re: Statement about the reversal

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I'm glad they reversed it, no excuses from Texas now.

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No rational, non troll Texas fan would use that as a legit excuse.

It was simply a bad call from the beginning and even worse call to overturn it. Of course none of that helped our O-line keep Quinn and Arch clean in the pocket, that's where we lost the game. (and our backup punter not being very good didn't help either)

All the time? Even AFTER they officially announce it and the ball is put in play? I’ve never seen that before.

Exactly. Of course I’ve seen refs pick up flags. We’ve all seen much worse PI calls that we all had to to choke down. I’m not super old, but I’ve never seen the call be made/the team get ready to snap the ball/the refs stop play for non football reasons/and the play just being reversed.

I admittedly do not like Texas and am happy that they lost. But this should get us all upset. It was reminiscent of the Horns time in the B12 where they were handed wins.

Bad precedent.

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Zero chance the call is reversed without the bottles delaying the next play.

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I agree.

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It’s a fact.

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Facts can usually be proven. The referee's said the ref that made the call said he made a bad call. I do not believe they changed the call to appease the fans throwing water bottles, though. If it is a fact, as you assert, then the SEC office will have no option but to get rid of the referee crew.

You might think that is the reason. But I would be shocked if a group of referees changed a call because they were afraid of the student section.

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There needs to be a way to review PI calls...maybe on some limited basis

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I know you remember the NFL trying this BS.

Also it was charging at a minimum. The defender jumped in front of the receiver and didn’t set his feet.

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OJ said he didn’t kill Nicole.

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And most said he did. Not sure what your point is? Is it that some people lie and some people tell the truth? That is something we can agree on. But, you said it was a fact. So, I guess the burden of proof is on you. Prove it.

Look. I don't like the reversal. But I don't like it because of the optics. The timing of the reversal. had they reversed it on the spot I would have said, "Yep. The reversal was correct and it should have been reversed."

But you can't complain about officiating, then argue for a bad call to stand.

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Texas intercepted a pass at the Texas 46-yard line and returned it to the Texas 9 yard line.

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Did not read all the responses but I get the impression this "huddle" by the refs was done immediately per the statement issued.

My Zapruder Film-like Analysis of the Reviewed Unreviewable Reversed Unreversable Call

The Skycast broadcast gives a better view (with no commentary) of what’s occurring with refs and who did what and when. First indication of a flag is the ESPN graphic as the play is happening. Ball snapped at 3:12, intercepted at 3:08. Flag graphic 3:03. Player down and clock stopped at 3:00. Ref announces “Pass interference, number 7. The ball will be placed at the spot of the foul with an automatic first down.”

You don’t see the flag getting thrown. Later you see an official guarding the flag near where the play happened but he is not the one who threw it. It was the field judge (the black guy). Official guarding the flag picks it up and hands it back to the field judge who tucks it back in and then gets back in position on the sideline while Sark is giving him the business. (Important to note here the field judge is readying for the next play and gives no indication that he might have thrown the flag by mistake.)

First beer can is thrown followed by many more. Officials call for stoppage and Sark heads to that corner of the endzone to thank the fans and to let them know they can stop now because the refs have been sufficiently intimidated. (No doubt the game would have continued as called if not for field debris and the stoppage. Anything else at that point would have been as awkward as hearing a ref announce “Ladies and gentlemen, we fricked this up”)

Just as Sark is returning to the sideline the referee announces “please reset the game clock to 2:48 please, 2:43, 2:48, 2:48 on the game clock.”(None of the times are even right, refs clearly mixed up, should be either 3:00 if the play happened or 3:12 if it didn’t, instead he’s calling for 12 secs to be taken off the end of the play?)

Field judge is backing into position on the sideline and Skycam is completely focused on Sark having a relatively calm and short discussion (maybe 5 secs) with the field judge (the one who threw the flag) where he nods in accordance with whatever Sark just said and heads to the middle of the field to talk to the other officials. Less than a minute later referee announces “After discussion there was no defensive pass interference, the ball will be placed on the 9 yard line, first down.” Just after the ball is re-spotted he announces “please set the game clock to 3 minutes please, 3 minutes. Play resumes and Longhorns still lose.

TLDR: Field judge who threw the flag asked the referee to reverse the unreversable call based on something that took Sark no more than 5 seconds to say.