One of the most ridiculous calls of the year. After the first FSU TD, they kicked off. Johnson returned it to about the 25. Of course, there was a flag. While watching live, the announcer called illegal blindside block. Never in my life have I heard that call on a kickoff, especially in the area where it was thrown. Like it's not even possible to blind someone in that area. I shook my head during the game knowing it was BS, but did not see a replay. Now that I have seen the replay it such a joke. 84 just straight up blocked the guy, there was nothing blindside about it. Not borderline, not even close. Just a good block. When you watch phantom penalties like this, there is no way someone on that field doesn't have money on the game. Little calls here and there can make up the spread. Making a team go 90 yards instead of 75 yards can be a big deal when it comes to kicking a FG versus getting a TD. Guess what, we ran out of time and had to kick a FG. Similarly, the bs PI on Horton. A phantom call that literally could be called on every pass play, but at a very convenient time if someone was trying to effect the point spread. However, an absolutely egregious PI on FSU's last TD is ignored. Again, the spread was on the line. You cannot tell me some of these guys in stripes have not mastered the art of manipulating the game in ways that benefit them. I simply refuse to believe it when such obvious stuff is called and at the same time phantom calls are made that effect the outcome of games.
