I have never in my life seen three calls in such quick succession that were so flagrantly intended to bail out one team. First the Redskins down the punt at the 1 only to hear that Rock Cartwright was in the end zone when he touched the ball. HD replay shows green grass between Cartwright and the end zone when the ball is touched dead…but even after a replay challenge, the call on the field stands.
Then the Dallas ball carrier is stopped at the 1. Replay clearly shows his elbow hit before the ball broke the plane of the goal line…but the call on the field stands.
Then Clinton Portis makes the catch and rolls out of bounds…but is called down before going out of bounds, causing the clock to continue to run, despite replays showing that he apparently crossed out of bounds before being touched. In college, he would have been down, certainly, but this ain’t college ball. Which is obvious, as most college ball still attempts to maintain the appearance of integrity.
At least the refs in the Pac-10 are just utterly worthless all around. The NFL and its semi-pro officiating corps have an agenda, though, and the care, feeding and protection of “America’s Team” is at the top of the list.
I thought that election day would mean an end to the eternal tongue-bath of all things Texan, but apparently it’s going to take a nuclear bomb to rid us of this troublesome state. Then again, given the survivability of cockroaches, I’m sure the Cowboys will get by just fine, so maybe not.