[Goose]

So, on the balance, I don’t think the refs cost the Ducks the game.


BC

Totally agree. The Duck pass defenders were pushing the envelope on every play. Many times they got away with it, but not always. OTOH, the third down play featured "obvious" OPI from the Stanford receiver simply  discarding the defender. However, the defender had been holding him. None of that got called. It is hard to see what is going on in real time. There are more players than officials and they can't see everything. Often you can get away with a grab or a push. But not always.

[Goose]

So, on the balance, I don’t think the refs cost the Ducks the game.


BC

Totally agree. The Duck pass defenders were pushing the envelope on every play. Many times they got away with it, but not always. OTOH, the third down play featured "obvious" OPI from the Stanford receiver simply  discarding the defender. However, the defender had been holding him. None of that got called. It is hard to see what is going on in real time. There are more players than officials and they can't see everything. Often you can get away with a grab or a push. But not always.