I'm not a fan of the "what would affect the game more?" calculus

Oct 6, 2015
8:26:22am

jbcoug

If a team doesn't want to deal with the consequences of a penalty then they shouldn't commit a penalty. The last thing I want is for a referee to decide when rules should and should not be enforced based on the score and the time remaining.

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Just saw the blown call from the game last night.

RichieRich

10/6/15 8:10am

While what you say is true

Sea Chicken

10/6/15 8:13am

And for the record, I know who Efren Herrera is

Sea Chicken

10/6/15 8:14am

Sorry, I zorned out for a minute. Who did you say?

Indy Coug

10/6/15 8:16am

I would have a great comeback

Sea Chicken

10/6/15 8:30am

Not a dumb rule at all.

foofcoug

10/6/15 8:16am

Exactly, what if a Lions player had been about to fall on the ball? Lions ball

hansel

10/6/15 8:27am

That doesn't explain why it is a good rule

Sea Chicken

10/6/15 8:28am

Apparently the competition committee has determined that the game is better

hansel

10/6/15 8:32am

adding to the intrigue of players scrambling to recover a ball in the field is

travelcoug

10/6/15 9:30am

Seriously. As evidenced by many onside kicks or muffed punts, when

LiveCoug

10/6/15 8:53am

There are plenty of questionable rules, but that was a joke. I would bet the

RichieRich

10/6/15 8:16am

Irrelevant. Rules are rules

spugeddy24

10/6/15 9:35am

My reply. Sometimes its better to be lucky than good

Zenoch

10/6/15 8:14am

The coaches and players not knowing the rule is understandable.

RichieRich

10/6/15 8:17am

They fumbled on the 1. They deserved to lose.

tank

10/6/15 8:14am

Or the Hawks deserved to lose because they turned a great Chancellor play into

RichieRich

10/6/15 8:19am

So the problem is he was a defender and batted and not kicked the ball?

SpiffCoug

10/6/15 8:15am

That's a penalty too. It results in a safety because the penalty occurred in

foofcoug

10/6/15 8:17am

Pretty sure if a punter does that, it's a penalty

jbcoug

10/6/15 8:21am

Yeah, I imagine the Lions would have gladly taken 2 points and the ball back

smokymountainrain

10/6/15 8:26am

Meh. The ball was going out whether the guy touched it or not. I think calling

Broda

10/6/15 8:23am

So, the officials should pick and choose which rules to enforce?

RichieRich

10/6/15 8:25am

I'm not a fan of the "what would affect the game more?" calculus

jbcoug

10/6/15 8:26am

I'm sure the ref was not calculating that in his head. I think he missed the

Broda

10/6/15 8:32am

Regarding your basketball comparison:

smokymountainrain

10/6/15 8:35am

Thanks for the laugh. Steve Young and Ray Lewis both were wondering when that

Broda

10/6/15 8:48am

It actually gets called all the time.

The Dude Abides

10/6/15 9:51am

All the time? I've never seen it called. Ever.

Broda

10/6/15 10:02am

Haha you've never seen a punter kick the ball out the back of the end zone when

The Dude Abides

10/6/15 10:07am

Yes, I've seen that. Never seen a flag thrown because of it.

Broda

10/6/15 10:14am

Weird. I've never seen them miss it when the punter does it.

The Dude Abides

10/6/15 10:17am

I've seen it called several times on onside kicks where the receiving team

foofcoug

10/6/15 10:16am

Yes, that's the exact equivalence to lighting tapping a ball that was already

Left Shark Coug

10/6/15 9:45am

Your basketball example is exactly why this shouldn't happen

jbcoug

10/6/15 8:35am

lol. that's ridiculous. Let's not call that late hit, targeting

smokymountainrain

10/6/15 8:29am

Wow I am so glad I have you to interpret what I say. Thank you.

Broda

10/6/15 8:35am

the ref should have made the call precisely BECAUSE of the time and score.

smokymountainrain

10/6/15 8:44am

Refs, especially replay refs, shouldn't be running their own court of equity.

byutx

10/6/15 8:44am

Zero chance? no. Low? Sure. But the bat affected the ball and therefore the

LiveCoug

10/6/15 8:54am

I'm always a fan of consistent application of the rules. If he broke the rule

Bro

10/6/15 8:37am

I echo Steve Young and Ray Lewis. They seemed bewildered about that rule

coug203

10/6/15 9:44am

It is. It wasn't when Steve Young played. Ray should know it.

The Dude Abides

10/6/15 9:54am

False. It was a rule when Steve Young played, yet he had no idea.

Broda

10/6/15 10:01am

That's because it would result in a safety when he did it, which is

chago04

10/6/15 10:05am

Hmm for some reason I thought it changed about 10 years ago. Must be wrong.

The Dude Abides

10/6/15 10:09am

Steve and Ray specifically asked the old official guy last night when the rule

Broda

10/6/15 10:18am

Ah. Guess it's been longer than I thought. Time flies.

The Dude Abides

10/6/15 10:25am

he had a lot of concussions, so relying on his memory to determine anything

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