(01-15-2018 11:46 AM)JMad03 Wrote:  Didn't the announcers change their opinions once the call wasn't overturned? I seem to recall them making up excuses as to why the ref saw it that way and started justifying the decision calling it correct, while minutes prior saying the exact opposite.

They went from, "oh that's clearly not a fumble" prior to the call to "well they felt they didn't have enough to overturn the call on the field" after the blown call. Commentators, at least at ESPN, always give the officials the benefit of the doubt, no matter what. That's part of what was refreshing about those two commentators who called our games with Learfield and MASN during the regular season. They wouldn't sugar coat a bad call. They'd said, "i'm sorry but I'm going to have to disagree here. that should've been called the other way. It's unfortunate when calls like that negatively impact a game". Commentators always try to spin something at times to lessen the perceived impact.