Yeah that's a bad callCollege football officiating is worse than the NBA
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Add to that - what if Michigan beats Ohio State buy then loses in the big 12 title game?Forgive me for looking ahead. SEC could have an interesting scenario. What if Georgia beats Tenn, and Bama beats Georgia in the championship game. You get 3 one loss teams where Tenn beat Bama beat Georgia beat Tenn.
He looks up, sees the ball was gone, puts hands on him, and follows through with a push to the ground. Foul. The rule is clear, if it's reasonable to expect the defender to know that the ball is away, he just can't touch the QB. This guy knew or should have known the ball was gone.College football officiating is worse than the NBA
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Exactly the kick I was thinking of.I remember a game-tying kick but that was in the snow.
The national championship is wide open baby!
What happened on that interception near the end of the game? Clear PI, but the interception runback burned several seconds off the clock. Except the clock got stopped during the runback! Figured there were 4 seconds, left, they made it 13! So USC got 2 extra plays, not that it ended up mattering.He looks up, sees the ball was gone, puts hands on him, and follows through with a push to the ground. Foul. The rule is clear, if it's reasonable to expect the defender to know that the ball is away, he just can't touch the QB. This guy knew or should have known the ball was gone.
He's fine until the hands extend to push him to the ground.
First I think #83 gave him an extra shove at the end out of bounds into the bench.What happened on that interception near the end of the game? Clear PI, but the interception runback burned several seconds off the clock. Except the clock got stopped during the runback! Figured there were 4 seconds, left, they made it 13! So USC got 2 extra plays, not that it ended up mattering.
Don't leave Ole Miss out of the mix in the SEC West.Forgive me for looking ahead. SEC could have an interesting scenario. What if Georgia beats Tenn, and Bama beats Georgia in the championship game. You get 3 one loss teams where Tenn beat Bama beat Georgia beat Tenn.
That scenario sounds incredibly chaotic.Add to that - what if Michigan beats Ohio State buy then loses in the big 12 title game?
Today was chaos for the playoffs.
My scenario, if I looked at it right, means they are at best a one loss but without a win over the three I listed.Don't leave Ole Miss out of the mix in the SEC West.
That's how I read it to. I just wanted folks to not forget about Ole Miss. As nuts as the West has been so far this season I could see them beating Bama.My scenario, if I looked at it right, means they are at best a one loss but without a win over the three I listed.
Vols for sure seems correct. I have not watched much Michigan yet.
Doesn't really matter. Clemson will be a playoff team if they finish undefeated and win the ACC title game.Vols for sure seems correct. I have not watched much Michigan yet.
Probably “correct” considering Michigan soundly beat #10 Penn State this week whereas Clemson had some trouble with un-ranked Florida State.Vols for sure seems correct. I have not watched much Michigan yet.
This was first used in regards to Penn State when in 1971 the 10-0 Nits got hammered in Knoxville, 31-10. George Plimpton’s movie “Paper Lion” came out in 1968 and the Philly Daily News used a Paper Lions headline on the back page. Been used many times since, most recently by you.Paper (Nittany) Lions
Good, I root for them, although I went to Not Penn State, not there. But that was a pretty disappointing effort in a game that has to serve as a measuring stick for how good this team really is. That said, I'll certainly be rooting that they finish as well as they did in 1971.This was first used in regards to Penn State when in 1971 the 10-0 Nits got hammered in Knoxville, 31-10. George Plimpton’s movie “Paper Lion” came out in 1968 and the Philly Daily News used a Paper Lions headline on the back page. Been used many times since, most recently by you.
The 1971 Lions finished their season with a 30-6 romp over Texas in the Cotton Bowl.
Did you hear or read about the halftime verbal jousting in the tunnel? Sounds like the Nits we’re talking smack and Michigan just shut them up. When your defense’s best players are in the secondary, and you routinely play 5 DBs on many plays, Michigan is going to pound you to death.Good, I root for them, although I went to Not Penn State, not there. But that was a pretty disappointing effort in a game that has to serve as a measuring stick for how good this team really is. That said, I'll certainly be rooting that they finish as well as they did in 1971.
Also who has Clemson really beaten as well. Wake forest and NC State and a bunch of scrubs. I’d rather have Tennessee’s win over Alabama, LSU and Florida than Clemson’s mid ranked ACC teams.Clemson did not impress against BC at least on the offensive side of the ball.
Those ACC "scrubs" you refer to are ranked #13 and #23, respectively, right now (and were ranked higher when Clemson beat them).Also who has Clemson really beaten as well. Wake forest and NC State and a bunch of scrubs. I’d rather have Tennessee’s win over Alabama, LSU and Florida than Clemson’s mid ranked ACC teams.
But they beat BC (again), right?Clemson did not impress against BC at least on the offensive side of the ball.
Trouble? They ran off 27 unanswered points and dominated the game from the middle of the second quarter until the latter half of the fourth. The only "trouble" was the defense losing focus and clock watching as the game wound down.Probably “correct” considering Michigan soundly beat #10 Penn State this week whereas Clemson had some trouble with un-ranked Florida State.
Yes, “some trouble.” Favored by 4.5. Won by 6.Trouble? They ran off 27 unanswered points and dominated the game from the middle of the second quarter until the latter half of the fourth. The only "trouble" was the defense losing focus and clock watching as the game wound down.
This seems right.Yeah Tennesee still has Georgia and Michigan Ohio State so only 2 of those teams at most will get through unscathed. That leaves Clemson to play out the remainder of their schedule and unless they do something boneheaded like lose to Syracuse they'll be in the playoff.
As for where the polls are this week well Clemson moved ahead of Michigan despite Michigan winning a couple of weeks ago. It's all perception at this point. We haven't even had a CFP poll yet.
Almost all college football games of consequence give the broadcast crew approx. 20 total seconds to get to commercial break and come back from commercial break. It's baked into the timing. It's negligible when you consider all of the other factors at work.Regarding NCAA games and the way they're called/telecast.
The games take way, way, way too long to play (Bama game well over 4 hours), interrupted by numerous (often needlessly lengthy) replays and excessively long commercial breaks. Plus, when they come back from a break, they don't start the game right away.
How about you shorten the number of commercials, and sell the limited slots at a higher price?Shortening college games is pretty simple:
Run the clock after first downs. Offenses in college are much faster than the pros. They don't need the crutch. Chain crews shouldn't be a determining factor.
Shorten halftime. 20 minutes is too long. Make it 15. Still longer than the NFL.
Train new and younger replay officials. Too often the replay review booth is slowed by old men who don't know how to properly watch multiple things at the same time and it leads to needless and lengthy reviews.
Agree that commercials are the driver for the ridiculous length of games, but the core problem is the ever-escalating rights fees that networks are paying to the conferences.How about you shorten the number of commercials, and sell the limited slots at a higher price?
I think this is something the networks should look at for many of the lower-level games. ESPNU, FS2, SEC Network, etc...How about you shorten the number of commercials, and sell the limited slots at a higher price?
I don't know most FBS-level referees will wind the clock within 3-4 seconds of a 1st down being made (unless it is the end of the half). So if you have 60 or so 1st downs in a game (which is obviously a high estimate, see Iowa football) that's only a couple minutes. That's also partially offset by the fact that the NFL has a full stoppage with 2 minutes to go in each half and CFB doesn't.NFL games are shorter purely because a first down does not stop the clock
He’s single-handedly losing this game for Clemson.QB5 stinking it up for Clemson at home. Just fumbled inside the 10 and Syracuse runs it back for a TD.