First off, I apologize for calling posters out by name in the heat of the 
aftermath of last night's debacle.

For the record, in response to Stacy's question about a particular call, I took 
the opportunity to bash the ACC crew that worked the game for being, on 
occasion, what I felt, and still feel to be,unfair to the Gators. My memory of 
the ACC crew that worked the swindle in the swamp in 2003 is still bitter. 

That opinion was ridiculed (but I wasn't called out by name) for "putting a 
modicum of blame(for the loss) at the feet of the officials". I had explicitly 
stated that we were so bad that the semis didn't need their help to win the 
game. 

In my opinion, that doesn't exonerate the crew for their blatant errors - even 
if, as was pointed out, the "roughing the snapper" penalty call was correct - I 
still don't ever recall it being called that before, maybe it falls under a 
bigger umbrella of "personal foul". From a conference whose referee once called 
a foul "giving him the business" I suppose anything is possible.

I'll address my opinions on the mess that was/is this miserable football season 
in a separate post.

Again, I apologize for my post game indiscretion.

Steve McKibben

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