Okay, this question will seem like it is dripping in sarcasm, but I don't know any other way to ask it.
First things first. The claim is that the Head Linesman signaled touchdown. I've seen no video proof of this, although as I stated before, the end zone cameras of both schools will show the entire field, and I suspect that if there is video proof that there was in fact a signal of touchdown, we will some day see it. I listened several times to the play as it was happening, and the only whistle I ever hear, is the whistles blowing the play dead after the Arkansas player scooped the ball and was tackled. I do not hear a whistle when the HL supposedly signals touchdown. None. And it does seem that the crowd notices the ball on the ground, so no definitive celebration cheer is heard.
For the sake of argument I concede that any official signaled touchdown, so the white hat has very little other choice but to make the official call on the field as touchdown. Even though two other officials seem to think there was a fumble. Tough to do, but the white hat has to make tough decisions.
Now, let's take it to the booth. Several of you have said there is not enough evidence to reverse the call. Why? If you even have just a very topical understanding of Newton's Laws of Motion, you can see that IF the ball had crossed the goal line in the running back's possession, if the defender swatted the ball AWAY from the goal line, the ball would have bounced away from the end zone. You can see on both of the most definitive angles, the ball drops straight down, and clearly 5-8 inches away from the goal line. This is simple gravity. A football takes funny bounces because of its shape, but it cannot defy the law of gravity that is in effect when the defender slaps the ball out of the running back's hand, it goes straight down. Short of a hurricane effecting the ball in a manner that it had to drop straight down for some unexplained metaphysical reason, there is 100% evidence that the ball was never over the goal line or in the end zone.
Am I making sense? I just cannot for the life of me take hold of the fact that there is not enough evidence to reverse the call. If there is not, considering Newton's Laws of Motion, I would think there is no longer reason for video review because all it does is delay the game.
I'm not a conspiracy theorist. I do not think SEC officials have it out for Arkansas, but I sure wish I could understand why there was not enough evidence to reverse the call, and remember I'm not so sure any official ever threw his hands up signaling touchdown.