Not that the black helicopter theories about the SEC office doing odd things to protect teams are true
But one has to wonder about that call.....If Vandy lost that game they were out of the bowl picture....And if Vandy beats us we are out and the SEC would lose a bowl team.
There is no way IMO after seeing that replay at least 30 times over the weekend that wasn't a catch. I haven't seen or heard a talking head say it wasn't a catch either.
I don't really believe that a conspiracy is the basis for that call (or maybe its just that I don't want to believe it). That theory is definitely circulating on the interweb, however. I try to stay away from the conspiracy aspect of it all. Its not that I don't think its possible, its just that it is so distasteful if that is what is actually occurring that I really want it to not be true. In the end, though, for most things you can follow the money trail and end up with the correct answers, so it is definitely plausible.
Also, just to give the league office their due, Shaw made a statement that the call was correct. A receiver must maintain control, he said, throughout complete contact with the turf and therefore the pass was incomplete. I say, BS; just giving Shaw's response.
Incidentally, I either read or heard this weekend that the Big 10 uses independent sources to do replay review for their league. I don't know if that is true or not, but it would definitely be a good idea imo.