Originally posted by Cosmo:
I didn't think it was in the rule book at the time, that it was later made a rule to cover for refs making a bad call.
It was there. I do think it may have been a retroactive explanation for a bad call on the field though. IIRC the ref at the time just said his arm was going forward during the game.
Either way, definitely not evidence of a conspiracy to manipulate the game. s**t is ludicrous.