An Open Letter to the Sun Belt Conference Officiating Crew Assigned to the Alamo Bowl

Dear Sun Belt Conference referee Jim Jackson and his officiating crew,

Thank you for your outstanding effort in the 2005 Alamo Bowl. Your unique interpretation of the rulebook and steadfast refusal to use instant replay to review numerous close calls that would have had an impact on the final result of the game was truly a noteworthy achievement. For many years we, as a collective group, have been trying to cause the explosion of Michigan coach Lloyd Carr’s head, but we have never been able to achieve the cranial pressure levels that you and your crew caused by repeatedly ignoring the option of instant replay. What a marvelous idea to put that buffoon in the replay official’s booth, and to have him feigning discussions with that red-faced hillbilly with the clip on tie was icing on the cake. Forcing Coach Lloyd to burn his timeouts in the second half displayed the type of tactical genius not seen since the Shegos brothers laced up the Bauers. We have been forced to endure Coach Lloyd’s endless tirades of complaints for far too long, your performance, or lack there of, was inspiring. Bravo gentleman, bravo.

Sincerely,
United Brotherhood of Big Ten Sideline Judges