Texas Fans As Refs: Who Won't Let It Go?
Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 10:19AM
DJ Goodwin in 2008 KU Football News

Note that the video was posted June 10, 2008. Read the description as well to see the UT fan explain that it was clearly the right call. At best the handplay was simultaneous, but check the Texas DBs feet. He sets them in advance of the contact and is going for the hit/engagement. For the last time, Charles Gordon was simply escaping what would normally be considered defensive pass interference. For the record, I don't believe one call ever costs you a game as there are plenty of opportunities to close out an opponent. Let me repeat -- a Texas fan posted this two months ago.

Anyway, the above video came about as the KUsports.com message board tipped this video of a ref celebrating a Longhorn touchdown. I guess Texas Tech fans have a pretty good collection of these types of glimpses into the referee/fans of the Big 12:


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