Redding is scheduled to be on Barnharts radio show (11:10 Eastern).
SPORTS RADIO 790 THE ZONE
Expect to hear this:
Give the SEC officials credit. They got it right in the LSU-Tennessee game: I beat on the officials a bunch last season when it appeared they were getting one big call wrong almost every week. But they got it right at the end of the Tennessee-LSU game. I talked to Rogers Redding, the SEC supervisors of officials once on Saturday night and again on Sunday. If you missed it, find the clip and take a look. LSU trailed 14-10 and was driving in the closing seconds for what would be a winning touchdown. Mass chaos reigned on the LSU bench in the final 30 seconds (Havent we read this before?) and as a result the snap flew by quarterback Jordan Jefferson and the clock ran out. Tennessee was celebrating because they had just upset the No. 10 team in the nation on the road. But back in the secondary there were three flags. Tennessees defense had 13thats right13 players on the field. LSU got an untimed down and scored to win 17-14.
As painful as it was for Tennessee, the officials got it right. Tennessee got caught trying to sub too many players and trying to match LSUs personnel when they should have stayed put, because LSU was self-destructing. Tennessee coach Derek Dooley said he didnt have time to get his players on the field. But Redding read the rule to me and it is clear that there is not an ulimited amount of time to get defensive substitutions on the field. The Tennessee defense got set but unfortunately it was set with 13 players. The official cant stand over the ball forever or the clock would just run out. Then you have another set of issues.
I looked at the tape several times on Sunday and they got it right. Also, to those of you writing about the LSU player (T-Bob Hebert) snatching his helmet off during the fray: Understand that since the excessive celebration call last year in the Georgia-LSU game, the SEC is not going to let something like that determine the outcome of a game. It did not impact play and is not going to get called in that situation.
There’s Alabama, and then there is everybody else | Mr. College Football
SPORTS RADIO 790 THE ZONE
Expect to hear this:
Give the SEC officials credit. They got it right in the LSU-Tennessee game: I beat on the officials a bunch last season when it appeared they were getting one big call wrong almost every week. But they got it right at the end of the Tennessee-LSU game. I talked to Rogers Redding, the SEC supervisors of officials once on Saturday night and again on Sunday. If you missed it, find the clip and take a look. LSU trailed 14-10 and was driving in the closing seconds for what would be a winning touchdown. Mass chaos reigned on the LSU bench in the final 30 seconds (Havent we read this before?) and as a result the snap flew by quarterback Jordan Jefferson and the clock ran out. Tennessee was celebrating because they had just upset the No. 10 team in the nation on the road. But back in the secondary there were three flags. Tennessees defense had 13thats right13 players on the field. LSU got an untimed down and scored to win 17-14.
As painful as it was for Tennessee, the officials got it right. Tennessee got caught trying to sub too many players and trying to match LSUs personnel when they should have stayed put, because LSU was self-destructing. Tennessee coach Derek Dooley said he didnt have time to get his players on the field. But Redding read the rule to me and it is clear that there is not an ulimited amount of time to get defensive substitutions on the field. The Tennessee defense got set but unfortunately it was set with 13 players. The official cant stand over the ball forever or the clock would just run out. Then you have another set of issues.
I looked at the tape several times on Sunday and they got it right. Also, to those of you writing about the LSU player (T-Bob Hebert) snatching his helmet off during the fray: Understand that since the excessive celebration call last year in the Georgia-LSU game, the SEC is not going to let something like that determine the outcome of a game. It did not impact play and is not going to get called in that situation.
There’s Alabama, and then there is everybody else | Mr. College Football