https://sports.yahoo.com/yahoo-spor...led-targeting-call-pac-12-game-040318946.html
What's really weird is that the reversal did not benefit USC!
What's really weird is that the reversal did not benefit USC!
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Targeting call reversed in wazzu USC by non official (admitted by Larry Scott)
- Thread starter Darth Snow
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Reminds me when an Olympic official out of the stands to hand the Soviets a gold medal in the 1972 Olympics basketball final.
I love this idea. They should do it like American Idol used to. Give us a number to text for "targeting" and "not targeting." Two minutes later tally the votes and make the call. Could do wonders for TV ratings. Also might get CU to up their Folsom wifi game.
What is really bizarre is that guy is general counsel for the conference. You'd think the guy whose job description includes keeping the conference from getting sued would want to err on the side of calling the penalty that's entire existence is due to the NCAA not wanting to get sued.
It's more concerning to me that the Pac 12 general counsel apparently attended Washington State.
They need to be hard on the Woodie that butthurt the officials and screwed the PAC 12.
In all seriousness, that guy should be fired and the PAC 12 needs to come out stating that only the officials in the game and command center can make that call.
In all seriousness, that guy should be fired and the PAC 12 needs to come out stating that only the officials in the game and command center can make that call.
I'm pretty sure the dude was interfering because Larry wanted him to interfere and had arranged for him to be there. Can't really fire someone for doing what the boss wanted. Now about that boss...
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I think they'd better focus on their current woeful season.
If that is the case, then absolutely Larry Scott needs to be fired.
Larry Scott presser to address coming on any minute:
https://pac-12.com/live/pac-12-live-press-conferences
https://pac-12.com/live/pac-12-live-press-conferences
HOLY **** THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
somebody
Well-Known Member
I watched that travesty in Sewall Hall!
LS saying the guy did not know he was "making the decision" and was only "giving his opinion."
Which is bull****, but sure. Conference is so lucky USC won this game.
He's not "aware"....
When's that big time Chinese revenue hitting, Larry?
Now we know why Landman was called for targeting and the ASU guy was not in last week's game. The fix is in. A "third party", (Vegas) makes the calls. IMO the Landman tackle was a true form tackle(turned head, lead with shoulder, wrapped up, little helmet contact if any) and the ASU hit was the definition of targeting(launch, helmet contact, no wrap up). Called incorrectly both times and with both calls being the exact opposite of the rules.
I know you're (probably?) being sarcastic, but this kind of nonsense does open the door for all sorts of corruption.
somebody
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Yeah, to me both were kind of incidental facemask to helmet contact that could have been waived off. But if you're going to confirm one, you can't cancel the other. At least the officials on the field were being consistent by calling both.
It was a bad policy. I don't care if it was positioned to the officials on the field and in the booth that it was "advisement". When the head of football operations for the conference and the head of officiating for the conference are the ones giving the advice, that's going to be taken as an order from the people who work for them. Anyone who has worked within any organization know that it was inevitable that it would happen that way. I can also guarantee that the officials resented this because it was a procedure that took away their authority but made them responsible for the decisions of their bosses while being micromanaged. This was very poor executive leadership.