invalid fair catch signal

[gophersfan]

So in your mind. Did they get the call right. They did and glad they overturn it.

 

[DEGopherfan]

Yes, it was the right call.

 

[GopherHole Staff]

The call was right, and it was glorious.

 

[ChromeDome]

Absolutely they did! RTBSUMGG!!!

 

[kisarazu]

So in your mind. Did they get the call right. They did and glad they overturn it.

Technically the right call. You can't wave your arm like that. Find another way to communicate with your teammates.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

It’s in the rule book. It was called correctly.

I wouldn’t blame any Iowa fan for being sore about it.

 

[mngg11]

It's about God damned time a bullshit call went our way is my take

 

[DCinOK]

His waving arm was above his shoulder for at least one wave. Correct call.

 

[highwayman]

It's about God damned time a bullshit call went our way is my take

The rules aren’t bullshit calls.

 

[RememberMurray]

Yes, it was the correct call. No question.

 

[7Gopher7]

Except if it’s the correct call, which it was it’s not B.S

 

[RememberMurray]

The rules aren’t bullshit calls.

Exactly.

The call was 100% correct.

 

[USAF]

Correct call, even though he wasnt signalling fair catch.

 

[Schnauzer]

I’ve got an Iowa fan trying to tell me that this is overlooked all the time and it is wink wink ignored all the time.

I didn’t realize the college football rule book was negotiable in game.

 

[hungan1]

What a terrible way to lose a game for Iowa! FIFY.

What a fantastic way to beat Iowa!

 

[spermophilus]

The rules aren’t bullshit calls.

Yes. The NBC “rules analyst” was horrrrible! Talking his way - and trying to sway everyone else - into that a most obvious targeting call against Iowa, wasn’t.

 

[Panthadad2]

What a terrible way to lose a game.

What an incredibly awesome way to win a game!

 

[Kmorrmp32]

So in your mind. Did they get the call right. They did and glad they overturn it.

Yes

 

[60's Guy]

I’ve got an Iowa fan trying to tell me that this is overlooked all the time and it is wink wink ignored all the time.

I didn’t realize the college football rule book was negotiable in game.

I don't think it was called live action? It came up in the scoring review.

 

[gopherdudepart2]

So in your mind. Did they get the call right. They did and glad they overturn it.

Replay got it right by catching it during scoring plays. Thank you Big 10 officials for making the correct call. Invalid fair catch signal is any waving motion in the rule book.

 

[Pompous Elitist]

I’ve got an Iowa fan trying to tell me that this is overlooked all the time and it is wink wink ignored all the time.

I didn’t realize the college football rule book was negotiable in game.

Laugh at that man.

 

[ergopher]

The simple reality of the situation is that if he did not wave for a fair catch he would have been tackled instead and the play would not have happened. The TD happened because Gopher special teams assumed he was going to play by the rules and not run.

 

[kisarazu]

The simple reality of the situation is that if he did not wave for a fair catch he would have been tackled instead and the play would not have happened. The TD happened because Gopher special teams assumed he was going to play by the rules and not run.

And this is exactly why invalid fair catch rules are in place.

 

[Pompous Elitist]

Yes. The NBC “rules analyst” was horrrrible! Talking his way - and trying to sway everyone else - into that a most obvious targeting call against Iowa, wasn’t.

As a former official it’s probably a difficult call for him. Typically when considering to call a foul or not you’d want to take the home team into account, whether the team at fault has conference playoff aspirations, whether you like the coach or player, and whether it could affect your bets on the game.

 

[Drake University Gopher]

Yes. The NBC “rules analyst” was horrrrible! Talking his way - and trying to sway everyone else - into that a most obvious targeting call against Iowa, wasn’t.

He didn’t even stop after he was wrong

 

[salzie]

Both are true
1. It was correct application of rule
2. Crappy rule

I'll take it

 

[gopherphil]

What a terrible way to lose a game.

Now if we beat Wisconsin just like that we’ll be able to say it couldn’t be two nicer teams it happened to.

That call was 100% legit and I thought that is exactly what I saw live.

But on the other hand it would have been so gopher football like to lose a game just like that. Advance a dead ball for a td.

 

[highwayman]

Yes. The NBC “rules analyst” was horrrrible! Talking his way - and trying to sway everyone else - into that a most obvious targeting call against Iowa, wasn’t.

…like the ball not moving on Iowa catches, but moving on all Gopher catches…

 

[salzie]

Why would you wave your back hand like that…a kick returner never does that. Plus he was really late on all his fair catch catch calls the whole game.

He also pushed nubin and got a call

 

[Arnold Babar]

He called fair catch late all game and drew a 15 yard penalty by initiating contact. By rule, that is allowed. By rule, he can't come in waving his arms and then return the punt. It was the correct call