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[donovan]

This may be the year for Whining....Oklahoma went on for two weeks about the Oregon game and got rather tiring.....

HOWEVER...there has to be some valid point to the officials never using common sense in the big picture. The time fiasco at the end of the USC Washington game was unbelievable. At every junction the officials validated they had no clue of what when or where the game was.

Anyway....somethings never change.....For sure it does not look like USC will go undefeated....

With the polls out more evidence that the old standbyes will always be there regardless of the outcome....just look at it...amazing......At least the congrove poll stays consistent within itself....

I was consistent once......

[Dossenator]

That was a strange ending. The players were waiting for the refs to signal the start of the clock and then they said the game was over. It would have been nice to see them get one shot at the endzone at the end of the game. They probably would have come up short but if I was a Washington player I would have been ragging mad.

[Derek]

Yeah, the refs screwed that up big time.

And I agree with the USC assesment.

I see a loss to either Oregon or Cal, or both.

And the thought of that really gives me inner satisfaction.

[Eric]

I was watching the Tigers and had FSN on mute, so what was the issue with Washington not getting the play off in time?

[colorado_loves_football]

I was watching the Tigers and had FSN on mute, so what was the issue with Washington not getting the play off in time?

This is how I remember it:
Washington held USC to a field goal, which put them ahead 26-20. I think there was an exchange of possessions, and when Washington got the ball back, they were out of time-outs, and needed a TD to win the game.
Time was the enemy, however. Washington's QB scrambled for a first down, 4th and short, somewhere near mid-field. He spiked the ball, which gave Washington a 'last-gasp'. A 25-yard pass put the Huskies within 'striking' distance, with 5 seconds showing (after the receiver was ruled down). An additional 3 seconds were allowed to tick off, before the officials stopped the clock to 'set' the ball. Washington appeared confused, and when they finally did snap the ball, the game clock had expired. It was a strange situation, but unfortunately, Washington should simply have 'spiked' the ball. Had they done that, there wouldn't have been a problem, IMO.