
Probably the most talked about incident left Bob Stoops’ Oklahoma Sooners on the wrong side of human-related-instant-replay error. The Pac-10 officiating crew has been suspended for one game for botching the possession call on the late-game onsides kick. Even with instant replay, there are going to be mistakes.
In college football, one play, one game, one loss can change the course of a season for a team. And while there is certainly a lot of football left to be played, Stoops has every right in the world to feel like this one game suspension doesn’t quite make amends.
To his credit, Stoops is ready to move on. That is a good thing for all concerned. Both teams need to move on, and the officials deserve to move on too. Did they make a mistake? Yes. Are they the first crew to miss a call? No. Will they be the last? Nope.
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As if we needed it, Wheaties has once again let us know how huge NCAA Football is these days. Georgia, Notre Dame and Michigan all get the breakfast treatment and are recognized as pillars of the NCAA Football community. Special edition Wheaties boxes will be on sale with each of these three teams staring you in the face as you scarf down the breakfast of champions.---
If you haven’t already; voice your opinion on the new clock rules. I’ve brought this up before but I’m reminded of why I do each Saturday when I’m waiting for play to resume. Coaches are being vocal on the subject as well. Let’s just be thankful that rules can be dropped just as fast as they were added.
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