The 32 is not the 35

I'm watching the OU v. Baylor game, and I can't believe that awful officiating. One play in particular, Baylor had a 7 yard run on first down from the 25. He was obviously stopped at the 32 before being pushed back a couple of yards on the tackle. Much to my surprise, the next play was run from the 35 yard line ... and it was 1st and 10. Fortunately, I have the game taped, so I was able to verify that I'm not going crazy and that the officials missed the mark by 3 yards! It wasn't half a yard or a yard ... it was three. Now, later on the drive, the officials are measuring to see if it's a first down ... why not just move the ball forward 3 yards and give it to them?

Now, what's the difference between 1st and 10 at the 35 or 2nd and 3 at the 32? Not a whole lot. I'm not arguing that OU was adversely affected by the call ... I'm just saying that officiating crews shouldn't be making mistakes like that. And, why doesn't someone in the replay booth say something about the obvious error?

And, this wasn't the only marginal call. Baylor intercepted Bradford near the end zone in the 1st quarter, only to have the play called back by a marginal (at best) interference call that had no bearing on the play - I'm not even sure what the actual interference was. But OU was flagged for a personal foul for a late hit out-of-bounds that was far less egregious than a play later in the game by a Baylor player that didn't draw a flag. Then, there was the play that resulted in a Bradford interception where it sure looked like the ball hit the ground before being corralled by the Baylor player, although the interception was just as good as a punt for the Sooners (3rd down interception from midfield that gave Baylor the ball at the 10 - 40 yards net).