The problem with the tipped ball for DPI is that while the ball was wobbly after the tip, the video couldn't verify that it wasn't wobbly BEFORE the tip. The replay couldn't determine if the ball was tipped since its two dimensional. With that said, I believe the ball was tipped, but it can't be conclusively determined without more evidence, and there wasn't any.
The question I have is that under NCAA rules, the wording makes clear that contact AFTER the ball is touched is waived off if the ball is touched. But what about contact BEFORE the ball was touched? If you look closely, it appears that the defender did contact the receiver before the ball was touched, then continued the contact after the touching (assuming it was touched).
Incidentally, this is why I don't like replay, especially at the college level. Stoops is going to scream bloody murder that not only were the calls wrong, but the replay was wrong as well. They track reversals and say, "see, that shows that replay works" but ignore situations where replay didn't correct things either because it isn't available or its inconclusive. Just play the game and let the officials make the calls.
Last edited by Texas Aggie; Sun Sep 17, 2006 at 12:05am.
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