How did you guys feel about the officiating last night?

[Larry B]

Overall I thought it was pretty good. I was actually a little surprised they didn’t call a late hit on Blackmon (?) on Wilson when he slid. I’ve seen it called on much less.

Was I the only one who thought the left side of the BYU O-line jumped early all night?

Oh, and the facemask on Moss was bush league. That’s called a stiff arm.

[ProvoUteFan]

I wondered if the no-call on that was because Wilson hesitated before he slid. Almost like a ‘fake slide’ before the slide.

And I was yelling at the tv about the false starts on byu’s left tackle.

[gothamute]

Yes. Wilson fakes the slide a lot. Refs made the correct no-call in the two times I can remember where it “looked” at full speed like it could have been a borderline penalty. When he does that fake he’s not giving himself up and remains a live target, but it forces the refs to be on top of the call. If either had drawn a flag it would have been overturned upon review. Pretty clear both times.

[PlainsUte]

Yes, he faked the slide, took a couple more steps, then slid.  If a player fakes the start of the slide they should either be whistled down right there or they should be fair game for hits anytime afterward.

I know they could call holding on virtually any play, but Anae was getting held a lot, and even tackled on one play, and there were few calls.

Overall a good officiating job, though.

[ProudUte]

I saw the same thing with BYU’s offensive line.

I think the deal with Moss was that he pulled his face mask down.

overall, the officiating was not too bad IMO. 

[GameForAnyFuss]

Compared to PAC12 officiating I’ve seen over the last few years, I thought it was phenomenal.