BC vs VaTech

[jimpiano]

Who is reviewing the plays in the instant replay booth in this game, the Hokie Alumi Club?

[jimpiano]

Nice to see good teams play over bad calls

[bobbybanaduck]

i'd really would have liked to be a fly on the wall in the replay booth. the replay clearly showed he didn't have possession until the foot was off the ground. inexplicable.

[jimpiano]

Originally Posted by bobbybanaduck

i'd really would have liked to be a fly on the wall in the replay booth. the replay clearly showed he didn't have possession until the foot was off the ground. inexplicable.

And how did the two officials on the field determine it was a touchdown?

[JugglingReferee]

It seems like its been a struggling year for NCAA officiating, if only by the seemingly vastly increased media reports of games with bad rulings.

[TXMike]

Originally Posted by jimpiano

And how did the two officials on the field determine it was a touchdown?

I don't see 2 guys on the play. The call is all by the F.
Very tough play. The F gets driven back off the pylon but then has to make the call on the sideline with no help.

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1267571292

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

It seems like its been a struggling year for NCAA officiating, if only by the seemingly vastly increased media reports of games with bad rulings.

Now that sounds like an ignorant fan talking, not a ref. Just because you hear more about something from the media does not mean there is actually more of something. Often times it just means there is more coverage.

[jimpiano]

Originally Posted by TXMike

I don't see 2 guys on the play. The call is all by the F.
Very tough play. The F gets driven back off the pylon but then has to make the call on the sideline with no help.

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1267571292

You apparently did not see the actual game.
The field judge never made any call until the Back Judge came over and gave his opinion. Then the touchdown signal was given. As you can see in the replay angles, the Back Judge is nowhere to be seen. The only official who had a decent look at the play was the replay guy. And it is tough to support his call.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by TXMike

Now that sounds like an ignorant fan talking, not a ref. Just because you hear more about something from the media does not mean there is actually more of something. Often times it just means there is more coverage.

It only sounds like an ignorant fan.

Besides, clearly the NCAA feels that the officiating needs to head in a different direction (not a vastly different direction, just some fine tuning perhaps), otherwise why would there be a need to look for a National Coordinator of College Football Officiating?

His/Her duties will include "...act in the best interest of college football and to further standardize and enhance the quality of college football officiating."

http://www.refstripes.com/forum/index.php?topic=2949.0

[cmathews]

Originally Posted by bobbybanaduck

i'd really would have liked to be a fly on the wall in the replay booth. the replay clearly showed he didn't have possession until the foot was off the ground. inexplicable.

The replay we see on TV and the replay that the guys in the booth see, are not always the same. There are times that the replay that shows the best angle don't always make it upstairs.

[jimy2shooz]

Originally Posted by jimpiano

Nice to see good teams play over bad calls

Take a closer look at BC's first TD. Was that receiver's toe not touching that line??? Sure would have liked to been in the replay booth on that call too! Sure looked like a makeup call

[Mick Jagger]

This crew needs to get rid of those finger whistles and flags hanging out of back pocket....sloppy signals because of finger whistle...sloppy appearance with flag hanging halfway out. ERR!

[Patton]

Originally Posted by Mick Jagger

This crew needs to get rid of those finger whistles and flags hanging out of back pocket....sloppy signals because of finger whistle...sloppy appearance with flag hanging halfway out. ERR!

What video are you watching???

[refbuz]

Originally Posted by Mick Jagger

This crew needs to get rid of those finger whistles and flags hanging out of back pocket....sloppy signals because of finger whistle...sloppy appearance with flag hanging halfway out. ERR!

Lazyness is the cause of the sloppy signals, not the finger whistle...