TCU-Texas Tech

[GophersInIowa]

Anyone else watching this game? TCU is getting royally screwed.

1. Game tied 10-10 late in the game. TT scores on a long swing pass to the RB. Problem is the RB dropped the ball before he crosses the goal line (why do players do this?). No one recovers and TT gets to keep the ball. I know that is right via the rules, but that is just stupid. If you voluntarily drop the ball before you get in the end zone, then you shouldn't keep the ball if no one recovers it. The result is a TD for TT.

2. TT up 17-10 with under 5 minutes left. TCU punts and the ball hits the TT returner and recovered by TCU. They call a penalty for catch interference even though the TCU player wasn't within 3 yards. Absolutely brutal call.

3. On the next player, TT fumbles. They don't call it on the field but the replay looks obvious to me and the announcers that is was a fumble. Nope, replay doesn't overturn it. TT kicks a FG.

 

[e.bigelow]

Yea, I've been watching. Got hosed on a lot of calls. AND, they crept mentioning how they added an extra ref on the field and still missed quite a few calls.

What I don't understand is how the guy drops the ball before the end zone, the ball rolls into the end zone, no one pickups it up. Shouldn't that be a touchback or something and given to the other team? Just a strange game all together.

 

[We're Comin']

They reviewed the fumble AFTER another play had happened. Very strange, I have never seen that.

TCU is getting jobbed.

 

[e.bigelow]

They reviewed the fumble AFTER another play had happened. Very strange, I have never seen that.

TCU is getting jobbed.

They claimed they buzzed down for the review before the play was ran, but TT was quick to get up and run the play. So, the buzz down from the replay booth apparently negated the play....I guess.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Yea, I've been watching. Got hosed on a lot of calls. AND, they crept mentioning how they added an extra ref on the field and still missed quite a few calls.

What I don't understand is how the guy drops the ball before the end zone, the ball rolls into the end zone, no one pickups it up. Shouldn't that be a touchback or something and given to the other team? Just a strange game all together.

The announcers agreed as well. It should be a touch back.

What's even more troubling to me is why players do this. It's happened a lot. If I were the coach, I'd make every player hand the ball to the ref after they score.

 

[highwayman]

They reviewed the fumble AFTER another play had happened. Very strange, I have never seen that.

TCU is getting jobbed.

They claimed they buzzed down for the review before the play was ran, but TT was quick to get up and run the play. So, the buzz down from the replay booth apparently negated the play....I guess.

Except the counted the second play, down and distance. Tough for TCU to fight Tech, Tech's fans and the refs.

 

[Fabian]

If they snapped the ball before the buzz came down, then there shouldn't have even been a review -- so I don't know what exactly happened. Either second down happened, or the review happened, but the refs made both happen.

I was ready for the dropped ball to be a touchback, but it never went out of the end zone, and no one ever picked it up. I guess it is like a punt -- if no one plays it on the roll and it stops dead and times out....but I'd have thought it goes to TCU.

 

[GophersInIowa]

If they snapped the ball before the buzz came down, then there shouldn't have even been a review -- so I don't know what exactly happened. Either second down happened, or the review happened, but the refs made both happen.

I was ready for the dropped ball to be a touchback, but it never went out of the end zone, and no one ever picked it up. I guess it is like a punt -- if no one plays it on the roll and it stops dead and times out....but I'd have thought it goes to TCU.

To add confusion to the mix, during the play after the so called fumble that was reviewed, it looked very obvious that one of the WR moved very early. Not that it really mattered as they didn't overturn the fumble.

 

[e.bigelow]

Except the counted the second play, down and distance. Tough for TCU to fight Tech, Tech's fans and the refs.

This. It's like they reviewed the play, some how decided it wasn't a fumble (still didn't get that one), then ultimately decided to count off the down and distance like it never happened. They managed all this with an EXTRA referee to the normal crew they had on already, that must have caused the confusion.

 

[Coolew01]

The announcers agreed as well. It should be a touch back.

What's even more troubling to me is why players do this. It's happened a lot. If I were the coach, I'd make every player hand the ball to the ref after they score.

Or not be allowed to drop the damn ball until they are six yards deep either or agree.

 

[Ski-U-Mah24]

I was taught going through the ranks of football to always hand the football to the refs after a score. Solves the problem every time IMO.

 

[Great Plains Gopher]

Or they could just touch it down, as the word goes; maddening to see that happen - second time in about a week.

 

[Sparlimb]

I watched as well and TCU got royally screwed over and over. So many awful calls went the way to Texas Tech. I have never EVER seen anything like the review of the fumble. I've seen questionable non-calls on a fumble where the offensive team hurries up and snaps the ball. I've seen late calls come down for a review. I have NEVER SEEN a play run, the replay called to review the previous play, the refs get the replay WRONG and then they come back and count the play that had just been run which was AFTER the play they reviewed. It was insane.

Questionable whether the guy signaled for a fair catch on the punt return for a td that was called a td until the refs said he made an "illegal fair catch signal"!?! What the hell is that. Either he made one or he didn't. Only cost TCU 7 points there...

