Conspiracy Theorists Unite?

Ok,

So I like to think that I'm the kind of person who not just loves the Georgia Bulldogs but college football as a whole.  Nothing matches the pageantry, tradition, passion, meaningful games.....

Over the last few weeks frustrations have mounted as not only have the Dawgs been less than spectacular but a much deeper and more troubling thought has crept into my mind.

Flashback:  LSU/UGA '09 playing in a barnburner.  UGA gets a TD to get lead and the ridiculous flag comes out.  You can say what you want but I am going to say there's a 10% chance LSU wins this game without the flag.  The kickoff strategy changes.  Even if LSU gets the ball after the same long kickoff they are at their own 45.  Starting at the 45, they don't run the ball and they don't pass all that well either so the game is much different.  However that's not the point.  The point is that LSU/FL was the next weekend, and if LSU loses, college football loses a huge spotlight game.

With that thought in mind, I turn to Saturday night.  I watch Arkansas go ahead with 6 minutes or so to go.  Florida is driving, which is expected, but as they get closer to the red zone Arkansas' defense stiffens. 
First, an AWFUL pass interference call where the ref was looking right at the guys.  The defender never even touches the freeking guy.  Right after that there is this WRETCHED personal foul call where the DL from Ark was being charged by the OL from UF and he gets flagged for defending himself!!! 

Florida of course goes on to score.  Technically you can't blame the refs right?  The defense still has a chance to stop them, they missed a field goal, bla bla bla.  Look, I get the argument but it's a lousy one.  Each play hugely impacts the game down the stretch so a free 30 yards is completely unacceptable and a major, major gamechanger.   

So looking down the road....UF and Bama #1, #2 in the SEC championship?  Talk about some serious dollars at stake.  What if UF loses against Arkansas and then someone else and say South Carolina goes to the SECC?  MILLIONS of dollars are lost on that one.

Am I just a pissed off Dawg fan this year?  Perhaps.  But this horrid officiating on "judgment" calls has got to stop.  There has to be some serious accountability for this nonsense.   Otherwise more and more people are going to hop on the conspiracy bandwagon and it takes decades to overcome that.

-Docta D


Oh, and it would be really nice to see Senior Tebow get a flag for acting like a little punk after something good happens.  The rest of the players have to deal with it... quit giving special treatment to the kid because he cuts off foreskins of Filipinos!