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Originally Posted by JRutledge
No I do not work D1 and I never claimed to. And I never suggested that your opinion of these play has anything to do with what level you work. This was a play that if you work college ball, would be considered incorrect mechanically unless you are 100% right. That should be the case for every call you make in the entire game.
That means that your partners on the play pass (or make the call if that is appropriate) on the play, you better not have any doubt what should have been called. That should be the case for every call you make.
And most of my college games are with college officials and if you listen to them, I and many others (cannot speak for those here) are just as good as they are, they got a break at the right time and that is why they are there.
There is obviously doubt and we even have people on each side do not even agree on the circumstances of the play. If the Trail would have called this, then we would be having a different discussion or at least this would have gone in another direction.
Why? Aren't we on the court to get the play right? Yes there are systems in place to help achieve the highest accuracy possible in play-calling.
Do you ever see a foul that might be closer to your partner than you and call it? If you see the foul and then look to see your partner and can't, chances are he couldn't see the foul.
Actually the Kansas player's leg running into the other is the reason the player fell. And when Kansas player fell, the MSU player closest too him was not the player everyone accused of "causing" the contact on your side of this argument.
So if I trip someone and he ends up falling 10 feet from where the trip occurs, it's not a foul since he is now closer to one of my teammates.
That is funny. I have to agree with you to be able to listen.  Forget the fact that I am not the only one that feels the way that I do about the play and I watched not only what happen on my DVR and on the NCAA OnDemand (high definition feed, better than the YouTube version and more angles) That's what makes observing and instructing frustrating. We will bring up a play at halftime or a timeout and the official will have no clue what we're talking about. Some people just don't see as well or know as well what constitutes a foul.
Is the reason you are trying to get personal now is you are not confident in your position? Maybe? 
Peace |
Whether or not Sirmons saw the foul or guessed, we'll probably never know. But he got it right. But I highly doubt he would have guessed at that stage of the game. But you never know-he didn't have a stellar last minute of the SEC Championship.
My pregame always includes, if you see a foul or violation in my primary, call it. Our first priority is to the players - not my possible hurt feelings.