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Message: [QUOTE="Fjoinkay, post: 823012, member: 604"] BC represents number 12 out of the known 12. Bring the shine for 60 minutes. A chance to focus on doing the job each play at each position. Extend the season. I thought Pitt was a painful example of the overall progress this program has made. A few years ago Pitt was clearly more talented. Today SU is on a level playing field. SU's defense continues to play well as the DC continues to discover more and more about the limitations and the abilities of each player and the ways they can be effective together. SU's offense was always going to be challenged this year due to graduation at key positions. Losing the coaching staff significantly slowed down the re-build on that side of the ball. The necessary QB competition at camp slowed the process even more. I do believe they are primed to pop at this point, and I hope they can experience that kind of growth which I believe could be similar to the way the offense came alive last year against Northwestern and pretty much took on a new identity for the rest of the season. I see every play through orange-colored glasses. This means that I see holds against Bromley that go uncalled on nearly every play etc... I discount this perception on nearly every play because I know I'm wearing the glasses. I could remove the glasses, but I prefer to take the necessary steps to remove some of the orange filtering. As far as the officiating goes I would have to study the film. The coaches study the film. I suspect that if they would ever have any concerns then they would take those concerns to the proper channels. I in no way believe that the officials are intentionally being unfair to SU. I also know that officials are human and part of that human experience is non-conscious bias. We all experience this form of bias every day of our lives in different situations, and because these processes are implicit we believe no bias is involved. Bias blinds which is to say it shapes our perception so that we see some things and other things we don't see. Football officials are human, and they make complex split-second decisions. I believe the people who manage the officials in any league are well-schooled in the many facets of bias especially the non-conscious implicit processes. This is something they must work on because everyone wants to see fairness on the field. With better awareness officials can learn to reflect better on their own experiences and grow into more open and flexible processing. If any league lacks an understanding of bias then the coaches in that league have the option to work to modify the structure of that monitoring body so that bias is better understood and addressed. On Saturday I am going to be boldly biased after every snap!! This is part of what makes the college game so special. Alumni and fans of each school are filled with emotional experiences across their lives that work to join them in a common cause. Beat flippin' BC!! [/QUOTE]

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