re: Here is the NCAA Catch Rule...interpret it as you will...

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d. If the ball touches the ground after the player secures control and continues to maintain control, and the elements above are satisfied, it is a catch. I’m not sure how anyone that watched that saw anything different than this. He possessed the ball took two steps before hitting the pylon and falling to the ground. It was a horrible call

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And he never really lost the ball. There was “slight movement “ which is allowed per the rule and can still be a catch.

Agreed but he stepped out of bounds after crossing the plane meaning the catch was made and the play was over.

What the refs are potentially saying is that a player can catch a ball on a regular pass play not at the end zone, go out of bounds, then drop the ball, and it’s not a catch.

I’m good, we won the game but that’s a $hite rule.

He had control going to the ground. The ground then caused subtle movement of the ball while he still had complete control of the ball. The ground never caused him to lose control. It like having a pole in my hand , then having that pole contact a wall. The pole will slide through the grip of my hand but I’m always in control of the pole until I make contact with the wall. Same premise here, the ball moved but he maintained control.

False, only had one foot in then second foot was out of bounds. Watch the slow mo. Still believe it’s a touchdown though

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Once the pylon was touched, it was dead. It’s a TD.

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That's close to what Mike Periera the rules expert was saying on the broadcast.

Now post the Touchdown rule when the ball crosses the goaline.

Here is the problem with how "Birmingham" seems to handle our reviews. The burden of proof is related to the call on the field and you should never overturn that call unless there is indisputable video evidence to support you. There should never be a judgement in that equation and they should never overrule the judgement of the on field official.

"They" look at our calls and say, prove to me that the call on the field happened and reverse that logic. They also seem to look at the play in a vacuum and say that it should be X, ignoring what the call on the field was.

Seems that "they" do that to us all the time, but when it involves the "home" team, they do what benefits that team, not what is the proper thing.

Anyone who ignores this bias is either intentionally blind or just not paying attention to how these always go.

"Birmingham" needs to not make these calls any longer, we need a better system with IMPARTIAL professionals, not Alabama homers.

Once the secured catch crossed the goal line, which it did by about 2-3 yards, the play was over due to it being a TD at that point.

The SEC rigged another game. It was obvious. It is OK to admit it. It is part of the "experience" and has been for decades. Even the great Nick Saban couldn't win rigged games when he was at LSU.

Shouldn’t the play be over when he hits the pylon???