It was nice to watch a game on ESPNU on a Sunday which allowed me to watch with a very respected college level officials and while it was a subjective call, not everyone saw it like you did, even during the replay. In fairness it was not unanimous with the group I was watching with, but not as clear as you may suggest. I think Those Red glasses may also be useful for Ohio State.wgdsr wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 1:06 pmfirst, thanks for your service when you do take the time out to officiate. the game could certainly use more of you.RedIvy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 11:35 amAs mentioned my two big questions were the penalty call on Doria and the different time assessment on the same penalties. As well as the non push with possession at the end that gave Ohio State their 16th goal. These combined gives me pause, although I don’t do much because of work travel and time I’m a certified official and in my experience these were significant errors that should draw discussion/assessment from NCAA official assessment team that focus on helping officials improve. Not a gotcha but review to help individual and referree teams improve. It’s not easy to do it well all the time. At the end of the day it likely wasn’t bias and just misses. The officials were quick to call Ohio State on a couple of after whistle penalties which seemed warranted, but if there was bias these would more than likely not been called.DMac wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 11:00 am I've come to trust wgdsr's word and observations a whole lot more than yours over the years, 1313. I don't think he's color blind, sees in much more than just red.
As for the conensus, I don't doubt it was among you and your other Big Red fans. Not so much among objective viewers and Buckeye fans though (you left that part out).
the bolded, underlined above -- maybe you just saw it briefly, didn't go back and rewatch -- i did after seeing multiple folks had an issue with this play. not in a million years is this a push or any kind of foul. to me, if anyone goes back and looks at it critically and still thinks it's a foul, there is nothing other than cornell red glasses to explain it. leclaire came from the side (the slightly behind side, yes) and made all contact with a controlled, 2 handed check on your player's stick (and possibly top hand). because leclaire is a physical freak, the force pulled down your man's stick, his hands, and launched him off the ground. it is not possible he could have made a better, more legal check. that is not a penalty in any league or at any age level. unless it's missed by the refs.
Im not suggesting conscience bias was at play here I truly believe the officials did a good job but missed some important calls (the push aside) and this is part of the game either way. These are part of the “field conditions”. Getting it right all the time is not realistic and teams need to adjust to the conditions.
On to Charlotte and the Penn State game. Please say the team is flying.
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