Unacceptable

[lighthouse]

The call I'm referring to was the play that was reviewed in today's game. The head linesman, I think, was right on the play when the Florida player intercepted the pass and was down,his first move was to the spot where the player was down, and it looked to me like he was marking the spot with his right foot. Then, he looked downfield and when he saw the player running with the ball, he left the spot and started trailing the play. The back judge came in and stood at the spot. The HL,changed his mind, and that is unacceptable in any officiating ranks. The good part is they reviewed it and got it right, and the SEC office will review the film and this guy should get a reprimand from the SEC.

[TRexSmarts]

Lighthouse,

What about that one call in the second half I think when we lobbed the pass to the corner of the endzone and our WR was pushed out of bounds and then came back in and caught the ball for a td. Was that the correct call they made on the field? To me, I thought he re-established himself inbound before catching the ball?

TRexSmarts

[wildcatfanman3pt]

TL, rule is u can't step out of bounds and then come into bounds again to catch a ball. So yes, that was the correct call. I also thought early first half, Leak stepped over the LOS and threw a TD. There was no discussion on that, or review.

[lighthouse]

He's right TL. It's different in basketball where a player can step OB and as soon as he steps back IB he can touch the ball.

[TRexSmarts]

Yes, I know you can't step out of bounds and come back in boundsto catch the ball. But I thought you have to re-establish yourself first inbound before you can touch the ball? The key word here is re-establish.

TL

[Wildcat Larry]

lighthouse wrote: The call I'm referring to was the play that was reviewed in today's game. The head linesman, I think, was right on the play when the Florida player intercepted the pass and was down,his first move was to the spot where the player was down, and it looked to me like he was marking the spot with his right foot. Then, he looked downfield and when he saw the player running with the ball, he left the spot and started trailing the play. The back judge came in and stood at the spot. The HL,changed his mind, and that is unacceptable in any officiating ranks. The good part is they reviewed it and got it right, and the SEC office will review the film and this guy should get a reprimand from the SEC.Yep, instead of chasing after him, he should have stayed put and just blown his whistle louder. How anybody could have even questioned whether the guy was down or not is beyond me. Very poor officiating and even poorer eyesight. ;)

[GeorgiaBlue]

There is nothing in football that uses the word 're-establish' - therefore the correct call on the out of bounds player is right.

As far as the Linesman and the interception, there lies another problem with instant replay. See - if he blows it dead and is wrong, nothing can be done - however, if he lets it go, it can always be overturned. Now the officials have instant replay in the back of their minds - not like a crutch mind you, but as 'Big Brother' watching over them.

I think instant replay in any form is a bad idea - more money for officials is a better one.

[lighthouse]

OK, I just talked to an SEC official and here is what he told me about being out of bounds and coming back on the field.

If an offensive player steps out of bounds on his own, he cannot be the first one to touch the ball after he returns inbounds. If he is forced out of bounds, he can re-enter the playing field and touch the ball imediately.

[TRexSmarts]

lighthouse wrote: OK, I just talked to an SEC official and here is what he told me about being out of bounds and coming back on the field.

If an offensive player steps out of bounds on his own, he cannot be the first one to touch the ball after he returns inbounds. If he is forced out of bounds, he can re-enter the playing field and touch the ball imediately.

Well, I can tell you he was definitely pushed out of bounds. I guess the ref was out of position then. I was only 12 rows up on that side of the endzone and it was clear to me he was pushed out of bounds. But thanks for the clarification though!

TRexSmarts

[matt57]

lighthouse wrote: The call I'm referring to was the play that was reviewed in today's game. The head linesman, I think, was right on the play when the Florida player intercepted the pass and was down,his first move was to the spot where the player was down, and it looked to me like he was marking the spot with his right foot. Then, he looked downfield and when he saw the player running with the ball, he left the spot and started trailing the play. The back judge came in and stood at the spot. The HL,changed his mind, and that is unacceptable in any officiating ranks. The good part is they reviewed it and got it right, and the SEC office will review the film and this guy should get a reprimand from the SEC.


if you remember something similar happened in the UL game. dumerville caused a fumble, then was lying on the ground when he recovered it. he then got up and ran it back. do they forget once you hit the ground in college you are down????