Proxy refers to something/someone that acts on behalf of something else.
Time to end it all?
Men: It appears that Bama is back. The critical phantom penalties against Tennessee only confirm my greatest fears. Notorious Pro Bammer Ref Penn Wagers wasn’t present to throw his laundry, but he had someone else there to hold back the Dean of SEC Coaches. The Alabama program is an infected warp core that should have been ejected into the void of the Mountain West Conference or Independent Status, places where they could do little or not harm others. But here they are, back in the mix like a herpes sore on the lip….
Despite the events that seemingly always surround the Bama program, it is clear that Alabama has overcome the attempts of cocaine distribution, text book scandals, Armed Robbery, Assault and Battery, Ice Cream Cones, Marijuana, Secretaries Day, Pensacola Titty Bars, Falls down Stairs, jealous fans, opposing conference coaches, rogue high school players/coaches, high powered attorneys, NCAA auditors, former conference commissioners, and quite possibly the Illuminati, to keep a program which they believe will endure as a shining example to the world as to the one thing they truly hold dear. “National Championships.”
Like Obama, the Beast (also Obama) and Bama, resisting the pull of Houndstooth (he wore plaid btw) is futile. So here it is, the mark of the Beast: RTR
1) OK…at the end of the first half. Was the Pass Interference call on Lucas Taylor about as ticky-tack as you get? Instead of having the ball at the 7 yard line, we get the ball at the 32.
2) Eric Berry’s fumble return for a TD. From what I gathered, the whistle was never blown, but Penn Wagers’ Proxy over-ruled the TD and said the RB was down…without blowing the whistle. The evidence was inconclusive any way you have it, but shouldn’t have reviewed the TD play?
3) The Pass Interference call on Willingham was extremely ticky-tack. Julio Jones caught the ball anyway and it wouldn’t have mattered but still.
4) The holding call on Chris Scott. I’m pretty sure that defender was knocked down with no holding and Scott laid on top of him…completely legal.
5) Penn Wagers Proxy seemed to be screwing us called that one blatantly dropped pass on the sideline as a catch until another ref over-ruled him…which took a little too much convincing.
I agree that the fumble call was blown. But you are really really reaching here Jai.
In UT’s ONLY TD drive 30 of UT’s 63 yards came on defensive pass intereference penalties – one on a clearly uncatchable ball.
UT had 37 yards rushing. For the game.
The first down count was 23-10 – and not in UT’s favor.
When the game ended Alabama was on UT’s goal line.
Let it go Jai.
Just as an aside, here is a little piece from 2004 in “Sportsfan” online magazine . . .about supposedly “pro-Alabama” ref Penn Wagers. It makes interesting reading . . . .especially the part where he blew a call against Alabama that enabled LSU to win a game and the part where his call – according to the author of the story – “jobbed” (his word) Florida against – you guessed it – UT:
“Guess who’s back apologizing for another blown call that was seen before millions of fans on national television? That’s right, Bobby Gaston, the 112-year old SEC Supervisor of Officials. For those who missed it, on a third and goal at the LSU two, Alabama receiver Keith Brown was thrown to the ground by LSU cornerback Corey Webster, who proceeded to intercept Spencer Pennington’s underthrown pass and return it to midfield. The play was pivotal, with Alabama leading 10-6 at the time and poised to cash in another touchdown. Gaston, while offering some lame-ass excuse about the official in question being ‘straightlined’ as to why it wasn’t seen, indicated that the he should have been in the position they are taught to be in. That would assume that these morons are actually taught anything. In what will surely be a salve to an open wound, Gaston indicated that he would be calling Alabama officials to apologize. If I’m AD Mal Moore or coach Mike Shula, I don’t accept the call. To make matters worse, the referee in this game was Penn Wagers, the same idiot who was the head referee in Knoxville the night Florida was jobbed. I wonder if Ron Zook feels any better after Gaston’s apology for that screw-up? If they win that game, maybe Zook is still the coach at Florida. When will Gaston realize that the inept crews that he repeatedly throws out on a national stage are costing head coaches their jobs? Better yet, when will SEC Commissioner Mike Slive realize it and pull the plug on the inept Bobby Gaston?”
Jai, I think you are right about Wagers beinga joke. I just don’t know if he is a biased joke or not.
Here is a link to more instances of Penn Wagers’ ineptness – and these have zilch to do with Alabama:
http://catfishandcornbread.blogspot.com/2008/10/penn-wagers-remains-inept.html
The guy is bad. He’s not good enough to be biased.
I noticed several of your former UThugs weren’t present for the big ’98 reunion….oh yeah because they’re still serving time!
I don’t see this game as remotely decided by officiating, but count me as a ‘”Bammer” who wants to see UT back as a power again. A commentator said earlier this year on ESPN that college football was better when Alabama is good, and it is the same way with UT. College football is better when UT is UT. I don’t think it is good when Vandy is the best team in Tennessee.
This game was in no way of being jeopardized by the officials.
You were beaten by the better team and the same goes for last year.
41-7
29-9
and Vandy is still the better team even after losing to Cut.
I thought the officiating was poor but did not really affect the outcome. It is like tying a retard’s shoelaces together. Yeah, it affected the retard’s motor skills, but at the end of the day they are still retarded.
Me and Penn go way back.
RTR
Losers cry about officiating.
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That’s right, Bammer Buttheads, bring back the good ole days, when the Bear was king and Alabama was #1! Just beat the hell out of who? Not LSU, though your monkey-brained (wait, is this fair to monkeys?) trailer trash fans who drove their rusty autos and leased Escalades to Baton Rouge chanted it mindlessly anyway after the game ended in overtime.
There ARE parallels between the “Good Ole Days” of the 70′s and now. When Bear coached, Bamer’s opponents were often the victims of questionable officiating calls at crucial moments in games. Wonder why? Come to think of it, Bammer alum Bobby Gaston was head of SEC officials then, too!
Saban is like the Bear in that both were willing to win at any cost for the Scumbag Tide. And their fans, then and now, would rather win a mythical national championship than the Bammer lottery! (Oops, there is no Bammer lottery, they still have to drive over to Florida, Tennessee, or Georgia.)
As a former resident of the not at all great (as in pitiable and pathetic) state of Ala-Bamer, I SAW the ole Bear carried out of two different Birmingham dining establishments after games he coached too drunk to hold his chin off his chest, with shoe tops dragging on the sidewalk, and with two Bammer staff members, one under each arm, dragging him to the car for the trip back to Tuscaloser. He still had on his houndstooth hat, though! Wow, talk about being a role model and having class!
And it was common knowledge in Ala-Bamer that Bear cheated in recruiting, a true Bammer tradition, though HE was never nailed for it at Bammer. (He had been put on probation by the NCAA at Texas A&M previously, and had the sense not to be personally implicated after that, sense not shared by Bear disciples Mike Dubose, Pat Dye, and Charlie Pell, among many).
So, the more things change, the more they stay the same, at least in Tuscaloser.
Big Bammer questions for the future?
1) Can Saban keep Bammer from getting into more trouble with the NCAA? Time will tell. Bad boys tend to get into bad situations.
2) Can Saban beat Florida in this year’s SEC championship game?
I think Tebow and company will pound them after seeing their poor performance against LSU. John Pittypat Wilson is no championship quarterback, not even close.
3) Will Bammer again dominate the SEC as under Bear? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA