Re: UT vs Mizzu
I think the ref assumed Mizzu would decline the offsides since UT was thought to have illegal touching, which would have given Mizzu the ball. Once the replay determined Mizzu actually touched it first, then the UT offsides call was announced, which resulted in the 5 yard penalty and rekick.
what the refs should have done is announced both penalties and state that one was declined. no one would have been confused and we would not have had to hear Rocky Top.Yes, the announcers kept pointing out that the flag was thrown for offsides but it wasn't clear to everyone until after the review; the refs could then explain it all. They followed the proper steps but it wasn't clear to everone what was taking place; especially the UT fans that cheered when the ref announced that Missouri touched the ball just before letting them know about the offsides penalty.