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re: SEC Refs protecting top ranked teams

Posted on 10/26/09 at 12:26 pm to
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
Member since Aug 2003
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Posted on 10/26/09 at 12:26 pm to
I never saw the play that Mullen is complaining about...did he have a legit beef?

Posted by baytiger
Boston
Member since Dec 2007
46978 posts
Posted on 10/26/09 at 12:26 pm to
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did he have a legit beef?
yep
Posted by Deathvalley71
Dallas
Member since Oct 2004
814 posts
Posted on 10/26/09 at 12:29 pm to
yes, he dropped the ball before crossing the goal line.
Posted by LSUthrilla
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2008
2099 posts
Posted on 10/26/09 at 12:29 pm to
Yeah the DB who returned the ball for the TD crossed the plane of the goal line with an empty hand (the hand that was carrying the ball).
Posted by manwich
You've wanted my
Member since Oct 2008
52605 posts
Posted on 10/26/09 at 12:31 pm to
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did he have a legit beef?
the camera angle wasn't perfect but it was clear enough to overturn the bad call. we all know the term "indisputable" has been ignored since the inception of replay reffing


This post was edited on 10/26/09 at 12:32 pm
Posted by texastigerr
Texas
Member since Jan 2005
8330 posts
Posted on 10/26/09 at 12:33 pm to
Yes.
Posted by texastigerr
Texas
Member since Jan 2005
8330 posts
Posted on 10/26/09 at 12:48 pm to
SEC officiating is becoming a joke across the country. Other fans, coaches and teams watch these games outside of the SEC. Fans of other major conferences in particular have even asked me about it after watching SEC games. In the last 3 weeks there have been games each week involving Florida and Alabama in which officiating is so suspect that the theory of protecting the highest ranked teams for the sake of the BCS Championship game is becoming a legitimate question. LSU - Florida and the non offensive pass interference touchdown call along with consecutive offside calls against LSU on third down that continued drives for Florida. Florida vs Arkansas? enough said, Bama vs South Carolina with Ingram going off for 247 yards where obvious holding was ignored throughout the game and Bama vs Tennessee this weekend and a non celebration call when the penalty was obvious and the disparity of penalties called on one team vs the other when the team getting all the penalties is among the least penalized teams in the conference. And to take off the purple and gold glasses, the celebration call against Georgia vs LSU on their last touchdown was a joke as was the make up call against Scott. This is an embarrassment. The SEC ivory tower should be ashamed, these officials should be ashamed and embarrassed and when those outside our own conference are talking about it really becomes an embarrassment.
Posted by Indiana Tiger
Member since Feb 2005
4058 posts
Posted on 10/26/09 at 1:38 pm to
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I never saw the play that Mullen is complaining about...did he have a legit beef?

I don't really know. He may have some different angles that show it clearly. I just spent some time looking at it and if you made me choose, I would say he lost it before crossing, however I would say I'm only about 70% or so confident. The problem is the camera angles and we're talking about inches here.

The camera that shows the ball is probably around the 25 or 30 yd line behind the play. The camera that best shows the player position is about 5 yds deep into the EZ and on the opposite side of the ball and it is blocked by the player. It looks like the MSU player makes contact with the ball before the FL player crosses, but it's really a guess as to the exact position when the ball comes free. As I said it looks like it came out in time, but it's certainly not indesputable if you limit it to about a 1 min review or so. The SEC needs to invest in goal line cameras on both sides of the field (4 total).
This post was edited on 10/26/09 at 1:40 pm
Posted by PanhandleTigah
Florida Freedom Zone
Member since May 2008
9405 posts
Posted on 10/26/09 at 1:51 pm to
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I never saw the play that Mullen is complaining about...did he have a legit beef?
Yes he did, and I just have one thing to say..."Welcome to the Rest of the SEC, Danny Boy. No more soup for you."
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