I saw a few angles and I didn't think it was a hold worth calling. I've seen much worse go without a flag. The OL could have been called for holding too. Even if it were 50/50, I admit, I don't want such a drastic game changing call called. Just like at the end of basketball games, you'd rather let the guys play even if it gets more physical then let the refs get whistle happy.
What's a penalty in the first minute should be one in the last minute and players want consistency so they know how they need to play the game.
That is true in the abstract but almost never in fact. How many times do refs ignore penalties on say Hail Marys. It’s almost an unwritten rule in basketball that you don’t call anything but the most egregious fouls in the final seconds of a one score game. There is even a term for it.
Not denying those things happen, but they shouldn't.
They shouldn't but of course they do because we live in a very competitive world. Basketball, football, soccer, guys are pulling each others' jerseys all the time. If they called every single infraction there'd be constant whistles on every play. You can't call that when BYU is flatlining.
Once refs call something consistently, the players adapt and the game cleans up.
That's not how it works. You push the envelope and get away with as much as you can until you can't. Like I said, call the OL holding and the penalties offset. BYU didn't deserve to be let off the matt.
Stop making stuff up to fit your narrative.
Well for football, ice hockey, and rowing we're already "out", now if only some conference (with a good TV contract) wanted to invite us for the rest of our sports...
This isn’t golf where guys call penalties on themselves. Heck violating the rules is a strategic component of many basketball games. It is part of most games if not so blatantly.
Your missing or ignoring the point. High level players in any sport indeed adapt to the tightness or looseness of the whistle. The issue is when there's a lack of consistency.
Did you mean here here as opposed to there there, or did you mean hear, hear?
Here, here; there, there; where, where?
As I used to tell my kids a personal foul isn’t a sin it’s a just an indication of your effort.
UConn and Colorado both had rough seasons last year, but look at how much both programs have improved since then. As for the "net negative" tweet, Flugar has been saying for weeks that talks between UConn and the Big 12 haven’t stopped. He’s also said that major media outlets will report on the ongoing discussions during the first half of 2025.
He also said we will hear reports that discussions have resumed before 2025
