We can only hope for that tonight with a Pac-12 crew already prompting a couple of reviews.
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This game almost got a little more out of hand.
On Notre Dame's second play, tight end Tyler Eifert caught an Everett Golson pass but was stripped of the ball by Alabama defensive back Robert Lester at the Fighting Irish 28.
The officials ruled a fumble, but a video replay showed Eifert's right knee was down before the ball came out.
It's important Notre Dame puts some kind of drive together, because Alabama has already surpassed the 10.33 points per game given up by the Irish's top-ranked defense.
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Alabama 14, Notre Dame 0 (6:14 left in first quarter)
Manti Te'o and the rest of the Notre Dame defense is doing a lot of turning and chasing.
Two Alabama possessions, two touchdowns.
AJ McCarron, after a convincing fake of a handoff into the middle of the line, hit wide open tight end Michael Williams with a three-yard scoring pass to complete a 10-play, 61-yard march.
The score came on the play after Eddie Lacy broke loose for a 20-yard gain on a third-and-one play.
Lacy already has run for 72 yards in eight carries.
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First controversial call of the title game -- and remember, these are Pac-12 officials, so there are likely to be more:
Notre Dame punted, Alabama's Christion Jones made a late signal for a fair catch, and the ball was knocked loose.
Alabama picked up 15 yards when Notre Dame was penalized for not giving Jones room to catch the ball.
However, it looked like Alabama's Deion Belue was crowding Jones every bit as much as Notre Dame's Matthias Farley, who drew the flag.
Alabama now driving again.
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