I'd like to introduce the UT/LSU replay crew to something called Newton's laws of motion, more specifically, the first one. This says that a body in motion will maintain its motion and trajectory unless acted upon by an outside force, and can't change in midair for no reason. So if the ball spins/rotates one way, passes by the UT punt returner and abruptly changes trajectory, it was touched by said player. Apparently, this doesn't pass the "indisputable evidence" test, but if the AU game taught us anything, it's that this standard can be selectively tossed out the wndow. Given the choice between a UT touchback and an LSU touchdown in Knoxville, it doesn't take a genius to figure out how the evidence rule would be interpreted.
yep, spineless or retarded or both? luckily it is not a question we will have to ask ourselves in pity.
We got the short end of the stick on that one, though it was a tough call; we were more than vindicated by the play being called dead when Russell fumbled. I wouldn't call it even, but it's much closer than the Auburn game.
Aren't we use to getting the short end of the stick by the zebra's. Screw'em I say we won playing 11 against 16+
On this one? How about the last 50 questionable calls this year? Seriously, I'm against blaming losses and bad games on refs like some people want to do but the referee problems in this conference needs to be addressed, a serious problem! Get rid of the replay for one thing, all that has done is made things worse. Human error has always been part of football! I support it in the pros because they and the refs seem to get things right while the college game is a house of horror or errors.
I meant we were vindicated in this game. I do realize the call was a "legal" call, especially considering it was a QB running, but it could have easily turned out the other way and we'd all be very upset about all the mistakes we made in the loss. On the season, we're still on the nasty end of the stick, I agree. I don't mind Instant Replay, but it's left much to be desired.
It ain't the refs so much as the replay officials. The refs are not allowed to work games at schools that they are affiliated with. Not so the replay official. He works all the home games for the school he is assigned. The replay official at Auburn is such a homer that even College Gameday commented on it after about three contorversial rulings in three games.
Not sure if I'd go that far. The replays themselves are fine; it's the interpretation fo said replays by less-than-objetive observers that needs to be fixed. Why the SEC, with all of its money, cannot pay two extra non-partisan zebras to sit in the booth to do nothing but watch replays is beyond me. Having the home team select the replay official is what needs to change. Two calls on the field should have been reversed, IMHO. 1) The punt called was CLEARLY missed on the field. The UT guy touched it. 2) JR fumbled on that last drive. Now, if the first call had been reversed, then I dare say that the situation at the end of the game would have been totally different.
I was pissed with the call, but honestly, I can't say with 100% certainty that the ball was touched. It sure looks like it was, but camera angles have a way of being deceiving. With all the technology we have, it seems like there should be a way to zoom in on those replays. I'm glad they got the JR fumble right!:grin:
