Recent content by Bobretro

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    Worst ref/announcer combo EVER

    Thank you. I was yelling the same thing at the TV. Blows my mind that he couldn't see something so clear (that the ball moved from his hands to his arms after his foot came off the ground). At least the refs got it right. The homer call at the end of the ND game where the Northern Illinois...
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    Iowa Minnesota

    Hand has to be over the head for a legal fair catch. An illegal fair catch results in a dead ball once fielded and no penalty for tackling the receiver.
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    Iowa Minnesota

    No, if you are going to field the punt you can point, but can't wave your hands. If you do, regardless of whether you hands went above your head, once you field the punt the play is dead just as if you called a fair catch. It's not a penalty, so it's reviewable. The only difference appears to...