re: Sternberger drop or fumble? You make the call..... (pics/vid inside)

If that's in the endzone, it is a touchdown. If it was on the sideline and Delpit doesn't hit him but he goes out, it is a catch.

Just my opinion.

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Regardless, the rule is inadvertent WHISTLE. There is no such thing as inadvertent hand signals.

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You’re making it up as you go but it is entertaining.

The official ruled it an incomplete pass. He waved the play dead. Doesn’t matter who picked it up and ran whenever. The ref simply made a call. He decided it was an incomplete pass. It could have gone either way and you could make an argument for it being called either way. But the official made his call.

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He controlled that ball. All this bullshite about a football move, etc is insane. What if he would make a catch standing still and not make another move? Is it a catch? Sure it is. Because he has it controlled. Why are we punish for getting there quickly

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Bingo!!!

Football move is rubbish when the good hands receiver catches the frigging ball. What is the DB supposed to do, start looking for 3 steps to time his hit. Hell no, it is bang bang. They need to look at it like without the hit does the receiver catch the ball. Well, that sure hands Steinberger caught that ball without a doubt, and Delpit gets penalized for a great hit to preserve the game victory for LSU... This sucks!!!!

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But it totally eliminates the possibility that Greedy will also fumble the ball as he runs with it. Once the play is dead, you simply cannot determine the unknowable outcome from that point

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The game is over at the time of the whistle/hand signal. We had the ball when that happened.


Found this for inadvertent whistle provisions, check out #4:

NCAA inadvertent whistle rules
4-2-b

If an official sounds his whistle inadvertently or otherwise signals the
ball dead during a down (Rules 4-1-3-k and m):
1. When the ball is in player possession, then the team in possession
may elect to put the ball in play where declared dead or replay the
down.
2. When the ball is loose from a fumble, backward pass or illegal pass,
then the team in possession may elect to put the ball in play where
possession was lost or replay the down.
3. During a legal forward pass or a free or scrimmage kick, then the ball
is returned to the previous spot and the down replayed.
4. After Team B gains possession on the try or during an extra period, then the try is over or the extra-period possession series is ended



ps - It really isn't even an inadvertent whistle issue. The whistle and hand signals occurred after LSU recovered the fumble. They can review the play and overturn it as a fumble instead of an incomplete pass and clearly see LSU recovered the fumble. You could say the whistles can be deemed inadvertent but that would mean the game is over anyway because LSU had already taken over possession of the ball (assuming replay ruled so).

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It got no looks from the refs, they went with the live call and didn't consider a replay. A game-deciding very close decision and they don't even look at it. That's inexcusable.

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And where does the decision not to review it come from? Hmmmm....

To me, it was one of those rare--- it could go either way calls. It was that close IMO.

The fact that it wasn't reviewed and given and explanation afterwards was what I had a problem with.

Was it a catch? I've seen plays like that 1,000 times and it's been called both ways.

There were several calls that didn't go our way. Seems like all of them went A&M's way but that's how the losing team always feels

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He never tucked the ball away. No one runs with the ball held out in front of them, like it is when Delpit makes contact. No possession

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You don’t have to “tuck the bal away”. He clearly has it in two hands. You can run with the ball like that if you want to. It’s not advised but you can do it.

Sorry, it was a catch and a fumble. Gameover! We are 8 in a row against them.

There isn't even a hand signal until after Greedy picks it up.....

Pretty clear that’s a fumble.