Phew

Another big red-letter day for Pac-10 officiating.

Trailing by six, near the goal line, the Washington Huskies drive to a first down with two seconds remaining. As every person who follows college football knows, the clock stops on a first down then re-starts when the chains are re-set. The officials spot the ball, reset the chains, and . . . nothing.

One of the announcers says that Ty Willingham is claiming three more seconds on the clock (how he would know, I have no idea). But as the officials stand around as if waiting for a Red Car (I didn't even see them conferring), Willingham trots onto the field to confer with his quarterback. As the two of them talk and talk, and the clock stays frozen, as the officials look at one another, Pete Carroll, on the opposite sideline, is going bananas, making the windmill motion and clearly screaming, "Start the f---ing clock! What the f--- is the matter with you?"

Finally, the clock starts . . . only the Huskies aren't set to snap. Tick, tick, and the game ends before the hike. As Washington players plead their case, Carroll sprints onto the field ahead of his team and looks desperately for someone in purple to shake hands with.

Against all odds, the final score, 26-20, holds.

Unreal.