tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896204875558410917.post1642081577678869915..comments2023-11-05T01:44:56.286-08:00Comments on craw's corner: CRAWFACTS, Edition 15https//crawscorner.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08171501561092110677noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896204875558410917.post-23698640200218497732011-11-25T10:16:11.784-08:002011-11-25T10:16:11.784-08:00Mark: Thank you for your great comments and you ar...Mark: Thank you for your great comments and you are right, I should have given some examples only fair, just think there are so many hard to pick, but here is two.<br /><br />1. Four replays were overturned by the booth in the Oregon/USC game, at least two of those four were horrible errors on the field that should have never reached the replay booth.<br /><br />2. Stanford/Oregon, there was no way that forward progress was stopped in that game and the referee should not have blown his whistle, the ball was intercepted and it was a huge play in the game. Blown call big time and instead of Stanford having the ball, Oregon got it back, something that is not reviewable.<br /><br />Fair points and could have done a better job giving examples like I did above. Keep reading and thank you.https//crawscorner.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171501561092110677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896204875558410917.post-277611444150179022011-11-25T10:06:53.625-08:002011-11-25T10:06:53.625-08:00Greg.. Nice post, but your first assertion has a b...Greg.. Nice post, but your first assertion has a big, fat hole in the middle of your argument:<br /> <br />If Pac-12 football officiating is so lousy, we need a few examples this season that make your point. Without that, it's easy to accuse you of just so much empty-headed tub-thumping. We can get that anywhere. That's not you, but don't let disappointed readers park you there. <br /><br />As for the President's Cup.. I can't get worked up over a sport I have zero interest in. Golf has never been my game.<br /><br />On the cost of NCAA sports, none of us can be surprised the trend continues: Only a couple of sports and only a few schools ever make money. That's the bargain we strike: If we want those events, we subsidize nearly all of them. <br /><br />As a former reporter I saw a related comparison first-hand. Transit systems serve a real purpose for society, but they cost more to operate than they bring in. That applies to every transit system on earth. Not one pays it own way, but that's not the only measure of benefit: Fewer cars on the street, less pollution, enhanced business development along the bus and light rail alignments. All those benefits are real, but harder to quantify than turnstile activity. <br /><br />I see NCAA sports the same way: They come at a cost, but the benefits are broadly-gauged. <br /><br />Best always,<br />-Markmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835737791470849467noreply@blogger.com