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BC Lions head coach, Wally Buono still can't get over a ref's 'horse collar' call in Friday night's game against the Calgary Stampeders.
The call was made in the third quarter on Craigh Roh, defensive lineman for the BC Lions and resulted in a 17-yard loss and second down for the Stampeders.
The footage is shown here.
Regarding the critical penalty, coach Buono said he "sure would like to get an explanation on why that was considered a horse collar tackle," he said in a post-game interview.
In the end, Calgary took the win against the BC Lions with a 21-17 finish.
The @calstampeders are victorious after a close game, beating the @BCLions 21-17. #CFLGameDay pic.twitter.com/StG4RibdqG
— CFL on TSN (@CFLonTSN) August 19, 2017
More than 20, 000 people were in the stands on Friday night. Many of the BC Lions fans turned to Twitter to hash out the controversial call.
@RandyAmbrosie @CFL You need to work on the integrity of the game. Replay officials got the horse collar WRONG on the #BCLions tonight.
— Jason🇨🇦 (@NucksZombie) August 19, 2017
@cfl that wasn't a horse collar. Is this monkey running your war room?? #BCLions #Stamps #CFLonTSN pic.twitter.com/PwLY73Aqcw
— Jason🇨🇦 (@NucksZombie) August 19, 2017
That's a horse collar tackle. Not sure why they called one on #BCLions. Is it dangerous to get sleeve of jersey grabbed? pic.twitter.com/pTtaqZ6fLL
— Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) August 19, 2017
Besides the controversial call, coach Buono gave an honest critic of the game, saying that the Lions didn't always "capitalize on opportunities."
While they made some great plays, he suggested they needed to be more disciplined in order to beat a top team like Calgary.
"You want to win against good teams, you gotta be disciplined," he said.
🎥 "At the end of it, that game was there for the taking."@GM_Brillo says his team left too many opportunities out there in loss to Stamps. pic.twitter.com/E2RLmTSESO
— BC Lions (@BCLions) August 19, 2017
The Lions are trying to shake off Friday's loss and prep for their game against Ottawa on Saturday, August 26th.
🎥"We hurt ourselves early once again. I have to get the rust out."@JJ_Jennings10 on the difference in tonight's loss to Calgary 🦁 pic.twitter.com/BV6aPjg6H1
— BC Lions (@BCLions) August 19, 2017
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