Glad it's someone else this week re:officiating

[MystifyingVol]

This Week in SEC Officiating Controversies - College Football

[Billy Antrim]

Originally Posted by MystifyingVol

This Week in SEC Officiating Controversies - College Football

Replays showed that it was a pick. I don't know what the replay "official" was looking at.

Bama home cooking? Oh wait, can I be fined for this?

[ooltewahvol]

The officail marks off 5 and a half yards. What a tool

[MystifyingVol]

Another article: Dear Mr. Slive: I Should Be a Replay Ref -- NCAA Football FanHouse

[Lost in Gatorland]

Go to Tigers Den to see the meltdown in person. That was a horrible call. I can't wait to see how Les Miles handles this one.

[Bamagradnyc]

Originally Posted by Lost in Gatorland

Go to Tigers Den to see the meltdown in person. That was a horrible call. I can't wait to see how Les Miles handles this one.

Perhaps Miles should be a bit more concerned that his offense could only get 9 total yards in the fourth quarter (punt, punt, interception...), and his so-called "great" D gave up nearly 500 yards of total offense during the game.

[AcuraGSX]

There is no full-blown conspiracy, although fans don’t want to hear it. It’d be impossible for the SEC to get all these refs who earn around $500 a week and maintain full-time jobs to risk federal imprisonment and fix games. Even suggested favoritism is unlikely.

Slives 30,000 dollar slap on CUM was a discreet way of passing the cash to the refs. Thats my thoughts...and I'm always right haha.

[MystifyingVol]

Originally Posted by Bamagradnyc

Perhaps Miles should be a bit more concerned that his offense could only get 9 total yards in the fourth quarter (punt, punt, interception...), and his so-called "great" D gave up nearly 500 yards of total offense during the game.

Not taking away from this fact, BUT, they should've been given the chance on that INT to go down and score.

[Cartervol]

Originally Posted by MystifyingVol

Another article: Dear Mr. Slive: I Should Be a Replay Ref -- NCAA Football FanHouse

I like the way that guy thinks. Mike Slive needs to resign or be fired, it's that simple at this point.

[Lost in Gatorland]

Originally Posted by Bamagradnyc

Perhaps Miles should be a bit more concerned that his offense could only get 9 total yards in the fourth quarter (punt, punt, interception...), and his so-called "great" D gave up nearly 500 yards of total offense during the game.

Maybe you should be concerned after all that they still had a chance to win the game. Alabama should give a game ball to the ref.

[Tidal Surge]

[Cartervol]

Originally Posted by Tidal Surge

Conspiracy or not, how many calls are you guys going to get playing at home? Seems like when it gets tight down there you guys get a scratch on the back. A team as good as Bama supposedly is shouldn't need that much help staying unbeaten should they or not? What's the excuse for yesterday? Replay booth guy blind?

[MystifyingVol]

@Tidal Surge - that's weak, throwing a tinfoil hat up trying to dismiss the issues with officiating by marginalizing it with a silly photo.

[flyfishinvol]

The guy in that picture does seem to be wearing a bammer shirt under that sweatshirt.

[Tidal Surge]

Originally Posted by Cartervol

Conspiracy or not, how many calls are you guys going to get playing at home? Seems like when it gets tight down there you guys get a scratch on the back. A team as good as Bama supposedly is shouldn't need that much help staying unbeaten should they or not? What's the excuse for yesterday? Replay booth guy blind?

The edge of Peterson's foot might have been touching the edge of the boundary line, which may have been the reason the official on the field ruled it incomplete. If so, then by rule the video evidence to the contrary must be indisputable in order to overturn the ruling on the field. Due to the camera angle(s) the video evidence is inconclusive.

From the NCAA rules:

ARTICLE 3. a. A ball not in player possession, other than a kick that scores a field goal, is out of bounds when it touches the ground, a player, a game official or anything else that is on or outside a boundary line."

Julio Jones was out of bounds. Perhaps the ruling was that he touched the ball simultaneously with Peterson's initial contact with the ball, making the ball out of bounds (dead) at that instant. I'm not saying that is the case, but it might be.

Just because Gary Danielson (CBS commentator) said he thought the officials got it wrong does not mean they definitely got it wrong. For example, Gary also said on the air right after Cody blocked UT's game winning FG try vs UA, that Cody should have been flagged for removing his helmet and that UT should have gotten a rekick. Gary learned later that he (like Lane Kiffin) did not know the rules pertinent to the situation. Gary Danieson at least showed enough class to come on the air and make an apologetic statement that he did not know the rules and was wrong in stating that UT was due a rekick opportunity.

It'll be interesting to see if the SEC issues any kind of statement about this controversial call from the UA vs LSU game as to whether the officials definitely got this right due to the rule I cited above or that it's a case of the foot having been ruled on the line and that the video evidence could not support overturning the call.