"Refs you suck!" Chant
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Again, the spot could be wrong but the upholding of the call on the field was correct. Not enough evidence to overturn.Even with the red line being "off," it was still a terrible spot. One of the officials saw the bobble and spotted the ball correctly - probably just short of the first-down marker, though it would have been close. Then another ref overruled that spot and put the ball at the 25. Since the receiver didn't possess the ball until he was on the ground, do you see any way in Hell that the 25-yard line was the correct spot?
But yeh - NO WAY you overturn that!
But how can you possibly review that play and place the ball at the 25-yard line? A competent officiating crew would have used the review the spot the ball correctly, then measured to see whether NW had the first down. What purpose do chain gangs even serve anymore, if they are never going to be used?
There were two separate aspects to this. To uphold or overturn the first down call and the spotting of the ball. They got the call to uphold correct but the spot wrong.
Well if we are talking about middle school games
The chain gangs give Dads a chance to get the **** away from their annoying wife and stand on the sideline, sometimes they even chime in with an idea for a play or two.
I was at the game too and I was ticked at this crew. The initial kick catch interference that wasn't called was egregious, dunno if that has been brought up yet?
The NW guy got blocked into Barney. That was the right call to pick up the flag
I was hoping someone would post a close up picture of where he actually secured the catch, to me he was short , some think it was the right call. i think most of Nebraskas sports media think he was short
It looked like the receiver secured the catch within inches - one way or the other - of the first down marker. That's why it's ridiculous that the officials just avoided making that decision entirely and spotted the ball where he first made contact with the ball and the defender. Made absolutely no sense whatsoever.
Since we haven’t had great records in the last few years we get stuck with the C List announcing crews and unfortunately the D List Referee Crew. That is why we see so many bad/missed/and non calls in our games. We get the bottom feeders
This is the 3rd game that 1 particular ref of that crew over a couple years has been absolutely lousy
Nothing will ever beat the 1st down run against OSU by a few yards and the officials marked NU short. Has to be the worse call of the decade.
The no call face mask on Eric crouch against kst, the hit on OU’s Kelly Phelps by John Ruude phelps Fumbled but the refs supposedly blew the whistle as soon as he caught the ball. No forget the phantom 1 second left on the clock for Texas
Unbelievable Football Referee Call - NOT a Catch!
1982 Penn State, this blown call cost NU a national title. The receiver later admitted at a function in Omaha that he was out of bounds and the ref was reportedly the uncle of a PSU player.
1982 Penn State, this blown call cost NU a national title. The receiver later admitted at a function in Omaha that he was out of bounds and the ref was reportedly the uncle of a PSU player.
Well I read today that Michael Wilbon wants the officials disciplined for not calling defensive holding on Northwestern’s final pass attempt, totally screwing Northwestern over.
The spot at the 25 yard line was definitely incorrect. It should have been moved to the 26 but still right there for a first down. The spot was egregious after replay, staying with the first down, was not, IMO. Thanks to those that pointed out the spot at the 25 yard line.Even with the red line being "off," it was still a terrible spot. One of the officials saw the bobble and spotted the ball correctly - probably just short of the first-down marker, though it would have been close. Then another ref overruled that spot and put the ball at the 25. Since the receiver didn't possess the ball until he was on the ground, do you see any way in Hell that the 25-yard line was the correct spot?
But yeh - NO WAY you overturn that!
The first down stick was on the 27 yard line of the 26 yard hash. Stop looking at the red line or the orange marker on the sideline. Look at the dang sticks. The fact that so many people liked your post is mind boggling.
I guess we should expect this level of stupidity from an Iowa fan. To slow it down for you, I’m not looking at the red line. I’m looking at the sticks and the orange marker. I realize that Iowa stupid is a special kind of stupid, but the stick is most certainly NOT on the 27 yard line. It’s on the 26, as is the orange marker. Maybe numbers don’t go that high in Iowa?
So, take your own advice. Look at the ‘dang sticks’. Then look at where the ball was when the receiver secured possession.
Not really..he didnt have possession until he was on the ground.
I said the crew should have used the replay review to correctly spot the ball, then measured to see whether the first down was made. What exactly was incorrect about that?
Why don't you just admit that the photo YOU posted proves that you had no idea WTF you were talking about?
He thinks because the red line and the first down marker don't match up, this proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the WR made the first down - even though he finally secured the ball right near the marker. Whether he actually made it or not, we will never know, because the idiots spotted the ball incorrectly. But by Gawwwd, that red line and first down marker do not match, so it was a first down!!! Look at the dang marker- derp de der!!!
Naw the big 10 gives them a bonus especially if it helps Ohio State or Michigan
So why would you not use the replay review to correctly spot the ball, then measure for the first down?
Nobody's asking them to just overturn the first down call on a whim. They had everything they needed to spot the ball correctly and get the call right, and were either too lazy or too stupid to do it.
They didn’t uphold the call based on the spot. They based it on the replay and made the correct call.
Well that's your story and you're sticking to it, apparently.
How could they have based anything on the replay when they turned around and spotted the ball two yards ahead of where the receiver gained possession? That doesn't make any sense whatsoever.
They don't serve a purpose in measuring of the line to gain is achieved. All first downs start on a yard line, so a crew can easily tell if it's a first down or not by reaching a yard line. Most 2nd and 3rd down spots are "soft spots" which go to the nearest yard line, generally the offensive up-field yard line. "Hard spots" are used exact spot, when ball is within a yard of the first down.
Watch any college and/or high school game. Nearly every down will start on a yard line.
Only NFL will hard spot every down.