Controversial non-call in the Texas A&M loss to Miami has everyone talking

Fact: You can never leave the game in the hands of the officials ... ever. This is because they can never be trusted. If you want to win a game, you must do so decidedly, without any semblance of influence by those delightful zebras. That being said, the officials opted to swallow the whistle at the most inconvenient time during the Texas A&M Aggies' 10-3 playoff home loss to the Miami Hurricanes.

While the wind was a factor throughout, the Aggies and the Hurricanes each made one field goal on the day. The scoring difference was Carson Beck's short touchdown pass to Malachi Toney in the red zone. Truth be told, Texas A&M may have deserved another crack at it, especially after the referees' decision to swallow the whistle and not throw a flag for Mohamed Toure's huge hit on Rueben Owens.

This is the play in question that has all of social media buzzing on if this was targeting on Toure or not.

Owens got lit up like a Christmas tree on this vicious hit from the Miami linebacker. Had it been ruled targeting, it would have set up a first-and-goal from the one-yard line for the A&M offense. Instead, the pass was ruled incomplete. On the ensuing third-and-goal attempt from the Miami five-yard line, Marcel Reed threw his second interception of the day to Bryce Fitzgerald, this time in the end zone...

Reed was far too careless with the football in this one, but Texas A&M may have caught a tough break.

Should Mohamed Toure been given a targeting penalty vs. Texas A&M?

Look. From an unbiased standpoint, the non-call was probably the right way to go about it. Had it been ruled targeting initially by the officials, then it may have stood a chance to stand. From an A&M standpoint, this play in question should have definitely drawn some yellow laundry. Regardless, it could have taken the football out of Reed's hands with the option to hand it off, or take it in himself...

In the end, this was not the play that ended Texas A&M's season. Yes, it was unfortunate that the call did not go the Aggies' way. There were other plays throughout the course of the game that set up the deciding play in the end, which was Reed's second interception thrown over in Fitzgerald's direction. Points were at a premium on Saturday afternoon, and Reed did not take care of the ball well enough.

Ultimately, Texas A&M should be proud of the season it just had, even though it ended with two heartbreaking losses in the end. Making the playoff is always a great thing. We saw this team take major strides under Mike Elko. What is perhaps the most troubling is Miami was largely begging for the Aggies to take control of this game and they never did. You cannot waste so many opportunities.

With Miami advancing to the Cotton Bowl, Gig Em Nation probably wishes it was going there instead...