ToTheLeft wrote:clenz wrote:I missed the "official review" so can someone who saw it clarify the language the ref used for me.
Did he say "The ruling on the field stands"
OR
Did he say "The ruling on the field is confirmed"
There is a big difference in the two terms, and a good set of officials knows the difference and when to use each.
They said stands.
Ah, perfect.
That means the officials don't feel as though they had enough evidence to overturn the call, but they don't have enough to say that it was the right call with 100% certainty. Long story short short, there wasn't indisputable evidence to overturn the call so the call stood.
If they had enough evidence to prove the call was correct they would have gone with "The call on the field is confirmed".
So they may have, in their own way, admitted the call may have been wrong but they can't prove it based on what they were given.
I saw the play live and as soon as I saw the initial ruling I left the computer to go eat so I didn't see any replays or anything so I can't really comment beyond this post as to if it was the correct call or not.