Malicious contact?

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

Was the contact at the 1 minute mark? If this is FED, maybe not malicious, but some type of illegal slide maybe? These guys look a bit older than FED level though maybe NCAA or OBR game?

Didn't look malicious to me.

(It says Georgia Southern University on the scoreboard.)

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

(It says Georgia Southern University on the scoreboard.)

I knew somebody would let me know. A crazy sitch indeed. On the final play on the video, BU is covering home and he signals something at the end.

I can see a MC call here. If NCAA wants it called, they should support his ruling on this play...when in doubt it's MC...player safety is the issue.

Is there proof that the MC call was overruled. Not saying the OP is lying...just wondering where he got his info so we can discuss this.

[johnnyg08]

By the way, thanks for posting this video clip. These are great for discussing!

[SouthGARef]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

I knew somebody would let me know. A crazy sitch indeed. On the final play on the video, BU is covering home and he signals something at the end.

I can see a MC call here. If NCAA wants it called, they should support his ruling on this play...when in doubt it's MC...player safety is the issue.

Is there proof that the MC call was overruled. Not saying the OP is lying...just wondering where he got his info so we can discuss this.

The Athletic Director for Georgia Southern called to thank the camera man for providing the video, and told him the conference had overturned the suspension.

I know this because I'm a Georgia Southern grad and fan. Wasn't at the game -- didn't see the play.

[johnnyg08]

not a master at NCAA rules, but isn't it in the rules where they can only use video to determine who was or was not involved in a brawl? or does the conference get to do as they please? i just find it frustrating from an umpiring standpoint where a play like this gets overturned. Defensive coach comes unglued if you don't call MC here.

[cardinalfan]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

not a master at NCAA rules, but isn't it in the rules where they can only use video to determine who was or was not involved in a brawl? or does the conference get to do as they please? i just find it frustrating from an umpiring standpoint where a play like this gets overturned. Defensive coach comes unglued if you don't call MC here.

Frustrating indeed. I hope the Southern Conference doesn't want any MC calls the rest of the year. I bet they don't get any, no matter the extent of the contact.

[jkumpire]

When I slowed the video down, it looked like the runner tried to get both shoulders around the player with the ball to get to the plate. So if the conference saw that, I could understand why they lifted the suspension. But had I been the umpire on the field it would be MC. That was my first impression from seeing it in real time, not in slow or stop action. Any other comments?

[DG]

Definitely MC in a FED game. In NCAA, which this appears to be, the umpire must judge if the runner is trying to score or just create MC. In this case I would say no MC per NCAA rules.

[bossman72]

Originally Posted by SouthGARef

...and told him the conference had overturned the suspension.

Why did this type of ejection carry a suspension? It shouldn't have, by rule.

Did the conference apologize for the ejection because they didn't think it was malicious contact? Or did they just rescind a wrongful suspension of this player?

[ManInBlue]

Originally Posted by bossman72

Why did this type of ejection carry a suspension? It shouldn't have, by rule.

Did the conference apologize for the ejection because they didn't think it was malicious contact? Or did they just rescind a wrongful suspension of this player?

OP says the suspension is a Southern Confernce mandate. If that's the case, they had to over-rule the ejection.