Poinsettia Bowl Pylon Question

[jimpiano]

The officials, from the MAC conference, released a statement after the game admitting the call was wrong and the ball should have been turned over to Navy on a touchback.


It is one thing to have the officials on the field make a mistake on a bang bang call. But the play was reviewed, and reviewed,and the correct call was obvious and they still blew it.

No one can legitimately argue that the outcome of the game would have been different had the correct call been made.

But why in the world do we have to put up with a system that slows the game down and still can't get it right?

The players and the fans in the stands deserve better.

[NickelDeuce]

jimpiano do you officiate?

[Forksref]

The R gave a clipping signal and announced, "Illegal block." Is the NCAA different from FED in this regard?

[jimpiano]

Originally Posted by NickelDeuce

jimpiano do you officiate?

Yes, I officiate softball and baseball.

[Texas Aggie]

The R gave a clipping signal and announced, "Illegal block." Is the NCAA different from FED in this regard?

Not sure what fed is, but a clipping signal in NCAA is the right hand behind the right leg and (IMO) should be preceded by a PF signal since it falls under the PF rule. However, I'm not sure if that's required under the CCA manual. At any rate, I would, as an R, say "clipping" and not "illegal block," but clipping is an illegal block and maybe he just had a brain freeze when he turned on the mic. We've all been there.

If that's the worst thing that happened, then they had a great game.

[Ed Hickland]

Originally Posted by jimpiano

The officials, from the MAC conference, released a statement after the game admitting the call was wrong and the ball should have been turned over to Navy on a touchback.


It is one thing to have the officials on the field make a mistake on a bang bang call. But the play was reviewed, and reviewed,and the correct call was obvious and they still blew it.

No one can legitimately argue that the outcome of the game would have been different had the correct call been made.

But why in the world do we have to put up with a system that slows the game down and still can't get it right?

The players and the fans in the stands deserve better.

Review is the "better". Without review it would be what was called on the field, period, stop, end.

I feel for the officials looking at a replay with a time limit. Sometimes you can view a play from all kind of different angles and each one may show something you need to at further. Just think how many times you are sure replay will call it one way, yet, the minute the R steps out of the booth he announces the opposite.

My question for anyone who knows does, MAC use replay during the regular season?

[jimpiano]

Originally Posted by Ed Hickland

Review is the "better". Without review it would be what was called on the field, period, stop, end.

I feel for the officials looking at a replay with a time limit. Sometimes you can view a play from all kind of different angles and each one may show something you need to at further. Just think how many times you are sure replay will call it one way, yet, the minute the R steps out of the booth he announces the opposite.

My question for anyone who knows does, MAC use replay during the regular season?

The MAC uses replay just like every other major or mid-major conference.
All of its games are televised.