I know its Monday already 3 days after the game and Weddington has advanced. Congrats to them. I think by now it has become pretty evident that the Asheville fans feel perturbed about the loss after being penalized for 119 yards while Weddington only had 15. Typically when an officiating crew is flag happy it is on both teams. Even though my cougars were penalized by more than 100 yards, there are 3 calls in particular that have social media still buzzing with livid fans. Asheville had an 80 yard touchdown called back, ok tough luck, debatable holding call, but touch luck. Asheville receiver catches a 25 yard pass late in the 4th quarter and videos going around online show the receiver got 2 feet down with complete control, ruled no catch. That one stung a little more and resulted in head coach Danny wilkins getting a 15 yard unsportsmanlike penalty. Awful, awful call and one you would not expect from an officiating crew in the 3rd round. These are supposed to be the better refs at this point in the playoffs. The final call and the one that people are trying to make sure this crew never officiates again, was with under 5 minutes to go. Asheville down 28-21 on the 1 yard line and appeared to score a touchdown that would have tied it at 28. Instead the ruling is that he is down despite photo and video evidence that he was in. Maybe I am looking at it through Cougar shaded lenses, but I think this was the worst of the calls and could have possibly affected the outcome. What do you think? Was he in?
Congrats to Weddington and everyone else still playing.
Congrats to Weddington and everyone else still playing.