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Yes, and they went from 5 to 7 officials this season. Biggest problem I see is so many officials are so far out of condition, it is embarrassing.Brutal call. Honestly makes me want to see the breakdown of calls that the side judge on LaSalle sidelines all day. That's how bad that call is. Ball was pretty much over his head when contact was made and the contact doesnt appear being very intrusive. Just my take.
I have said it before and Ill say it again. I left more games this year saying "wow that was a really bad call" or "those officials really butchered that game." Hope Im not saying the same thing at this time next year!
Boom, there it is!! Thanks Yesman!! Dedicating a whole thread and week's time to "We lost? Wha.....wha.....what happened?" Get over yourselves!!
Was this the same Paul criticizing someone for "dedicating a whole thread and weeks time to " we lost"? Wha... Wha... What happened? Get over yourselves?? " Seems a bit hypocritical to now be wallowing on a judgement call during REGULATION, of this fine overtime game. Might be time to heed some of your own advise.
Is the prejudice just against LaSalle and just in one specific round of the playoffs? So just a pro-D11, anti-LaSalle bias? Goes away in other rounds of the playoffs or if other PCL teams are there? And it's only in 4A?
Do they teach Occam's Razor at LaSalle? I didn't like the call either, but my word.
Speed,Let me offer an opposing view here. Maybe its the District 12/PCL officiating that is the issue. Maybe these crews see Lasalle( or any other team) 5-6 times a year, know the coaching staff, the administration, style of play, etc or maybe they are just more inclined to let things go or are not good officials. I seem to recall many ST Joe faithful bemoaning the fact that Lasalle held on every play a few years back during Lasalles title run.
So when Lasalle ventures outside of D12, the games are just being officiated by refs who are going to call it as they see it and are less likely to let anything go.
You see this a lot in basketball when quick, physical pressing teams that use the hand check, clutch and grab kind of game and they venture out to the boondocks of Upstate PA and now every hand check, clutch, grab etc is called a foul.
But you have to ignore it when it's irrelevant to the issue. As well, I think "getting mugged" is a huge overstatement.There was obvious contact and there is no "uncatchable ball" rule in high school. The defender limited the receiver's access to the catch, therefore PI. And as Delco pointed out, the inside slot is getting mugged so it's hard to ignore that.
But the non-call on the defensive holding--and it was not close to a "mugging"--truly is irrelevant to the question of whether the PI call was appropriate.Do I think he should have gotten involved in the outcome of the game? Never. But to label it no contact is a stretch.
And to say one no-call infraction is irrelevant when an obvious defensive hold went uncalled is selectively creating your own narrative. And in no way is it irrelevant. There should have been a defensive penalty on that snap. When compared, the hold is much more egregious than the PI, no doubt. But it is still a penalty.
I think officials should never get involved late in games. But that's the way the cookie crumbles.