Mavric Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, runningblind said: Isn't that the same as the big hubbub in the NFL this weekend with the OL not reporting (or the refs missed it etc) and catching a pass for Detroit's 2 PT conversion? Lineman aren't allowed to handle the ball on a set play I didn't think. Not to say that really makes a ton of sense, but it is the rule AFAIK. College rules are different from the NFL. NFL players can "report eligible" (which is what the controversy was about). But as long as they report, they can be an eligible receiver. College linemen are never eligible receivers. However, they can catch backwards passes. There was an OL that scored on a backwards pass in a bowl game this year. The Huskers tried this in a bowl game a few years ago but I don't think it worked. I don't think they could take a direct handoff, at least not from their initial position. But I don't know how that rule reads exactly. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
PasstheDamnBallGuy Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 We threw a TD to Alex Lewis vs USC in the bowl game where I think Cotton was the coach and it got called back for being forward. Funnily enough that USC team was coached by Sark. 1 Quote Link to comment
admo Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 3 hours ago, runningblind said: Isn't that the same as the big hubbub in the NFL this weekend with the OL not reporting (or the refs missed it etc) and catching a pass for Detroit's 2 PT conversion? Lineman aren't allowed to handle the ball on a set play I didn't think. Not to say that really makes a ton of sense, but it is the rule AFAIK. The Lineman who caught the ball for Detroit did report to the official. The official's job is to then report it to the Defense, but obviously reported wrong number to Dallas. The result of the officials screw up was to throw a flag too. This was terrible officiating and nothing anyone can do about it or overturn it. So yeah, officials do what they want, right or wrong, win or lose, good or bad, and that's it. Detroit should have won and got robbed by officiating. In college ball though, lineman are not eligible on forward passes. Quote Link to comment
Lorewarn Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 2 hours ago, Mavric said: The Huskers tried this in a bowl game a few years ago but I don't think it worked. Refs f#&%ed us on that too, said it was a forward pass when it was not. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 10 hours ago, admo said: The Lineman who caught the ball for Detroit did report to the official. The official's job is to then report it to the Defense, but obviously reported wrong number to Dallas. The result of the officials screw up was to throw a flag too. This was terrible officiating and nothing anyone can do about it or overturn it. So yeah, officials do what they want, right or wrong, win or lose, good or bad, and that's it. Detroit should have won and got robbed by officiating. Detroit was trying to be deceptive about it. Unfortunately they were too deceptive and confused the official instead of just the defense. Quote The NFL’s position is that the Lions tried to engage in deceptive and gamesmanship by hiding the true identity of the eligible player. The Lions wanted the Cowboys to think it was Dan Skipper, when in reality it was Taylor Decker. The Lions assumed Allen would figure it out, and that he would announce to the stadium that 68, not 70, is eligible. The Lions hoped that, amid the noise and the chaos, the Cowboys would focus on the wrong guy. That’s fine, as long as the effort doesn’t work so well that it fools the referee. As explained in the video from the league, it’s about giving the defense fair notice as to who is, and isn’t, eligible. The Lions deliberately tried to skirt that requirement, in order to gain an advantage over the Cowboys. NBC Also, the referee always announces over the microphone which player has reported as eligible. If he announced the wrong number, someone on the Lions could have caught it before the play. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 And then ... But that's eight national championship games in 20 years. Pretty impressive. Quote Link to comment
In the Deed the Glory Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 43 minutes ago, Mavric said: Also, 1966 1 Quote Link to comment
Red Five Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 11 hours ago, Mavric said: You can read a lot about how the balance of power in CFB has changed since the turn of the century in this one tweet. 1 Quote Link to comment
Xmas32 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 That Citrus Bowl game against GT was brutal. They kicked Nebraska's butt up and down the field that day. Quote Link to comment
Huskerfollower4life Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Youtuber GFed tries to walk onto Nebraska's field which he is successful!!!! Quote Link to comment
Toe Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Guess we can say goodbye to that SI ticker at the top of every page on this site... https://frontofficesports.com/sports-illustrateds-publisher-lays-off-entire-staff-future-unclear/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment
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