Rogers Redding doesn’t fly a black helicopter.
Get The Picture —
... One of those is Ed Gunther, whose The National Championship Issue deserves to be on your must read list. In Ed’s latest offering, he takes a look at a subject that’s been poked and prodded here and elsewhere – questionable officiating – and decides to break it down to see if there’s any substance to the oft-repeated feeling that there’s something purposeful behind the bad calls.
And when I say “break it down”, I mean break it down.
… we’re looking at 2000-2008, which means 6,761 ...
One last time for the refs
3rd Saturday in Blogtober —
... a much longer post about the ref situation pointing out how ridiculous the conspiracy theories are, but from the comments threads it’s pretty apparent that the notion of a conspiracy is far more appealing when you don’t have to actually hear yourself say it. Even Ghost will hint at a conspiracy, but backs off when cornered into admitting he believes in one (he does). Even at that, the emphasis wasn’t on the conspiracy but merely the perception of the quality of officiating, but Ed Gunther at National Championship Issue did it better . And not just better, but deeper than I ...
Reporters Notebooks
The Wiz of Odds —
... News: Is the SEC putting officials in the best position to make calls? Mark McCarter, Huntsville Times: Marc Curles, a Birmingham financial planner and SEC referee, was a member of the crew that was suspended by the league for errors in the Arkansas-Florida game. He has received several emails of encouragement, including one from a college coach. Ed Gunther, The National Championship Issue: Breaking down penalties in the past 13,522 games. Matt Hinton, Dr Saturday: Revisiting the ...
