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September 21, 2006
Get Over It
I'd be a much bigger OU fan if it weren't for the behavior of many of their fans. For those of you who don't follow college football closely, OU recently lost a game to Oregon in which a couple controversial calls late in the game were made. Now, I'm a Pac-10 fan, but I'm not going to pretend the officials blew the call. It's unfortunate, but deal with it. Blown calls have happened before, and they'll happen again. Remember, OU, after losing the onside kick, still allowed Oregon to drive and score. Yeah, yeah, I know there was a controversial penalty, but OU still gave up a touchdown quite quickly and easily. Also, despite the controversial onside ruling, OU still had a chance to win the game. The bellyaching about the refs holds a lot less merit alongside the blown field goal as time expired. OU had a good team going into this game, and they will still be a good team each weekend this fall. It's time to move on. Unfortunately, many in Norman still don't think so. Even David Boren, OU's president, has gotten into the fray, suggesting the game result be nullified and the officials involved suspended. This is ludicrous. Does Boren not have bigger fish to fry? Seriously, at this point it's only making the university look bad. When a meathead football commentator for ESPN calls you out for bloviating about football rather than focusing on academics and other important responsibilities, you REALLY need to get over it. When the replay official involved has to take a leave of absence due to mental trauma from harassment, including death threats and threats against his children, you REALLY REALLY REALLY need to get over it. It's time for spoiled Sooner fans to examine their priorities.
Posted by mattalexander at September 21, 2006 10:11 AM
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Comments
Word. Everyone hates a bad call, but human errors in judgement are inevitable. I think this is one negative bi-product of having replay reviews...You would think that with such sophisticated technology, every play should be perfectly called. But the truth is that they still won't be perfect every time, and you just gotta move on at some point.
Posted by: Mark Samples at September 22, 2006 1:58 PM
