Anyone see the sideline penalty against WVU?

[ContactBuzz]

Ball thrown well over (and past) a CU receiver and the WVU safety dropped his shoulder into the receiver, who was defenseless (prolly 2-3 steps after the ball flew over the WR). The sideline official threw the flag but the officials discussed it an picked up the flag.

If the officials in the VT game were as indecisive as CPJ said, why couldn't they just pick it up?

 

[buzztheirazz]

not yet. i'm behind on my dvr.

 

[odw]

Ball thrown well over (and past) a CU receiver and the WVU safety dropped his shoulder into the receiver, who was defenseless (prolly 2-3 steps after the ball flew over the WR). The sideline official threw the flag but the officials discussed it an picked up the flag.

If the officials in the VT game were as indecisive as CPJ said, why couldn't they just pick it up?

Well, because of their success, the calls that FSU use to get when we played them in the late 90's, VT now gets. Much like refs do for Duke and UNC in bball, the ACC is simply looking out for its most successful team right now. They are going to get the benefit of the doubt on calls.

 

[aeromech]

Did you see the vicious helmet-to-helmet on the second play from scrimmage. The defensive guy was still down when they came back from the commercial break. Of course there was no flag, and no discussion about the replay showing a helmet-to-helmet penalty. Do they have a helmet-to-helmet rule in the other conferences?

 

[TCJacket]

Did you see the vicious helmet-to-helmet on the second play from scrimmage. The defensive guy was still down when they came back from the commercial break. Of course there was no flag, and no discussion about the replay showing a helmet-to-helmet penalty. Do they have a helmet-to-helmet rule in the other conferences?

The rule is ncaa wide, doesn't matter what conference you're in. We got a flag because it was the QB that was hit. Which is still bs since he was out of the pocket and running with the ball.

 

[Aiken Jacket]

I think the other conferences don't enforce it, because they know the helmets aren't really protecting anything that valuable in the first place.

Just a thought.

GO JACKETS!!

 

[ASimPerson]

Did you see the vicious helmet-to-helmet on the second play from scrimmage. The defensive guy was still down when they came back from the commercial break. Of course there was no flag, and no discussion about the replay showing a helmet-to-helmet penalty. Do they have a helmet-to-helmet rule in the other conferences?

That was a rule book helmet-to-helmet penalty. The tackling player led with the crown of his helmet, which is illegal.

 

[beej67]

Well, because of their success, the calls that FSU use to get when we played them in the late 90's, VT now gets. Much like refs do for Duke and UNC in bball, the ACC is simply looking out for its most successful team right now. They are going to get the benefit of the doubt on calls.

I wonder why other conferences don't do that.


Hrmm.


Anyone got any guesses?


I suppose it could just be random circumstance, but I don't see how my supposition that it's intelligent design is so outrageous to so many of you.