Big 10 officials tonight

I hope they let them play

AI Overview +11 There is no official mandate for Big Ten officials to call games "tight". Instead, the prevailing philosophy, as described by officials and coaches, is to "let them play". This means officials tend to call fewer penalties for marginal infractions like holding, focusing only on those that provide a clear advantage or disadvantage. Officiating Philosophy Advantage/Disadvantage: The primary principle is to not throw a flag unless the foul clearly impacts the play. For example, a hold on the left side of the field may be ignored if the play is going to the right. Consistency: The aim is consistency within the game, even if that means being consistently lenient on both teams for similar infractions (e.g., holding on both the offensive and defensive lines). Avoiding "Wrong" Calls: Former Big Ten referee Dan Capron mentioned that officials would much rather have a "no-call" than a flag that is incorrectly thrown, as missed calls are generally considered less impactful than incorrect flags that change the course of a game.

Anything is better than ACC refs

I hope a fair and balance calling of the rules. But we beat Ohio State so maybe not.

ClaudeHenrySmoot said:

AI Overview +11 There is no official mandate for Big Ten officials to call games "tight". Instead, the prevailing philosophy, as described by officials and coaches, is to "let them play". This means officials tend to call fewer penalties for marginal infractions like holding, focusing only on those that provide a clear advantage or disadvantage. Officiating Philosophy Advantage/Disadvantage: The primary principle is to not throw a flag unless the foul clearly impacts the play. For example, a hold on the left side of the field may be ignored if the play is going to the right. Consistency: The aim is consistency within the game, even if that means being consistently lenient on both teams for similar infractions (e.g., holding on both the offensive and defensive lines). Avoiding "Wrong" Calls: Former Big Ten referee Dan Capron mentioned that officials would much rather have a "no-call" than a flag that is incorrectly thrown, as missed calls are generally considered less impactful than incorrect flags that change the course of a game.

In a perfect world. When is last time even half the holding on our defense was called? Just half! IT NEVER HAPPENS! SO I PRAY FOR ONCE WE GET TREATED FAIRLY.

They were flag happy in Georgia vs old miss game.

ClaudeHenrySmoot said:

AI Overview +11 There is no official mandate for Big Ten officials to call games "tight". Instead, the prevailing philosophy, as described by officials and coaches, is to "let them play". This means officials tend to call fewer penalties for marginal infractions like holding, focusing only on those that provide a clear advantage or disadvantage. Officiating Philosophy Advantage/Disadvantage: The primary principle is to not throw a flag unless the foul clearly impacts the play. For example, a hold on the left side of the field may be ignored if the play is going to the right. Consistency: The aim is consistency within the game, even if that means being consistently lenient on both teams for similar infractions (e.g., holding on both the offensive and defensive lines). Avoiding "Wrong" Calls: Former Big Ten referee Dan Capron mentioned that officials would much rather have a "no-call" than a flag that is incorrectly thrown, as missed calls are generally considered less impactful than incorrect flags that change the course of a game.

I wish they called all games this way.

Was hoping for a Big 12 crew. Big 10 and SEC are in bed together and would hate to see a third conference thrive in their P-2 world. I hope I’m wrong but I didn’t want a Big 10 crew

Why aren’t big 12 refs doing this game? No stake in it for them. Az local Inst are big 12. 2 big ten teams in the other semi and we get big 10 refs after knocking off Ohio st. I don’t like it.