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To preface my comments, I am a huge LSU fan, so there is no anti-LSU bias here.
I argued with my brother-in-law for 15 minutes after this play. When the play was run live, I immediately said, "False Start - simulating the snap." The play is OBVIOUSLY not legal (in my opinion) and the "herky-jerky" movement by the offensive line was obviously intended to draw the defense across the neutral zone. Of course it worked, and of course it was rightfully penalized.
As a side note, I thought this game was perfect evidence for those of us in the minority who despise instant replay. There were six interuptions of the game for instant replay, each seeming to last an eternity, which no doubt led to the over FOUR HOUR game. Not only was the game repeatedly interupted, but the officials came back with some questionable (to be politically correct) judgements - especially the last replay of the game that overturned Alabama's long pass reception. To me, replay is a complete and total failure (especially at the college level) and it really doesn't help the game.
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