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Originally Posted by Tio
I watched the entire game and Jake Locker had just capped a 76 yard last minute drive. He was not showing anybody up, nor attempting to draw attention to himself. He is known as an excellent sport and never given officials problems.
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And all of that is supposed to matter in some way?
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Originally Posted by Tio
The spirit of that rule is to penalize taunting or showmanship a la Chad Ocho-cinco.
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No, the NCAA does not want players throwing balls high into the air after any down during the game.
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Originally Posted by Tio
There would have been no complaints from BYU had no flag been thrown.
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The BYU radio guy said immediately that he would have been complaining had the foul not been called. Also ESPN would have been all over the officails. PAC 10 officials throwing another game, remember Oregon/Oklahoma? There is a reason ESPN wasn't showing a zoomed out shot showing how high the ball actually went, that would have made it obvious how good the call was. ESPN wants controversy. If the officials hadn't thrown the flag they would be on TV with the rule on the screen blasting the officials for ignoring POEs.