Eric Gordan fair catch

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Why was there not a penalty on that play. I thought the ball had to hit the ground before it could be touched by the other team.

Also, how does a review get called after the ball is snapped.

I am not excusing our poor play but the officiating was horrible!!
 
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We were horrible. The officiating was just fine. If we don't deserve to come close in a game, I don't care about officiating.
 
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Big_Orange said:
Why was there not a penalty on that play. I thought the ball had to hit the ground before it could be touched by the other team.

Also, how does a review get called after the ball is snapped.

I am not excusing our poor play but the officiating was horrible!!
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I think they called for the review right before the play, and they didn't have time to stop the play
 
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crusse10 said:
We were horrible. The officiating was just fine. If we don't deserve to come close in a game, I don't care about officiating.
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just because you don't care about the officiating does not mean the officiating was fine. The officiating was bad, but we were worse.
 
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Not sure about a penalty, but in a Titan's game a year ago this same thing happened where the ball hit the returner and popped in the air and Ryan Mouton caught it. The refs ruled that the returner had the right to the ball until it hit the ground. Maybe it's just a pro rule but it seemed like the same scenario.
 
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It was a bs call, but the returner's main responsibility is to catch the damn ball.
 
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It should have been our ball. Someone posted the actual NCAA rule in another thread. And at the time it was 17-7 with us getting the ball and having some momentum. It was a big spot in the game. The good teams create there own luck and will get the benefit of the doubt on alot of calls. However, we aren't that good and we don't . We also aren't good enough to overcome a big negative play like that.
 
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It should have been called fair catch interference, the returner has the right to the ball until it hits the ground. It should have been our ball + 15 yds for the penalty. If we score on that drive the game is 14-17 and we are still in it. Refs kicked the call and looked like no one from our sideline pitched a fit. Instead UGA scores another TD and the rout is on.
 
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mchandl7 said:
It should have been called fair catch interference, the returner has the right to the ball until it hits the ground. It should have been our ball + 15 yds for the penalty. If we score on that drive the game is 14-17 and we are still in it. Refs kicked the call and looked like no one from our sideline pitched a fit. Instead UGA scores another TD and the rout is on.
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Dooley went to the ref after the next timeout and you can see him hold out his hands and say that the returner has a chance to catch the ball again. If you DVRd it go back and look, it was the very next timeout.
 
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If that is the rule why is it so hard to ask that the refs know that!!!!

The SEC is the best conf in football with the worst officials!!
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tvols75 said:
Dooley went to the ref after the next timeout and you can see him hold out his hands and say that the returner has a chance to catch the ball again. If you DVRd it go back and look, it was the very next timeout.
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Yeah I saw him do that but it was too late then. You've got to argue right when it happens.
 
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NCAA Football Rules 6-4-VIII
VIII. B10 signals for a fair catch, muffs the ball and then catches it.
RULING: If B10 has an opportunity to catch the kick after the muff, he must be given an unimpeded opportunity to complete the catch. If B10 catches the muffed kick, the ball is dead where first touched by B10.
 
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Big_Orange said:
Why was there not a penalty on that play. I thought the ball had to hit the ground before it could be touched by the other team.

Also, how does a review get called after the ball is snapped.

I am not excusing our poor play but the officiating was horrible!!
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Unless the rule is different in college than the NFL it was a screw up
 
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schmalfungus said:
NCAA Football Rules 6-4-VIII
VIII. B10 signals for a fair catch, muffs the ball and then catches it.
RULING: If B10 has an opportunity to catch the kick after the muff, he must be given an unimpeded opportunity to complete the catch. If B10 catches the muffed kick, the ball is dead where first touched by B10.
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Well, that doesn't say it has to hit the ground. I'd say they ruled that Gordon wouldn't have made the play no matter what.
 
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I too am interested in hearing an explanation from Dooley on this one. I thought of the Titans play against Houston a couple of years ago where this exact same scenario occured. I didn't DVR the game though, so I wasn't sure if Gordon waived for the fiar catch. Did he?

Here in my happy world I thought of how things should have turned out. If UT doesn't turn over the ball, UGA only scores 24. If Tennessee scores 3 touchdowns instead of 3 turnovers, we score 35. Therefore Tennessee wins 35-24!

Man, Georgia really is terrible...
 
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This same play literally happened last week in the Clemson Miami game. Clemson returned called for a fair catch and bobbled it right into a Miami defender's arms. It was Miami ball at first but, after a review, they ruled interference and it was a penalty on Miami and Clemson ball. In that scenario, the defender didn't even pursue the ball. It was literally put into his arms but it was still a penalty.
 
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Or you could just catch the $&@? ball like you're supposed to.
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crusse10 said:
We were horrible. The officiating was just fine. If we don't deserve to come close in a game, I don't care about officiating.
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What game did you watch? Sure we made mistakes, but the officiating was terrible. On the Bray drive when we had 1st and goal, how was the next play NOT pass interference on them? The Georgia db was giving multiple shoves to Hunter while the ball was in flight, keeping JH from adjusting back to it, then at last second the db gave a frantic pawing at the ball so the refs could try to say well he was just playin the ball. Can't imagine this would have not been a pass interference if any Vol db had played it same way vs Green.

And on the one pass interception, doesn't interceptor have to get both feet down inbounds, just like with a catch? I only saw one foot in, but they shied away from replaying it at more than one viewing angle.
 
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