The camera angles did not line up with the posts------the video doesn't give a definitive view. The officials were lined up with the posts, they had the best view.
There have been many times when I've been in the stands and thought a FG was good when it was bad or thought it was bad when it was called good.
To answer the question in the article of when Cristobal was last seen with a laminated play-sheet, last Saturday in the Rose Bowl:
I don't think it means anything at all about playing calling. It's simply the head coach with a laminated play-sheet, nothing more.