...and a third of Joy fans thought they did call it right... works both ways.
I agree with Pete that when it comes to situations like this there are no definites and who of us would pony up and go "we'd have made exactly the right call in that whole 10 or less second window". I didn't see BC get shot going to the snake, Magued said it was twice in the arm, Chicago said it was the goggles. So we'd each call something different seeing the same thing and we were all actually there! While I agree that some pics are useful (the armband one seems particularly damning if that's the basis of the penalty) you can not and should not take a picture out of context, especially if you weren't there to understand the speed and relative placements when these things happen.
If the final call was a 3-4-1 on Scandal, then I completely agree with Magued, there are serious questions that are raised - nothing I saw at the time or since would give that call. Would I have given Scandal a 1-4-1? Yeah if I was the ref at the time seeing it in real time and having to make the call there and then. But then I would have missed BC getting shot on the way in...
I also agree with everything that's been said about how well Joy handled themselves, they didn't bundle the refs or storm the field but tried to find things out in a calm manner. They were true sportsman at the end and should be congratulated and acknowledged as such.
I'd also like to point out that (personally) I think it's a shame that Dynasty has gone through so much this season and their first win of the year (and the series title) is marred by reffing controversy. I'm sure they would have preffered to win (or lose) through a clear cut 1 on 1 duel than this drawn out arguement that nobody is every going to completely agree on.
Magued, can you confirm if there were three starters missing from your line up for this event? If so that's an even bigger achievement for how you did.
