Michigan-Louisville travel? (1st half)

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

He clearly catches the ball with his right foot down and then steps to his left foot...making the right the pivot. The right foot is lifted and is almost down for the next step before the ball is released on a dribble. Those facts are pretty clear and the rule is pretty clear. By the book, travel....but NEVER called.

That's what happened. It's pretty easy to see if you're looking. I saw it and wasn't halfway looking.

This part is also becoming more and more obvious. I have still never heard an explanation about "technical travels" and which part of the rule we are expected to ignore. The good news is that it is consistently ignored, so hopefully it favors no one.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by just another ref

That's what happened. It's pretty easy to see if you're looking. I saw it and wasn't halfway looking.

This part is also becoming more and more obvious. I have still never heard an explanation about "technical travels" and which part of the rule we are expected to ignore. The good news is that it is consistently ignored, so hopefully it favors no one.

This particular travel had zero affect on the play, so even if it was the only one of these all year anywhere, it didn't favor anyone.

As for how to figure out which part of the rule to ignore; it's not much different than 3 seconds, really. We get the stuff that's either egregious or advantageous. Knowing how those are defined is normally part of what separates marginal officials from high level officials.