The dropped ball on the half yard line was another awful call. If that truly is the rule, then it needs to be reviewed. The problem is the ref on the field called the play dead. Which is why no one jumps on the football. How could that not go to the defense is beyond me. What if the ref blew the ball dead before it went out of the back of the endzone. Would it be a touch back then???

All that said, both teams look REALLY bad. If that's all TCU has, we'd of had a half a chance against them this year. Neither team had much of any offense.

 

[TexasAggie11]

I find it hilarious that Tech rushed the field after this game. It's T-C-freaking-U, and you're going to rush the field after a sloppy game that you were 3-point underdogs for and that the ref handed you? Surprised they didn't tear down their goalposts.

If anyone is still wondering why we left the Big 12, this game should drive the point home.

 

[mom8pop]

The phantom kick-catch interference call was just awful. The returner was running full speed and the coverage team still managed to stay out of his way by a wide margin. This bothered me the most because it wasn't a miss, but it was the referee imagining something that didn't happen.

It is games like this where I don't think I could coach. I would have been thrown out as I could not control my emotions when getting hosed that badly. (Note - I only caught the end of the game and didn't see if terrible calls went the way of TCU as well)

 

[wait!what?]

Or they could just touch it down, as the word goes; maddening to see that happen - second time in about a week.

Do you remove your hat during the Rouser? 'hats off to thee'

 

[Dr.Don]

Does Jose' atop the flagpole wave to the crowd as the crowd stands and sings to him, "Jose' can you see....."

 

[GophersInIowa]

I watched as well and TCU got royally screwed over and over. So many awful calls went the way to Texas Tech. I have never EVER seen anything like the review of the fumble. I've seen questionable non-calls on a fumble where the offensive team hurries up and snaps the ball. I've seen late calls come down for a review. I have NEVER SEEN a play run, the replay called to review the previous play, the refs get the replay WRONG and then they come back and count the play that had just been run which was AFTER the play they reviewed. It was insane.

Questionable whether the guy signaled for a fair catch on the punt return for a td that was called a td until the refs said he made an "illegal fair catch signal"!?! What the hell is that. Either he made one or he didn't. Only cost TCU 7 points there...

The dropped ball on the half yard line was another awful call. If that truly is the rule, then it needs to be reviewed. The problem is the ref on the field called the play dead. Which is why no one jumps on the football. How could that not go to the defense is beyond me. What if the ref blew the ball dead before it went out of the back of the endzone. Would it be a touch back then???

All that said, both teams look REALLY bad. If that's all TCU has, we'd of had a half a chance against them this year. Neither team had much of any offense.

Forgot about that one. Terrible as well!

 

[e.bigelow]

I find it hilarious that Tech rushed the field after this game. It's T-C-freaking-U, and you're going to rush the field after a sloppy game that you were 3-point underdogs for and that the ref handed you? Surprised they didn't tear down their goalposts.

If anyone is still wondering why we left the Big 12, this game should drive the point home.

Haha! Very true! I was waiting to hear your thoughts, Aggie! Man, I dislike Tech!

 

[wait!what?]

ok, what is the bell guy doing?

 

[Dr.Don]

ok, what is the bell guy doing?

Ringing the bell! What's it look like?

 

[Gopherpride13]

Ringing the bell! What's it look like?

Well...

 

[highwayman]

The phantom kick-catch interference call was just awful. The returner was running full speed and the coverage team still managed to stay out of his way by a wide margin. This bothered me the most because it wasn't a miss, but it was the referee imagining something that didn't happen.

It is games like this where I don't think I could coach. I would have been thrown out as I could not control my emotions when getting hosed that badly. (Note - I only caught the end of the game and didn't see if terrible calls went the way of TCU as well)

And the TT returner was actually hit by one of his own guys.

How about the phantom clip on the first long punt return for TCU? A Tech player ran by him and a blocker. After he was 3 yards past the blocker, he tripped on his own foot in front of the ref. The ref flagged clipping even though the guy was never touched....

One of the worst officiated games I've ever, ever seen.

 

[highwayman]

This reminds me somewhat of "Dude, Where's My Car". The one guy was supposed to draw the "E" on the second guy and the second guy thought he was supposed to draw the "E" on the first guy.

"Dude, you got a tattoo!"

"Sweet, so did you!"

"Dude, what does mine say?"

"Sweet! What about mine?"

"Dude! What does mine say?"

"Sweet! What about mine?"

"DUDE! What does mine say?"

"SWEET! What about mine?"

 

[Sparlimb]

This reminds me somewhat of "Dude, Where's My Car". The one guy was supposed to draw the "E" on the second guy and the second guy thought he was supposed to draw the "E" on the first guy.

"Dude, you got a tattoo!"

"Sweet, so did you!"

"Dude, what does mine say?"

"Sweet! What about mine?"

"Dude! What does mine say?"

"Sweet! What about mine?"

"DUDE! What does mine say?"

"SWEET! What about mine?"

His back had the S. He just turned around for the camera, in which they had Tech on their front sides. Looks funny anyway...