re: From NCAA rules: Ball possession definition

If Mond's fumble pick-pick up that nullified Delpit's interception was possession then Sternberger's catch/fumble should have been possession too.

You totally right. Some people are confusing a team possessing the ball with a player possessing a ball. The best way to look at it is this. Before the snap the ball was lying on the ground. AM had possession but no player had possession. When a ball is fumbled out of bounds. The ball goes to the last team for which a player LAST HAD possession. This acknowledges that at the time the ball went out of bounds no player had possession Possession by a team and by a player are not the same. Their QB lost possession and had not reestablished possession when his knee was down. A and M had posssession the whole time. But the two are totally different. Bottom line is the refs blew it.

Funny how they ruled that as a possession while his knee was down but then ruled the receiver didn’t have possession on a later call

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He missed the shotgun snap

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exactly. otherwise known as "live ball" meaning the next player to GRASP the ball has "possession." same thing after a kickoff past 10 yards

I was puzzled last night with the announcer because the ball was not on the ground when the knee touched.

So I just watched it again...Mond had the.ball grasped in his right hand when his knee touched. The question then is having the ball grasped with one hand is possession then it is the correct cal, which I think was right.

That doesn't bother as much as them refusing to review an obvious fumble which wasn't even as close of a call as the Mond snap. That is what really ticked me off.

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Also watch Mond's actions on the play. He never acted like he touched the ground like a "Oh did they see that?"

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...it sure took the ref’s long enough to blow the play dead after he retained possession, got up and threw the interception, and Delpit was running towards the goaline....I don’t even think the ref’s even knew what the frick just happened....

Y'all think this is messed up look at the ruling for a spiked ball at the end of a game. It clearly says that if the clock hits zero in the field of play then the game is over. What's worse is that A&M had no timeouts so how do the refs call time for them to review it with zero time left and then put a second back on the clock for them to all regroup, calm down and run another play without having to hurry?

In live action the clock could have ran out anyway but by giving this opportunity it takes away that chance of them messing it all up. It's a total crock of shite. No way should they have been allotted this extra time with no timeouts left. The fumble called incomplete was just a cherry on top. It looked like fumble in real time and def in slow motion. Think about it like this, if Delpit doesn't hit him perfectly, which he did bc he's an All American Safety playing for LSU, would he have caught that ball and went in for a score? Damn right he would have. He was obviously turning to the endzone bc he knew he had that ball firmly in his hands and THEN Delpit comes flying in to knock it out. Another huge play by the LSU defense just ignored by the SEC. Frick these clowns man. I'm sick of being treated like this in the conference we helped take to this level. Without LSU this conference would likely be just another conference. Let them butt frick A&M every year, they won't mind one bit.

We can move into the ACC or Big 12. They would gladly take all the money LSU brings to the table. Basketball is getting going now too so all our big 3 sports will be top 25 material. Not to mention our gymnastics, golf and track teams. Even our Womans teams are pretty darn good. Anyone would be happy to have our ratings added to their conference. The SEC would take a huge loss without LSU. Frick these MFers. It might even the odds of the power conferences some. Monetary and on the field.

What about the fake field goal? Isn’t the holder’s knee on the ground before he tosses to the kicker or throws a pass?

I hope that officiating crew is never allowed in Baton Rouge. It wouldn't be the first crew that was told they're not welcome.