Guys, a lot of this issue is their training and the actual rules. They hammer these guys so hard on what is right and what is wrong that they throw the flag just in case anymore. Targeting is a joke, an absolute joke anymore. The pundits got what they wanted, now all we hear is how the severity of the penalty is wrong and how on Earth are guys supposed to react. Pass interference was messed with and you can make zero contact with a guy, but if you don't turn around you're penalized if the receiver doesn't catch the ball. That is maddening to me. These guys aren't rocket scientists and they get things wrong, we all do, BUT, they are set up for failure by lack of rules but rather interpretations of the rules. Hence why there is so much ambiguity with calls all over the country and with certain crews. We need to get back to black and white rules of football and allow the contact and I think things run smoother. Like Gary and Brad said, in a game like the SEC Championship, half the stadium is gonna be upset with every call regardless if it's right or wrong.
The bigger issue I have is a sideline having sway over a call. The first series when Hellams hit Cook like a half step late, you see the long haired dipshit Georgia get back coach jumping all in the air flailing his arms at the ref to get a flag thrown, then boom, flag comes out on a not very egregious hit. No sideline should have sway over a ref, and I think that comes with more sideline warnings and personal foul flags thrown at the sideline over stuff like this.
