# Correct a sports related officiating error **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 9, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-a-sports-related-officiating-error/612320 "2012-02-09T16:26:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-a-sports-related-officiating-error/612320/41 "2012-02-13T14:11:13Z")
> [@Enuma\_Elish](#): > > Every time Charles Barkley kneed Paul Mokeski in the groin and a foul was called on Mo’s balls. Is this similar to every one who while defending Shaquille O’Neill would have a foul called on them when Shaq pushed them out of their position with his fat ass? ---
**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-a-sports-related-officiating-error/612320/42 "2012-02-13T17:24:27Z")
> [@mkecane](#): > > 1. April 2010, Manchester United vs Chelsea (Premier League): Didier Drogba scored a goal where he was clearly offside to make the game 2-0 Chelsea in the 78th minute, but the goal stood. United got a goal a few minutes later, but lost 2-1. There was still a lot of football to be played, and United had a pathetic draw with Blackburn later, but if the right call was made and everything else was equal, it would have been 1-1, and United would have won the league by two points instead of losing by one. It would have meant United were the first club to win 4 English league titles in a row, along with becoming the most successful English club (did that the next year, though). I don’t mean to rain on your parade, but I found this humorous considering it seems getting goals from questionable calls is practically a weekly event for Man U. They’re a great team and I don’t hate them or anything, but they seem to get the benefit of the official’s doubt a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Enuma\_Elish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5e9695/32.png) [@Enuma\_Elish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enuma_Elish)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-a-sports-related-officiating-error/612320/43 "2012-02-14T16:11:45Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Is this similar to every one who while defending Shaquille O’Neill would have a foul called on them when Shaq pushed them out of their position with his fat ass? Yes, I believe both scenarios contain the ‘SuperStar Call’. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-a-sports-related-officiating-error/612320/44 "2012-02-14T16:35:33Z")
1999 Playoff game between the Packers and the 49ers: Packers leading 27-23 with about a minute left when Young passes to Rice in the flat and Rice fumbles the ball, Packers recover. Except the refs called Rice down, even though it wasn’t even close ([ABout the 7:00 minute mark](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1inguO24lwE)). ---
**Author:** ![TheBoltEater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@TheBoltEater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBoltEater)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-a-sports-related-officiating-error/612320/45 "2012-02-14T21:08:57Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > 1999 Playoff game between the Packers and the 49ers: Packers leading 27-23 with about a minute left when Young passes to Rice in the flat and Rice fumbles the ball, Packers recover. Except the refs called Rice down, even though it wasn’t even close ([ABout the 7:00 minute mark](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1inguO24lwE)). Oooooo, good one, I’d forgotten about that. Talk about getting the Super Star Call. ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-a-sports-related-officiating-error/612320/46 "2012-02-14T22:49:44Z")
As a Viking’s fan, I nominate the original [Hail Mary](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQfyJBJoLQs) pass where Pearson pushed the Viking’s defender. Notice how Pearson goes into the end zone, looks back for a flag, notices there isn’t one, then celebrates. Meanwhile the other Viking’s defender is pointing to Pearson and looking at the ref with “how could you not call that” look. ---
**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-a-sports-related-officiating-error/612320/47 "2012-02-14T22:57:07Z")
Australia in World Cup Game, needed to draw to progress and then controversial penalty was awarded to Italy when Fabio Grosso fell under a Lucas Neill challenge in the final seconds of the match. They scored and it was all over… Even the locals in Lygon St [little Italy] were embarrassed by the falling Grosso and it was discussed that he should have scored a 88 as his entry was flawed! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-a-sports-related-officiating-error/612320/48 "2012-02-14T23:05:11Z")
> [@mcgato](#): > > As a Viking’s fan, I nominate the original [Hail Mary](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQfyJBJoLQs) pass where Pearson pushed the Viking’s defender. Notice how Pearson goes into the end zone, looks back for a flag, notices there isn’t one, then celebrates. Meanwhile the other Viking’s defender is pointing to Pearson and looking at the ref with “how could you not call that” look. Was that Ed Marinaro? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-a-sports-related-officiating-error/612320/49 "2012-02-14T23:45:39Z")
Without a doubt, the entire game 6 of the NBA Western Conference Finals, with the most egregious non-call being when Kobe elbowed Mike Bibby square in the face with about 15 seconds left in the game. That Kings team was an absolute joy to watch, and it still rankles me how that game went down. ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-a-sports-related-officiating-error/612320/50 "2012-02-15T01:39:32Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Was that Ed Marinaro? Marinaro was on offense for the Vikings as a half back. The defender pushed down was Nate Wright, as far as I recall. The other defender pointing out the obviously missed penalty was probably Paul Krause. [Wiki supports those assertions.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail_Mary_pass) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-a-sports-related-officiating-error/612320/51 "2012-02-15T04:53:50Z")
> [@mcgato](#): > > Marinaro was on offense for the Vikings as a half back. The defender pushed down was Nate Wright, as far as I recall. The other defender pointing out the obviously missed penalty was probably Paul Krause. [Wiki supports those assertions.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail_Mary_pass) No, in the video, about 4 seconds in there’s a shot of somebody on the sidelines looking nervous. Looks like he’s wearing one of those big hooded cape things that players used to wear on the sidelines. It might be purple. Doesn’t that look like Joe Coffey from _Hill Street Blues_? ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-a-sports-related-officiating-error/612320/52 "2012-02-15T11:58:57Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > No, in the video, about 4 seconds in there’s a shot of somebody on the sidelines looking nervous. Looks like he’s wearing one of those big hooded cape things that players used to wear on the sidelines. It might be purple. > > Doesn’t that look like Joe Coffey from _Hill Street Blues_? You are probably right, that does look like Marinaro at about 4 seconds in. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-a-sports-related-officiating-error/612320.md?page=2)