Holiday Bowl Texas

[MadCityRef]

I predict POEs for '08:
Helmet to helmet hits.
Pants that actually are long enough to cover the knees.
Sideline control.

And, maybe, adoption of the new basketball rule for the coaches to shut up.


Also, the crew gave UT a sideline warning in the fourth quarter. Mack-baby couldn't believe it. But if it ain't enforced in the Big 12 during the season, the SEC boys get to handle it.

[reddevil19]

This has to be the most bizarre sequence of events in a football game that I have ever witnessed. From my POV (4th level, in End Zone) it sure looked like the guy on the sideline interfered or touched the ball, ever so briefly. With access to a monitor with the ESPN feed during the review process, it was difficult to tell. But, they certainly took long enough with the review that I'd like to think that it the proper call was made.

From a non-official's perspective, it seems to me that maybe the R might have made the UT sideline guy think the ball was dead because he threw his flag instead of the beanbag (of course, the R then announced that there could be no IG penalty on a backwards pass, which makes me think that he initially was going to call an incompletion and a foul for IG, then realized his mistake). Then, the whole enforcement issue got to be somewhat tedious (it was hard to hear the R's microphone explanations tonight). This play will certainly make all the highlight reels for awhile though.

As an aside, during the second quarter, the R and the TV Timeout guy started bickering with each other during stoppages in play after changes of possession. Twice the TV guy was giving the "keep it going" signal and the R was giving him the arms out/palms up, "WTF?" look and gesture. On the second time, the R ran all the way down to my end where the TV guy was and they had a very animated conversation, the R was definitely unhappy with something having to do with not taking the TV timeouts. Very strange.

[Chooky]

Were they correct in making that call from the booth? Can that actually be reviewed.

Did the referee throw a flag for intentional grounding? Did any official on the field throw a sideline interference penalty on that play?

This whole thing confused me, and without tivo I'm going crazy trying to find the exact sequence of events.

Did they enforce that penalty from the previous spot, or the succeeding spot?

The fact that the asshat on the sideline did or didn't touch the ball is irrelevant. They clearly interfered with a live ball by just having so many people on the sideline.

Hell, the following play, Texas' defensive coordinator, Duane Akina, was on the field inside the 20 barking at the referee. I'm a Texas fan and was irritated that the white hat didn't flag him for another unsportsmanlike.

[TXMike]

Originally Posted by MadCityRef

I predict POEs for '08:
Helmet to helmet hits.
Pants that actually are long enough to cover the knees.
Sideline control.

And, maybe, adoption of the new basketball rule for the coaches to shut up.


Also, the crew gave UT a sideline warning in the fourth quarter. Mack-baby couldn't believe it. But if it ain't enforced in the Big 12 during the season, the SEC boys get to handle it.

The sidelines are enforced in the Big XII. There, and in all other major conferences, the officials are working so wide it forces the teams to comply. The SEC does not work wide and this may result in teams inching further farther than they should be.

As for your POE's, all 3 are already there.

[HLin NC]

According to internet sources, the "touchee" was Mack Brown's step-son..
http://thesportingorange.blogspot.co...pace-page.html