What Does "Indisputable" Mean?

Tonight, WVU got screwed by a terrible replay reversal. They were ahead 14-7 and 5th ranked Cincinnati had the ball at the two shortly before halftime. They handed it off to their RB who tried to leap over the pile and extend the ball to break the plane of the end zone. Only problem was he lost control of the ball before getting it there, he ended up fumbling, and WVU recovered for a huge stop. The call on the field was fumble with a WVU recovery.

Now, according to NCAA rules, the only way to get a call on the field reversed by replay is if the video shows "indisputable evidence" that the refs got it wrong the first time. So what does "indisputable" mean? According to the dictionary, it means "not disputable or deniable, uncontestable, unquestionably real." Based on this definition, if the replay still leaves some doubt as to whether the Cincy RB got the ball across, then it can't be "unquestionably real" then, can it? To me (a biased WVU fan), and to both the ESPN guys calling the game (presumably unbiased), it sure looked like he didn't have control of the ball even if the ball DID cross the plane,which in itself was very questionable too.

To everyone's amazement, after a quick review, the ref overturned the call on the field, saying the RB crossed the plane - touchdown Cincy, tying the game at 14 going into halftime. The second half was exciting, Jarrett Brown (WVU's QB) rallied the team and drove the length of the field for the go-ahead score with 37 seconds to play. However, they were still down 3. The onside kick failed and Cincy took a knee to end the game. A 3 point victory. That last touchdown should have put WVU ahead by 4 were it not for the very disputable replay, Cincy should have taken their first loss tonight.

I'd love to hear the ref try and explain how he arrived at an "indisputable" conclusion to overturn the original call. Indisputable means that there is no QUESTION about what happened on the field. Only then can the call be overturned. There were many questions after watching the replay - which should have prevented the refs from overturning the call. What bugs me is that this is certainly not the first VERY questionable call that went towards helping an undefeated team STAY undefeated. Conspiracy? I don't know, but if calls like these continue, a lot of people will have a lot of questions.

Why I Hate the BCS

8 weeks into the season and their are 7 undefeated teams. 1. Florida 2. Texas 3. Alabama 4. Iowa 5. Cincinatti 6. TCU 7. BSU. I don't know how much you guys have been following this season, but I have a lot. Iowa is definitely not a contender. So far they have found a way to win, but I watched their game against a mediocre Indiana team and they struggled big time until a huge surge in the 4th quarter. But I wasn't very impressed. Florida dominated Georgia, who was a dang good team. Texas dominated OK St (although we should mention their #1 receiver has been suspended for the season, but a team is not defined by one player.) Alabama still definitely looks good, but must get through Florida in the SEC championship once again to make it to the national championship. TCU, Cincinatti, and BSU are all very good. And after watching Oregon, they are absolutely the best 1 loss team in college football. So who deserves to play for the national championship? I know we still got a few more weeks. Iowa will probably lose to Ohio State. Cincinatti still has to win out. But BSU will more than likely run the table, TCU has to get by Utah (they can, Utah isn't great this year.) But what if this happens; Oregon wins out, winning the Pac-10; BSU wins out, going undefeated plus beating Oregon; TCU wins out having beaten Utah, BYU, Virginia, Clemson, and everyone else on their schedule; and Florida and Texas wins out. This is why I hate the BCS. It's not fair, and this is one time I'm siding with Orrin Hatch (R-UT) in his proposal that the BCS is not lawful breaking anti-competition laws (don't really know what that means but you're in law school Devin you could tell me if it is or not.) Last year I saw an interesting statistic that said 94% of everyone that voted wanted to see an 8 team playoff system. It would only take 3 weeks, you'd have all the excitement of upsets, close games, and true football in the chase for the national championship. Last year you could make the argument UT got screwed, USC got screwed, and Utah got screwed at a shot for the national title. If the US government decides to get involved and declare an 8 game playoff system for the national title, that would be the best thing they've done in the last decade.