the onside kick

Apparently it was the right call because the player was moving forward or something?? Uhh.

I don't know, still confused by this one.

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i still cannot believe that two refs just stood there and watched the LSU receiver get wiped out before he had a chance to field the onside kick, then gave the loose ball to UNC.

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Meh, I can.

But what I CAN'T believe is that the play was actually REVIEWED and they couldn't see in the replays that the ball didn't go 10 yards.

The replay of the game looked different than that picture to me.. The game replay showed that they hit pretty much simultaneously imo.. And when Refs went to replay booth they cant review it to see if it was a penalty but only to see who recovered ball

Im pretty sure that it is legal... except for when it happens to LSU and costs us the ball.

Then it is punishable by death.

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Doesnt matter if the ball touched a LSU player

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He was hit before he touched the ball.

They made up for it by the "no call" for interference on the last play of the game. Lets face it, they gave us that one as a make up call for their blunder on the on side kick.

Nevertheless, Les should have had the hand's team on the field.

From Les....

On how he interpreted the onside kick ruling...
"I talked to the head of officials in the SEC, Rogers Redding, and he said frankly you cannot block anyone in advance of the ball. Anybody that would contact somebody in advance of the ball has created a foul. It's irrespective of the 40-yard line. In other words, if (Alfred) Blue steps across the 40-yard line to make the reception on the kick, then he is protected because you still cannot block in advance of the ball, and you still cannot contact a guy until the ball has gone 10 yards, so we are in a position where we should be able to field the ball certainly until we get possession without interference. In review, the officials are given a responsibility not to apparently create flags and throw flags from a reviewed look, and I think that was really the position that was taken. They reviewed it, and they really could not overturn the call on the field."

From Miles news conference yesterday:

On how he interpreted the onside kick ruling...
"I talked to the head of officials in the SEC, Rogers Redding, and he said frankly you cannot block anyone in advance of the ball. Anybody that would contact somebody in advance of the ball has created a foul. It's irrespective of the 40-yard line. In other words, if (Alfred) Blue steps across the 40-yard line to make the reception on the kick, then he is protected because you still cannot block in advance of the ball, and you still cannot contact a guy until the ball has gone 10 yards, so we are in a position where we should be able to field the ball certainly until we get possession without interference. In review, the officials are given a responsibility not to apparently create flags and throw flags from a reviewed look, and I think that was really the position that was taken. They reviewed it, and they really could not overturn the call on the field."

On if his explanation of the onside kick is the case, then why did they bother reviewing it...
"That's a good point. It really is. No one, certainly not I, said that we had the ball. It's not like they had to review possession. Maybe that's what the review was. Maybe they went back to review possession, and if that's the case, I think they came back with the right ruling on the field because they did have the ball. The issue became was he interfered with before the ball got there, and if they were not going to actually review that, that is a really good question."

At first i thought it should have been a penalty but if you watch the replays ABC showed after play I think it was right call... They hit simultaneously imo

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In review, the officials are given a responsibility not to apparently create flags and throw flags from a reviewed look, and I think that was really the position that was taken. They reviewed it, and they really could not overturn the call on the field."

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Where is the apology from the league for blowing the call? Crickets! I would have more respect for refs if they would man up like the baseball ump and admit it was a bad call or in this case no call.