Fumble review?

#5
#5
UTK said:
The officials DIDN'T blow it dead before the fumble though. Thats just an excuse they gave to cover their asses
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This... I’d bet every dollar I have that ball came out well before any whistle was blown.

The refs made an epic mistake that proablaby costs us the game and a chance at a bowl and aren’t even adult enough to admit it.
 
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Cdywolfe said:
This... I’d bet every dollar I have that ball came out well before any whistle was blown.

The refs made an epic mistake that proablaby costs us the game and a chance at a bowl and aren’t even adult enough to admit it.
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And why should they? Nothing happens to keep them accountable when they blow a major call or half dozen that influence the final outcome. After all, it's just Tennessee and everyone knows they won't do anything. It's probably the running joke at the water cooler.

Umpire: If you can't see it, just roll with it so the game will end sooner and we can all get out of here and go home earlier. If Tennessee cared or realized it was happening, they would have done something about it long before now.

Field Judge: You got that right, brother. If worse comes to worse, you can always just say we already blew the play dead. Polish a turd shiny enough then tell them it's the next best thing and we know those Vols will eat it up like a fresh piece of cornbread.

Line Judge: You guys are something else, but do you know how a referee who misses a call spells job security?

Back Judge: I don't know about you, but tonight I spelled it V-O-L-S.

Side Judge: "Orange" you glad it was just Tennessee tonight?

Referee: It's not like the SEC headquarters is in Knoxville.

All: Ha ha ha ha.
 
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That call chapped my .......

Like a reverse of the 2016 Vandy game when the refs clearly blew the whistle(I rewatched multiple times on DVR) after Dobbs fumbled but before anyone recovered and they gave it to Vandy anyway.

Either way, the refs didn't cost us the game.

Don't let them get to the 1and that play doesn't happen.....
 
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CJP SHOULD HAVE CALLED A DAMN TIME OUT!!! Those two time outs he left in his back pocket for the half were great. Weren't they??? Also, we abandomed the run game in the 4th quarter for the most part and it cost us. It is pitiful UT blew a 13 pt lead, pathetic. Tonight is the first time I have questioned if CJP is the man for the job. He has done a ton of good things and I believe he will get it done. But, tonight he left me scratching my head on managing the game and the D. The D played solid the first half and looked like swiss cheese the second half!!! GRRR!!!!
 
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VolFreakJosh said:
The Officials blew it dead.

That was a clear fumble that probably could have shifted the momentum towards the good guys.

Either way, the officiating was garbage tonight.
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The officiating is always garbage. We seem to always get screwed by the refs. If we were Bama in that game, guaranteed that play would have been reviewed and called a fumble
 
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The play was already being reviewed so no need to take a TO...simply tell the refs you're challenging the RB fumbled the ball.
 
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UTK said:
Refs are too “invincible” they need to start throwing out fines for obvious screw ups.
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Do I just have orange tinted glasses on or do the refs absolutely always favor the other team when it comes to things like that fumble last night? Seems like it’s been that way for years, not only do we never get the benefit of the doubt but we are lucky if we don’t get totally screwed... oh well.
 
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You’re going to have to take my word that I am giving an unbiased opinion on this. In fact, I was rooting for Tennessee.

They were never going to win on replay. It had to be called a fumble live and it wasn’t.

On replay, you never see the ball. You see a big mess and eventually a Tennessee man comes away with the ball.

And even live it was the same thing. I assume it was a fumble cause I think he was on top of a bunch of other bodies and not the ground. But, I really can’t see anything for sure.

If I were a replay ref, I would have ruled inconclusive and stuck with the call on the field.

I would have had to rule the same way if they called it a fumble on the field.
 
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99gator, I thought so at first, but watching the replay closely, it looks to me that the ball comes out and hits Bituli right in the stomach as the RB is moving over the pile. Made sense as he never really secured the ball well enough on handoff.
 
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99gator said:
You’re going to have to take my word that I am giving an unbiased opinion on this. In fact, I was rooting for Tennessee.

They were never going to win on replay. It had to be called a fumble live and it wasn’t.

On replay, you never see the ball. You see a big mess and eventually a Tennessee man comes away with the ball.

And even live it was the same thing. I assume it was a fumble cause I think he was on top of a bunch of other bodies and not the ground. But, I really can’t see anything for sure.

If I were a replay ref, I would have ruled inconclusive and stuck with the call on the field.

I would have had to rule the same way if they called it a fumble on the field.
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Pretty clear the ball was out before he entered the scrum of players where there wasn’t a camera angle.
 

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99gator said:
You’re going to have to take my word that I am giving an unbiased opinion on this. In fact, I was rooting for Tennessee.

They were never going to win on replay. It had to be called a fumble live and it wasn’t.

On replay, you never see the ball. You see a big mess and eventually a Tennessee man comes away with the ball.

And even live it was the same thing. I assume it was a fumble cause I think he was on top of a bunch of other bodies and not the ground. But, I really can’t see anything for sure.

If I were a replay ref, I would have ruled inconclusive and stuck with the call on the field.

I would have had to rule the same way if they called it a fumble on the field.
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You see the ball clear as day pop out. Even the commentators were baffled.
 
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JMSqb11 said:
Pretty clear the ball was out before he entered the scrum of players where there wasn’t a camera angle.
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I was hoping someone would show the video, so thanks for posting this. With that said, where is the ball? I can't tell from blowing it up.
 
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bigalvol27 said:
99gator, I thought so at first, but watching the replay closely, it looks to me that the ball comes out and hits Bituli right in the stomach as the RB is moving over the pile. Made sense as he never really secured the ball well enough on handoff.
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This is exactly what happened and you can clearly see it.
 
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