SEC Head Of Officials Says Penalty That Negated LSU TD Was A Foul

a very tough judgement call, unless, of course, it's bama.

But I'd like an explanation on how Sullivan was 'seeking out' that defender.... did he even look at the play?

BS To all 3, but 1 targeting was an 'eh' maybe. Taking away the TD(s) was a huge momentum swing. The game would've ended differently, not saying LSU wins, but our momentum was wiped away 2(4) times by the refs!

frick them

I wouldn't expect them to say anything other than their guys did the best job. You really think they're going to admit a mistake? Funny how this seems to only happen with SEC refs.

He can STTDB.

Eat a dick!

Yea, no. Receiver was running a legitimate route, looking back at the QB the whole way. I guess any contact downfield is offensive pass interference, too, because it's the receiver's job to get out of the poor defender's way. Either a bad call or a bad rule; either way, it's complete bullshite.

Steve Shaw is one of the SEC house men, all the way back to when he was an on-field official. He will rule the way the SEC wants it ruled not how it should be rules. So I expected nothing more out of him with this statement.

Free WHINE, with your arse whipping.

Did anyone really expect him to say anything differently? And if he would have, it would have been like, "Yeah, sorry LSU, too bad, that sucks for you, it was a bad call, oh well, can we please talk about Nick now and how clean his program is?"

"Yeah, you know what, that was actually just not a good call. Also the targeting calls were erroneous as well. LSU, we're really sorry about that!" -Steve Shaw, Never in the History of The World

So what, doesn't change a damn thing....

Wow, not that it makes any difference, but I did NOT see that coming. I fully expected them to at least throw LSU a consolation mea culpa on that PI call. Sooo...I guess if a DB wants to get in the way of a WR and then simply fall down when contact gets made, they can get the WR flagged for PI????

Cop out response to protect the ref.

This is a really poor explanation. Like laughably bad. "The receiver knows where he is going..." Yeah, he was going straight up the field. But since he knows where he is going, he needs to go in a different direction to avoid the defender? So a defender need only get in the way of a WR to disrupt timing routes and all is cool?

If they are going to even humor these reviews, just get them right. They won't affect the outcome of the game, but that was a poor play by MSU and there should be no precedent to defend like that. I have never ever seen a similar call

by rule? so its ok to enforce "the rule" at the refs convenience or discretion? these assfricks never admit guilt or wrongdoing anyway. bottom line, thats not a penalty 99 out of 100 times

frick that bullshite. That was not a penalty. Total bullshite.

Bull shite. LSU having half of the targeting calls says all I need to know. The sesame fouls are consistently non calls in games across the SEC and the nation except when LSU plays. Plus LSU did NOT initiate the contact the defender ran into the LSU WR. The fact of the matter is that anything can be called if you want them to because there are two teams playing. It's up to the official to side with one team of the other, in his view of the call. The targeting against Alexander I understand but not Farrell, the QB actually ran into Farrell with his helmet while Farrell was pushing him away. The PI called on Battle was BS I've seen MUCH MUCH worse passed up not called. Plus there was a simular targeting call missed which Ole Miss hit Etling in the face mask, was never seen. You know why because they weren't looking for OM to commit fouls they were looking hard at LSU which is the case in every game we play. Holding can be called on every down and that's a fact but it isn't. Why because they let them play. Well let LSU play a game and then we'll see who wins.