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And let's be honest, there's three main reasons Olympics are different:

later called the Maroons

Or ruining the game by NOT giving the other team the call. It goes both ways.

Because a block/charge is still a foul, just as a hack might be or a travel regardless of when it happens. The ref sees a foul, he calls the foul. He might not get it right 100% of the time, but the obligation to call doesn't magically change at a certain time in the game.

I think this is the worst logic in the world (not whether it's a charge, the "shouldn't call with only 10 seconds left" element).

People say this all the time as if the rule book doesn't apply late in games. "Let them play" isn't "Let them avoid calls they deserve". It's sloppy thinking.

Sheeeeeeeeeeit.

Or if you're older, it's just "Woody" and "Wooderson" from Cheers and Dazed & Confused respectively.

We're going to grapple with it forever because it's what humans do, as repulsive as it may be. Most countries in some fashion (now obviously it's going to be a matter of degrees) create "us vs. them" scenarios. In England, you often have racial issues with Indian and Pakistani immigrants. In Germany, it's the…

A degree in WHAT? That's the real question when we talk income inequality. (Unfortunately? Fortunately?) Women tend to go to lower paying roles relative to men (e.g. teaching and social work vs. engineering and business) so general population analysis is just plain idiotic.

The real challenge, poorly addressed in so…

Having been at RPI when Union had yet to ever beat us, I suppose I'm excited that they won again? But really, when Engineers fight Dutchmen, it's nothing but sad.

Somehow that would be fitting... The Steelers hire a Brown's HC choice as their OL coach. Volumes spoken therein.

Michelle bringin' it to the (white) HOUSE! Nice work, MO!

No, not THAT kind of biathlete!

Well deserved. Torts needs to get his Napoleon complex under control.

But they'd lose a set of commercials! OMFGADVERTISINGARMAGEDDON!!!11!

I agreed with you during the 35 seconds between the two plays. But since that quickly fleeting moment, they have zero to complain about. Today they have zero to complain about. The end result was a net benefit to them. Enough whining. The refs did not affect this outcome. Closing out the game with three consecutive…

Which part was wrong exactly? My agreeing that they missed the call? My agreement that they should be able to review these calls? Or it having been clearly better for the 49ers in the end?

I like the idea of instant replay for this. I think it's weird not to. But in this specific case, can we be clear about one thing:

When Bob says we should junk synchronized swimming, floor routines with women whipping ribbons around and figure skating, then I'll find him internally consistent. Until then, he needs to go back to 1955 and stay there.