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Old Sun Dec 14, 2008, 11:27am
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There were no games involving a "NE" Missouri State yesterday. There was one involving "NW" Missouri State. And in THAT game, the onside kickoff call you are referring to was made by the F, NOT the B. The F had a much better look at what had transpired than did we couch potatoes. He signalled immediately which tells me he saw something others did not see. The replays bore out the accuracy of the call.
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Old Sun Dec 14, 2008, 11:40am
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The replays bore out the accuracy of the call.




sorry about not getting the names correct but if you saw a replay that 'bore out the accuracy of the call", then we must not be talking about the same game- or you are privy to more replays than what they showed.

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Old Sun Dec 14, 2008, 12:18pm
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The best the kicking team could argue was that they had joint possession and on a KO, that ain't enough.
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Old Sun Dec 14, 2008, 05:55pm
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I saw it.

I think the F was premature in his signal. I thought they'd be digging in the pile. I don't think the replay was very clear. The best that R could have gotten out of it was a joint-possession in which they'd get the ball. When I did college ball, we always said, "Only the strong survive." In others words, if we can't see immediately who has possession, you have to give the ball to the team who has it last.
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Old Sun Dec 14, 2008, 09:17pm
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I thought it was pretty early too, but it did look for a second like R had the ball and the official might have ruled that he had possession of the ball and was down before he lost it again.
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Old Sun Dec 14, 2008, 09:32pm
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I don't think the signal was premature at all. Keep in mind guys that we weren't in his position. I thought there was angle that showed the UMD player with possession of the ball. Was it a clear view? No, but I thought there was a shot where you could see the ball in the player's possession.

If the F had a view of the player with the ball, why wait to signal? The only thing I would suggest the F to do in the future would be to signal more emphatically to sell the call. If he did that, maybe we wouldn't be discussing this play.

As for NEMO State, it is now called Truman State and is in the same conference as NW MO State.
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Old Tue Dec 16, 2008, 11:57am
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Didn't see the play, but it is so important to know when it's necessary "to sell" a call. We all understand that we shouldn't be making a call, unless we're sure of what we're calling, but there are definitely situations where demonstrating just how sure we are of a particular call can make all the difference as to how that call will be received.

Fumble recovery is generally one of those circumstances. When you decide a player has possession of the ball, and he's on the ground, nothing that subsequently changes matters. It's like a knee brushing the ground, the ball breaking the plane, someone landing or touching a sideline. The only person who needs to see those things is you, as long as you're sure of what you've seen.

When you're sure, you should leave absolutely no doubt as to what you are sure of. Your reaction will make a big difference as to how the call is received.
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