If the ref calls the PI, the fake punt never happens.

And some on CB are trying to defend him. Complete clown.

westsidecoug

10/25/20 2:17am

I like him

ChiTownCougarV2

10/25/20 7:15am

RE: I like him

-C9-

10/25/20 8:36am

RE: I like him

Gerald-DeGroot

10/25/20 10:15am

Some like clowns. Me? They give me the creeps with the makeup, wigs, & outfits.

SwampyCoug

10/25/20 11:34am

What a maroon.

CougarThug

10/25/20 3:00am

Remind him that we knelt it inside the 5 in two games, nothing wrong with

akmewg

10/25/20 4:04am

I don't remember if it was Gilmore or not but, whoever did the commentary for

DrJaggers

10/25/20 7:13am

I think his points are valid... I’m glad they didn’t call that PI

Pretorian

10/25/20 6:15am

Refs should call all fouls, regardless of the time or score in the game. It's

here's to hoping

10/25/20 6:32am

Yeah, you don't stop being a referee just because one team is up big. An obvious foul is still a foul.

John Doe

10/25/20 6:39am

You also don’t stop being a human with a brain just bc you’re a referee (wait...

Pretorian

10/25/20 8:53am

How is your approach fair for the 2nd and 3rd stringers that get very limited opportunities to show what they can do?

slatecoug

10/25/20 12:40pm

Hmmm I wonder how you vote.

Ash

10/25/20 1:49pm

If it was Alabama instead of BYU it would have been called PI. 100%.

lbmango

10/25/20 11:41am

Seriously. Anyone who disagrees is basically saying, “The core rules should

m0resn0w

10/25/20 6:40am

Yes, the game was over. After the game Is clearly over I totally think things

Pretorian

10/25/20 8:47am

The punt fake was too much. I get it.

Eddie

10/25/20 9:40am

We are largely on the very same page, I am very ok with the deep pass and even

Pretorian

10/25/20 11:26am

That’s not what’s upsetting most people

Coug-Ida

10/25/20 2:45pm

I’m not going to defend Gilmore bc

Pretorian

10/25/20 5:52pm

The ONLY defense that Gilmore has related to his comments...

Eddie

10/26/20 10:59am

No, those were two different plays. They did call the PI with the interception in or near the south end zone.

Yllage Vidiot

10/26/20 2:25pm

You are not human.

Gerald-DeGroot

10/25/20 10:20am

Impressive eye roll pret!

Bluedarts

10/25/20 10:58am

Sometimes it’s lonely when you’re the only sane person around

Pretorian

10/25/20 11:30am

That is one of the dumbest things I’ve heard in my lifetime.

Duke Silver

10/25/20 6:48am

😂 really.... you’re very sheltered

Pretorian

10/25/20 8:48am

This is idiotic. You aren’t idiotic. But this point is.

YIsForBrigham

10/25/20 7:21am

You’re right, we should all cry on a national level about a missed call At the

Pretorian

10/25/20 8:50am

That is a very different point than "I'm glad they didn't call that a PI" which is, frankly, really dumb

YIsForBrigham

10/25/20 8:52am

It’s the exact same point... it WAS PI and it shouldn’t have been called yet

Pretorian

10/25/20 8:56am

No it is not. "I'm glad they didn't call a blatant PI" is much dumber than "We should stop whining about it"

YIsForBrigham

10/25/20 9:02am

You can’t remove the fact we were totally dominating the game... along with

Pretorian

10/25/20 11:28am

you have changed the argument.

tjngirlz

10/25/20 3:37pm

No it wouldn’t have, it was a pointless call on either side.Gilmore is probably

Pretorian

10/25/20 8:08pm

I thought you said you were done?

tjngirlz

10/25/20 8:14pm

Not as sad as crying about a missed PI call when you win by 38

Pretorian

10/25/20 8:21pm

RE: Not as sad as crying about a missed PI call when you win by 38

Ungoy

10/25/20 8:23pm

RE: Not as sad as crying about a missed PI call when you win by 38

Pretorian

10/26/20 6:10am

RE: Not as sad as crying about a missed PI call when you win by 38

Ungoy

10/26/20 10:11am

Dumb. PI is PI regardless of score

byucougs9

10/25/20 7:39am

How is it that winning isn’t enough for you people? We cry about ridiculous stuf

Pretorian

10/25/20 8:52am

Why would you alter a rule based on the score?

byucougs9

10/25/20 9:44am

I’m not changing the rule, it’s just being aware of what’s around you

Pretorian

10/25/20 11:33am

This isn’t about whiny byu fans

vegas guey

10/25/20 11:16am

If this was happening all over I’d be with you but

Pretorian

10/25/20 11:38am

I think it can be insulting to let up.Its ok to put in the 4th string and score.

ParentingNotForSissy

10/25/20 9:41am

I agree, who wants the team to let up?

Pretorian

10/25/20 11:39am

It creates a dangerous environment

WP17

10/25/20 9:57am

Was this game even close to getting out of hand? No it wasn’t... had they missed

Pretorian

10/25/20 11:42am

That’s the point... it wasn’t out of hand so why give any room for it to get there.

