Husker1995

http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PD...4f15136079d.pdf SECTION 29. Timing Devices The game clock would imply only a single game clock is kept...by the appropriate official. The Rule Book looks pretty clear to me. ABC's game clock should NOT have been used for a review and the game should have been over. Thanks for posting.

Are the clocks synchronized? Did the field clock and TV clock start at the same time? We are now talking fractions of a second here. Just as in soccer, the only time that should matter is the time on the field...or simply synchronize the field time and the rest of the clocks. Additionally, a ref making a call within a fraction of a second of the play being called should not result in extra game time being provided. If the clock is clearly off of the play call...multiple seconds...then consider it "egregious" and add some time. But, when the clock stoppage is consistent with the rest of the game officiating then punish the team who attempted another play with time running out, not the team on defense IMO. Well said. Great post!

ABC's game clock is not the official game clock. Period. They can become unsychronized at any time. The Official that was keeping the official game clock did NOT say their was an error. Period. He did NOT need a replay to know that his time clock had RUN OUT. Thus the clocks are NOT the same.

Their wasn't 1 second left. Colt McCoy screwed up. You obviously didn't read what the Attorney stated. Please post links to threads stating "death on Texas fans". This is not unprecedented. Ryan Leaf tried to spike the ball with 2 seconds left in the 1998 Rose Bowl. ABC's game clock showed 1 second left, but the official time said :00 so GAME OVER!

I received this by email and it really helped me understand how bad the Officials screwed up Saturday night. Questions Walt Anderson will never have to answer: Mr Anderson, the official clock is kept on the field by the referree, correct? That is the only clock that is official, correct? That clock showed 0:00 at the conclusion of that play, correct? Thus, the ruling on the field by the official timekeeper was that time had expired and the game was over, correct? However, at the request of Texas, the replay booth, with your approval, decided to review the play to see if the official clock on the field should be changed, correct? In doing so, you reviewed video tape of the play, with a clock superimposed on the screen by the ABC network, correct? ABC superimposes the time from the stadium scoreboard on their screen, correct? Neither the ABC or stadium scoreboard are official clocks, correct? In fact, several times a game, including in the Texas v Nebraska game, the official timekeeper on the field will tell the stadium scoreboard operator to change the time to make sure it is consistent with the time he has on his official clock, correct? And after the stadium clock changes, ABC will then change the time on it's clock it superimposes on its broadcast, correct? Thus, there is an official clock, there is the stadium clock that requires adjustment several times a game, and then there's abc's superimposed clock, which they will change after the stadium clock changes? Correct? The official on the field in this game did NOT ask the stadium scoreboard operator to adjust the clock on the scoreboard, did he? In fact, had the referee's official clock on the field showed there to be 1 second left and not 0:00, all he would've had to do is simply tell the scoreboard operator to put 1 second back on the stadium clock, correct? Just as is done in many games in college football each week when the stadium clock is not in accord with the official time kept on the field, correct? Just as was done in THIS game a couple of times, correct? There would've been no need for a review then, correct? That did not happen, however, because the official clock kept on the field showed 0:00, correct? Your replay official, after watching the ABC broadcast replay and their superimposed clock, decided that the ball hit something out of bounds with 1 second showing on the ABC superimposed clock, correct? Your replay offiicial could NOT review, or determine, what time was shown on the official on the field clock when the ball hit out of bounds, correct? Nor could he even review what the STADIUM clock showed when the ball hit out of bounds, corrrect? Thus, your replay official at no time determined that the official clock was wrong, did he? At no time did he determine that an "egregious" error was made by the official clock, did he? In fact, your replay official couldn't even determine that the STADIUM clock timekeeper made an "egregious" error, could he? In fact, what your replay official did was determine, based solely upon a review of ABC's superimposed clock, that the official clock and stadium clock should be adjusted to be in accord with the ABC superimposed image, correct? Officials indicate to stop the clock by waving their hands over their heads after a play becomes dead, correct? Your replay official did not review whether that was done properly or timely, did he? Your replay official didn't even see that happen on the ABC televised images he reviewed, did he? It is quite common, isn't it Mr Anderson, for a second, or two, to tick off after a ball hits out of bounds and while a referree is indicating by waving his arms that the clock should be stopped? Correct? Happens dozens of times a game, every game, doesn't it Mr Anderson? It happens in games you personally referee, doesn't it Mr Anderson? How many times in the last 5 years have you found those instances to be "egregious" such that you believe a replay official should've reviewed the situation? That number would be zero, correct Mr Anderson? That is because egregious, whatever it means, cannot mean something that happens routinely, PROPERLY, by referees doing their jobs appropriately, game after game after game, can it Mr Anderson? Let me see if I have this straight Mr Anderson: *the official time kept on the field showed 0:00 at the end of the game *the official timekeeper did not ask the stadium scoreboard operator to put time back on the scoreboard, as he would when he knew there was an error. *Your replay official never reviewed the official time clock. It's impossible, correct? *Your replay official never reviewed what the stadium scoreboard clock showed, correct? *Your replay official reviewed only ABC's superimposed image of the clock, correct? *Neither you, nor the replay official, know whether that image accurately reflected what the stadium clock showed, much less the official clock, do you? *Nonetheless, you and your replay official decided that an "egregious error" had occurred with the official clock based solely upon reviewing ABC's superimposed image, without knowing what the official clock said, what the stadium clock said, without knowing when the referees waved the play dead, and despite this situation happening dozens of times a game, every game all year long, correct Mr. Anderson? I pass the witness. Walt Anderson is the Big XII Official who made the decision to give Texas the extra second. He is a graduate of the University of Texas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Anderson...tball_official) I hope Coach Osborne files an official protest with the Bix XII.

Scott Frost took alot of heat for this in 2005 and it's amazing how right he was. Hearing how Shawn Watson is asking Tom Osborne for advice on improving his offensive philosophy shows what a huge change in leadership Nebraska now has!