Postgame reaction

[84Alum]

Postgame reaction

I thought the ref was winding the clock pretty quick after we took the knee. It was faster than what he was doing during the game up to that point.

I agree with oldcat...
We certainly didn't get any favors from the referee who was starting the play clock. Seemed to me he was a little whistle happy...

[unigriff]

watched the replay of the game last nite on CFU...we shoulda lost that game 31-30...Hills knee was not down. we got a call on that one...thank you Dom-e-lites...

[UNIAlum95]

watched the replay of the game last nite on CFU...we shoulda lost that game 31-30...Hills knee was not down. we got a call on that one...thank you Dom-e-lites...

Right his knee was not down but the Referee told SIU that he had blown the whistle so the play was over at that spot. Inadvertent whistles happen from time to time. Watch the tape and see how many steps the SIU tightend takes before his head is taken off. That was a catch and a fumble, not an incomplete pass. Take the ball there and maybe we put some more points on the board.

Officials are part of the game and you have to make enough plays to overcome them. We made enough plays, SIU did not. Glad we got the win. Let's get the 'necks this Saturday night.

[Newsbreaker]

watched the replay of the game last nite on CFU...we shoulda lost that game 31-30...Hills knee was not down. we got a call on that one...thank you Dom-e-lites...

No, we woud've won the game 31-28, assuming everything follows the same. They can't keep BOTH the resulting FG and the TD, the FG would have to become the TD, meaning their 24 points become 28.

That was a whistle that was blown too fast, but it makes up for the fumble they didn't give us.

[oldcat]

Griff...............don't forget they got a FG during that possession............you can't give them 10 pts. on that one possession! Are you using "new" math?

[SMK4UNI]

Plus I read some where that the official told the SIU coach they blew the whistle because his forward progress had stopped. If that is the case then Hill never had to actually be down.

It happens a lot during running plays

[Kyle]

Plus I read some where that the official told the SIU coach they blew the whistle because his forward progress had stopped. If that is the case then Hill never had to actually be down.

It happens a lot during running plays

He was still behind the line of scrimmage. Can you stop a scramble due to lack of forward progress from behind the line of scrimmage?

[UNIAlum95]

He was still behind the line of scrimmage. Can you stop a scramble due to lack of forward progress from behind the line of scrimmage?

Doesn't matter because the whistle was blown. Once the whistle blows the play is dead. Inadvertant or not that play did not cost SIU the game.

[Big Cats]

On the fumble/incomplete pass by their tight end-I was told by a friend who is a high school referee that once his helmet flew off the play was dead. Since the ball coming loose and his helmet coming off were simutanious events, the play was dead before the ball hit the ground. If his hemet had stayed on, it might have been ruled a fumble.

[JayJ79]

On the fumble/incomplete pass by their tight end-I was told by a friend who is a high school referee that once his helmet flew off the play was dead. Since the ball coming loose and his helmet coming off were simutanious events, the play was dead before the ball hit the ground. If his hemet had stayed on, it might have been ruled a fumble.

That is indeed a rule, Rule 4, Section 1, Article 3, clause q (page 80 of the 2007 NCAA football rules):

ARTICLE 3. A live ball becomes dead and an official shall sound his whistle
or declare it dead:
...
q. When a runner’s helmet comes completely off. The ball belongs to the runner’s team at that spot.

Though I'm not sure that is how they called it, since they ruled it an incomplete pass. But in that situation, since I'm now aware of the helmet rule, I'd say that the incomplete pass call is more fair than awarding them the yardage on the pass.

[Ever Loyal]

Referencing the rule book...I like your style Jay

[JayJ79]

Referencing the rule book...I like your style Jay

Thanks (c:
My dad is an official (not football, but softball, volleyball, and track), so I grew up thumbing through rule books and officials magazines.

And instead of relying on hearsay when it comes to rules, I like to see the official wording, so I downloaded a PDF of the NCAA rules. Can't say I've sat down and read through the whole book, but it is handy for reference.

[Kyle]

Thanks (c:
My dad is an official (not football, but softball, volleyball, and track), so I grew up thumbing through rule books and officials magazines.

And instead of relying on hearsay when it comes to rules, I like to see the official wording, so I downloaded a PDF of the NCAA rules. Can't say I've sat down and read through the whole book, but it is handy for reference.

Instead of relying on hearsay, I rely on people like Jay to look up the rules and quote them to me .

[JCPanthers]

watched the replay of the game last nite on CFU...we shoulda lost that game 31-30...Hills knee was not down. we got a call on that one...thank you Dom-e-lites...

Time to loosen that purple wig of yours.

[unigriff]

haha...im happy with the W...its just a mistake, as a ref we all make at some point.