[BostonCard]

I think both sides had legitimate gripes, as well as some illegitimate ones.  On balance, they probably cancelled out, but that doesn't mean the officiating was done the right way.

I think, in particular, the inconsistent way that the officials called PI/holding meant that both sides had good reason to gripe (Stanford for all the times it wasn't called; Oregon for the fact that the rules seemed to change at a critical moment).

And yes, holding, both the offensive kind and defensive kind frequently goes uncalled.  I think that's because it is simply not seen because there are so many spots on the field to be looking.  Pass interference is called more frequently because once the ball is thrown, everyone knows to focus their attention on the receiver and DB; before then, the refs have to look at all the receivers and DBs, so interfering with a receiver might be missed before the ball is thrown but is then seen after and called as PI.

BC

[BostonCard]

I think both sides had legitimate gripes, as well as some illegitimate ones.  On balance, they probably cancelled out, but that doesn't mean the officiating was done the right way.

I think, in particular, the inconsistent way that the officials called PI/holding meant that both sides had good reason to gripe (Stanford for all the times it wasn't called; Oregon for the fact that the rules seemed to change at a critical moment).

And yes, holding, both the offensive kind and defensive kind frequently goes uncalled.  I think that's because it is simply not seen because there are so many spots on the field to be looking.  Pass interference is called more frequently because once the ball is thrown, everyone knows to focus their attention on the receiver and DB; before then, the refs have to look at all the receivers and DBs, so interfering with a receiver might be missed before the ball is thrown but is then seen after and called as PI.

BC