Why the Sooners' affair isn't over

Sorry folks, this ain't out of my brain yet. Lost in the media's apoplectic fit that David Boren demand high standards and accountability is the fact that the stories out of Oregon are contradictory. You have Pac-10 officials saying all the angles were available, while Gordon Riese, the replay official who is doing his best job possible of painting himself as a victim (memo to media: the Sooner fans who are making the death threats can't even find Oregon on a map), claims they weren't. If Riese doesn't shut up, the rest of the world is going to figure this out and the Pac-10 is going to hang him out to dry. As it is, I think he's called his last game. Also, if you go back to the first link, you'll see near the end of the Q&A a statement that best supports the Pac-10 officiating policy - they don't have enough crews. The Pac-10 has six officiating crews and some spare guys who can substitute. That's fine during the conference schedule (five games with a full slate), but not in September when a BCS conference has a heavy load of home games. Boren made his request to serve a constituency (ever the politician) demanding a lot more. He also asked for more than he was expecting. Still, if this incident doesn't force the Pac-10 to change their officiating policy (and I think they'll eventually do it, quietly, around March), nothing will.