LSU vs. Auburn Will Be a Great Game Assuming the Refs Don't Get Involved

The time has come again. It's time to decide who is going to win the SEC West. Every year it always seems to come down to this game.

Yes, I know it's early in the season, but this game is HUGE.

LSU has to travel to Jordan Hare again this year and let's face it, the last two times they went they seemed to be playing 11 on 18 if you get my drift.

In 2004 LSU was winning 9-3 when Auburn scored a touchdown late in the game. They missed the PAT only to get another chance on a leverage penalty called against LSU.

Technically, it was the correct call but why use such a nit picky/never heard of before rule to determine the game.

In 2006 LSU had the ball and was driving for the potential game winning score. On fourth down JaMarcus Russell threw the ball to Early Doucet who was basically dragged to the ground by the Auburn defender.

The official threw the flag on an obvious pass interference call, but after a conference between officials, they decide to wave off the penalty.

They said the ball was tipped (and it was), but that is irrelevant because the interference happened before the tip.

And for the people who say there is a conspiracy because the replay official was an Auburn grad. it does not matter. Penalties are not a reviewable play anyways so there was no conspiracy, just bad officiating.

The rule for pass interference out of the NCAA rule book is that the penalty should be called on any defender who intentionally interferes with a receiver on a catchable ball.

Some say since a tip happened at all the ball becomes un-catchable. However, when contact happened (before the tip) the ball was clearly catchable.

Now, granted LSU had many opportunities to win this ballgame, but it should not come down to a bonehead call by an official who probably did not clearly see the play.

I am looking forward to a great game this weekend (and low scoring at that). I just hope for the sake of both schools and the NCAA that the refs can get it right when it counts the most.