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Show 22 B DESERET NEWS, Wednesday, October 28, 1970 Aggie Chief WAC Hefs Biased for human error in officiating. On the defensive clipping penalty which set up BYUs second touchdown, though, the right next to our bench where everyone could hear called clipping on No. 2 blue (BYU) Then for some reason which he did not explain he said, No. White 22. Our No. 22 was nowhere Deseret News Special LOGAN Frank (Buss) Williams, athletic director at Utah State University, today went on record as being disturbed and disappointed with what he termed a continual rash of crucial and unprofessional referee decisions by Western Athletic Conference officials against Aggie football, especially where games involve a ial-standing near the action. WAC opponent. We subscribe to the WAC pool of officials and are happy to do so, Williams said. But it is difficult to understand ' why the coaches and football players at Utah State seem unable to receive the same professional treatment and courtesies given WAC personnel. We, like everyone else, pay officials $175 per game. . We ask nothing more, or icss, than ..the same treatment given WAC rivals. Whether referees are affiliated with the WAC, Big or what . Eight, Big Ten ; have you they are a professional group of men whose pride should be centered f around the honest and unbiased execution of their duties. That Utah State is an ' independent, going against one of the conference schools with which they are affiliated, should be inconsequential. What officials should re--, member is that every young .mah on the gridiron and every coach on the sidelines, regardless of team affiliation, has put time and toil into a game plan and into its execu-'tioThose players are sacri- firing much, including possible injury, to be a part of the .great American game of football. And a coachs job may be on the line. - -- n. The white team (USU) was pursuing the ball carrier. The Blue team was blocking for him. BYUs No. 22 threw a block on our Wendell Brooks. Nowhere in the film does it d show any other player in contact with a Whether player. BYUs No, 22 ct.pped, or not, is one matter. The fact is, our No. 22 was not in the play and Brooks was blocked out of the play. white-jerseye- blue-jersey- A call like this, I think, is beyond the human, error cushion, It affected the Ictory of one team and the possible seasons success of the losing team. That situation created a kickoff with less than a minute in the half. Films show our carrier was hit, driven back some three yards, was on his knee, relaxed, when the ball was wrestled away. This was good strategy on part of the BYU player. The fact is, though, our backs forward motion had been stopped for some time, his knee had touched and the ball should have been blown dead. We received the second half and the official ignored our plea to cover the ball from the rain. He refused a dry ball to our punter. When BYU took over on offense, an official immediately began covering the ball. Last year in the Utah game, the head linesman statReferees should look at all ed, You are not a WAC school 22 men on the field as individand you do not get WAC couuals.. . . with no bias from rtesies when we asked that the team affiliation. All deserve chains be operated according equal impartial treatment and to WAC rules. courtesy. A film review of Brigham Young-Uta- h game last Saturday at substantiated what we the State Provo sus- Two unprofessional pected. calls within five minutes were instrumental in changing the score from 14-- in our favor to 4 in BYUs favor. 7 21-1- These calls, alone, are not the reason for this statement. Nor are we trying to take anything away from a victorious BYU football squad. 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