3 college issues from this past weekend

[OverAndBack]

Originally Posted by SC Ump

Don't blame the U. It's those dang TV people's fault. They need to learn how to get that green stripe on the field, not just on the tube.

I'm gonna tell you what...it may sound crazy, but I'll bet they figure out a way to do it in the next 10-15 years.

The question is, would you want it? Would it make your job easier or play with your mind?

[MJT]

Originally Posted by PSU213

The first is from the V. Tech-E. Carolina game. VT has the ball, lets say 3/5 from the B35 (a guess on the yardage--the exact yardage not important). A1 runs for 2 yards then fumbles. The ball rolls forward about 2 yards forward and is near the sideline. As the ball is about to go out of bounds, B3 bats the ball (in my mind cleary a bat--swung the arm and hit the ball with an open hand). Is this not illegal batting? I have no rooting interest--just curious if that would be the case here...
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In college it is only illegal batting if the bat is forward, so they would have been correct if the bat was backwards.

[PSU213]

Originally Posted by MJT

In college it is only illegal batting if the bat is forward, so they would have been correct if the bat was backwards.

Thanks...that (was the bat legal under NCAA rules) was actually part of the reason I posted, but I was not clear about that. It was certainly not meant of a criticism of the officials.