In a close game, bonus yards on spots, two different rulebook officiating absolutely matters and influences the game. At the end, it is a DPI that gets called and puts us at the goal line and we waltz in for the score and the win. The earlier DPI gets their DBs to back off a little. The holding makes Penix seem untouchable and negates the entire defensive lines ability to get pressure advantage we had and it wears down the defense faster than otherwise. It gave him a whole lot of time to make his throws which is easier for a 6th year QB than it is for a 2nd year QB who was given significantly less time. Heck the officials allowed Penix to throw the ball past the LOS, ignored illegal procedure and an ineligible lineman downfield on passing plays. That absolutely matters.
Sark being cute and forgetting to run the ball was a huge mistake. The offensive line performance was meh and Jones regressed. The ball security was another absurd mistake and having Kelian Robinson returning was just unconscionable. Put Arch Manning back there would have been a better decision. In spite of the coaching absurdity and mistakes by the players, in the end, another non-call seals the game. That absolutely points out how much the referee fuckery impacted the game.
BTW the hit on Ewers wasn't reviewed for targeting. It was the same type of hit that got our player ejected from the b12 title game. Different crews, but same shit.