Started By
Message
locked post

This is why college football is no longer exciting

Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:10 am
Posted by Geekboy
Member since Jan 2004
7327 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:10 am
quote:

LSU Tigers & Garrett Nussmeier defeat Clemson despite one of the worst calls in history of college football making it a close game

LINK
This post was edited on 8/31/25 at 9:11 am
Posted by mjax57
Vinings, GA
Member since Mar 2012
4798 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:10 am to
Replay was never meant to look at if a football is wiggling a 10th of an inch. I’ll expect the referees to back their blown call somehow
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
31747 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:10 am to
Brother, I’m not sure this is in the top 5 of why college football has lost some of its luster
Posted by BootyFett69
6969 W High Street
Member since Jan 2021
1997 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:11 am to
Yeah so that call sucked arse and the refs should absolutely be fired

However, to say that game wasn’t exciting is criminal
Posted by Geekboy
Member since Jan 2004
7327 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:11 am to
quote:

Brother, I’m not sure this is in the top 5 of why college football has lost some of its luster

I’m sure you’re right. Give me some more.
Posted by KWL85
Member since Mar 2023
3210 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:11 am to
WTF. Were you not entertained?
Posted by DustyDinkleman
Here
Member since Feb 2012
19413 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:13 am to
quote:

Replay was never meant to look at if a football is wiggling a 10th of an inch.


Doesn’t matter if it moved a foot. He crossed the plane with control
Posted by Tomatocantender
Boot
Member since Jun 2021
5578 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:15 am to
The foot hitting the pylon with the ball simultaneously crossing the goal line still in bounds immediately makes it a touchdown. That rule of surviving the ground is for a field of play end zone catch, the pylon aspect what we saw last night makes it a touchdown period. Stupid fvcking call by the booth and that spineless ref crew last night.
Posted by TNLarry4
Collierville, TN
Member since Sep 2014
6 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:17 am to
Looked like a Tom Ritter call. Was he in the booth? Inquiring minds want to know.
Posted by Salmon
I helped draft the email
Member since Feb 2008
85417 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:18 am to
Yeah man, missed calls are definitely a new thing

Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
297732 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:18 am to
quote:


However, to say that game wasn’t exciting is criminal


Yep. Every single play seemed important. That was a very tense game.

Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
31747 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:19 am to
quote:

I’m sure you’re right. Give me some more.

In no particular order, off the top of my head:

- Transfer portal
- NIL
- Corporatization of the in stadium experience
- Commercial length ruining both the in home and in stadium experience
- Playoff expanded to the point that “every game matters” is no longer true

I would say all of those have more of an impact on college football being less “exciting”, at least in my opinion.
Posted by OKBoomerSooner
Member since Dec 2019
4946 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:20 am to
That crew needs to be fired.
Posted by bass
Member since Oct 2016
4734 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:21 am to
He caught it and decided not to roll his other hand under the ball while falling to the ground, that’s the mistake. If you don’t do that you risk ball movement hitting the ground and the catch being overturned.
Posted by Who_Dat_Tiger
Member since Nov 2015
24812 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:21 am to
It was the best game I watched yesterday

I was excited
Posted by Jojodaddy
Member since Dec 2015
539 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:21 am to
I’d say college football is not exciting now because a shitty team like Clemson’s gonna look like an all pro NFL team against the ACC, get in the playoffs and get destroyed. Yesterday means nothing to Clemson. Same thing with Notre Dame. And Ohio State plays a dozen tuneups before their real season starts.
Posted by West Bank Dan
Atlanta
Member since Jan 2010
906 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:21 am to
Not venting so much as asking: I thought “the ground can’t cause a fumble” but they are saying it can cause an incomplete pass? This idea of “football move” should stop when the player gets a foot down in bounds. Also, I thought if you touch the pylon it is a touchdown period, end of story. I agree with the OP in that we are all getting too mental about this stuff - just play football man - a catch is a catch
Posted by RB10
Member since Nov 2010
51040 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:29 am to
Impossible.

Fun Bunch spent 7 pages telling us all how we’re wrong to believe it was a bad call.
Posted by des4271
Member since Oct 2014
4556 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:39 am to
But the ground can't cause a fumble, so you have to have obvious proof that the ball was coming out before the ground. He had control, the ball hit the ground and then moved, therefore, it's a catch because the ground can't cause the fumble. Same as Durham's TD, has possession when he broke the plane and only lost control when he hit the ground, ruling was a TD.
Posted by DustyDinkleman
Here
Member since Feb 2012
19413 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:46 am to
quote:

Looked like a Tom Ritter call.


Or Matt Austin
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 2Next pagelast page

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookXInstagram