You can't call PI there, you just can't. Was there contact? Sure, but that's a football play. The guy had a chance to catch the ball and our defender made a play on the ball. If you call that PI, you gotta call half of Peterson's PBU's PI also. Incidental physical contact is okay as long as you are going for the ball and don't obstruct the offensive player. I agree there was a bit of early contact, but you have to be one ballsy referee to rob the players on the field of that finish. Had he caught it and there was a borderline holding call made on them, I'd have the same reaction. Let the players determine the action unless it's blatant.
It was Pass Interference, but it's a wash because the onside kick should have been a penalty against UNC. They should have never had the opportunity. However, they were SEC officials, and they made sure that the SEC prevailed. Too bad they couldn't do the same thing for Ole Miss. Just wait til we tavel to Jordan Hare, we are going to get hosed, mark it down.
I don't believe in make up calls. I just don't think there was enough contact to warrant a PI on the last play of the game. And the onside kick had nothing to do with that play. The onside kick was moot once we got the ball back. Ridley fumbling is what gave them another chance, not the refs blowing the onside kick.
I agree that in most cases at the end of the game it's got be obvious to the point where Ray Charles would throw the flag. That was pretty close to obvious. :lol:
You don't believe in make up calls, are you an SEC official? Who in the hell knows what goes through their minds. And you are right, my memory was messed up, the fumble gave them the ball back. I do think it was pass interference and my point was, North Carolina and other team fans can't bitch because calls went their way too.
Make up calls are crap, any ref who calls something based on a previous call is not worth a damn. Make every call as you see it and let that be that. SEC officials rarely do this though, as they first have to check with HQ in Tuscalo...er, I mean Birmingham.
I totally agree with you, make up calls are bullchit and shouldn't be allowed, but you know they do it. SEC officials are the worst officials in the world other than NBA officials.
I thought that was very classy of him to say. It was close. There was some contact at the point in which he turned around. Not sure if it was enough to call, but I have seen players called for less.
I would agree with this. Unless the defender impeded the receiver from catching the ball, you should not call it. In this case, I think there was light contact, but the defender was not impeded.
