Said Minnesota coach Pam Borton,
Life isn't fair but this situation is what it is.Why don't you say what you mean, Pam? We all know life isn't fair. Apparently, neither is college basketball. That's what Coach Borton meant to say. Basketball isn't fair. Not nearly as obvious.
We at There's a Catch wish it weren't true and hope, as always, that this erroneous outcome doesn't spread into the future. Meaning that the extra win for SDSU and loss for Minnesota don't have ramifications for season titles, postseason, etc. But, hey, maybe the refs screwed up some other calls along the way, and the Jackrabbits were supposed to win. Hope, hope, hoping along.
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Every time I hear someone say they can't do anything about eggregious officiating errors, I think to myself (or ask others) "Why not?". The officials aren't supposed to screw up the games. But, sometimes they rule wrong at the end of the games and change the outcome. Why not reverse it and make it "right"? There isn't any reason the NCAA can not change the outcome of this game. They should just write a provision into the rules for end-of-game rulings so there is some recourse in case another set of officials screws up a last-second shot or onside kick ruling. Certainly, the scope of the rule must be fairly limited and good judgement is required to make the system possible. But, anything would be better than the current system of hand slaps for officials and wrong game outcomes.
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