WP17

10/25/20 12:05pm

It wasn’t out of hand, it wasn’t close to out of hand, it was one missed call...

Pretorian

10/25/20 12:35pm

RE: I think his points are valid... I’m glad they didn’t call that

Gerald-DeGroot

10/25/20 10:19am

How is that fair for the 2nd and 3rd stringers that have limited opportunities to show what they can do?

slatecoug

10/25/20 12:39pm

If the ref calls the PI, the fake punt never happens.

idcougarfan

10/25/20 7:20am

I fell asleep but if we did a fake punt that’s crossing the lines

ChiTownCougarV2

10/25/20 7:28am

please don't start this again

here's to hoping

10/25/20 7:32am

I didn’t know it was a thing. Missed the play

ChiTownCougarV2

10/25/20 9:19am

It wasn't a big deal and it wasn't called. It was the punter calling his own #

Harbinger

10/25/20 7:34am

I agree with Rod. Crap like that gives BYU a bad look. Glad they didn’t call.

Robert Baratheon

10/25/20 7:38am

If it's not first string it doesn't matter. Just because BYU is up doesn't mean

byucougs9

10/25/20 7:41am

Yep. His reasoning was that the rules don't apply if you're up big. Dumb.

Harbinger

10/25/20 7:46am

BYU created a no win situation by throwing long. This is the first self issue.

Robert Baratheon

10/25/20 1:54pm

Ummm no. You run your plays until ~5 minutes to go in the 4th. There were over 8

Harbinger

10/25/20 8:06pm

What goes around comes around. BYU staff didn’t do itself any favors IMHO.

Robert Baratheon

10/27/20 7:21pm

It does not

YIsForBrigham

10/25/20 7:43am

Did people complain this much when Clemson beat the stuffing out of GT?

whoneedscorners?

10/25/20 10:34am

The tweet contradicts what they were saying in the broadcast about developing

Preppy

10/25/20 7:45am

Ask him to talk about Ohio State scoring with 18 seconds left with their 2’s

1984coug

10/25/20 8:04am

Or Clemson hanging 73 on a conference opponent

BYU '80

10/25/20 8:34am

Wisc up 42-7 bootleg from 2 1min left (failed). Scored 10pts w less 5 min left.

ImuaKahuku

10/25/20 11:44am

What's worse is Justin Fields was still in the game until the last few minutes.

Speedy

10/25/20 8:46am

No PI was the wrong call & he DID acknowledge it in the game, as he's saying.

SinkingQuffa

10/25/20 8:10am

Ha Ha Ha, bring back our adopted blue Cougar Andre Ware

Samuel Hall Society

10/25/20 8:12am

And it wasn’t 52-14 when they were throwing just to clarify

BYU '80

10/25/20 8:32am

Rod is a lawyer and knows what he said isnt the complete truth. What it means

cowbellcoug

10/25/20 9:07am

Tripling down.

nslcougar

10/25/20 9:56am

Good for him for being so kind as to humor our dumber fans.

SinkingQuffa

10/25/20 9:59am

It's nice that we have such smart fans like you mingled in with us dummies.

nslcougar

10/25/20 10:09am

Honestly my biggest hope is for some of my not-as-dumb-as-you-sound fellow fans

SinkingQuffa

10/25/20 10:22am

I'll take overreacting to comments on Twitter for 1,000 Alex.

nslcougar

10/25/20 10:31am

When they're directed at one of the main announcers of our ESPN night games

SinkingQuffa

10/25/20 10:48am

Back in the glory days, my dad would turn the volume down

BlueFever

10/25/20 11:39am

I’m with you

ChiTownCougarV2

10/25/20 10:50am

I wish we could be shameless enough to be louder sort of folk.

SinkingQuffa

10/25/20 10:54am

Beth Mowins is mailing her “Worst announcer in the world” trophy to

Gerald-DeGroot

10/25/20 10:13am

Not a big deal. Not sure why ppl are going after him on Twitter

cougargollum

10/25/20 11:05am

I agree that going after him on Twitter isn't a good look.

Ungoy

10/25/20 11:10am

I completely agree.

cougargollum

10/25/20 11:20am

i think what people are missing is that the refs are there to maintain control.

ImuaKahuku

10/25/20 11:16am

A foul is a foul. You don't NOT call roughing the passer because they're ahead.

Speedy

10/25/20 11:55am

And then when it’s not called you move on like grown adults

ChiTownCougarV2

10/25/20 11:58am

Showing his true colors imo

IndepYndent

10/25/20 12:32pm

I can give you a former referee's perspective

shakarocks

10/25/20 12:37pm

I think how bad that PI was would be reason to call (like you suggested). As to

m0resn0w

10/25/20 12:47pm

It's a rewarding but can be a hassle

shakarocks

10/25/20 12:53pm

If the officials would take responsibility for their calls and quit huddling after every call we would knock lots of

Rhino84

10/25/20 12:47pm

Your comment has nothing to do with mine

shakarocks

10/25/20 12:52pm

You said refs are trained to keep their flags in their pockets to speed up games that are out of hand. My point is

Rhino84

10/25/20 1:21pm

This smacks of the "unwritten rules" fiasco in baseball. Officiate the game straight up, for Pete's sake! Stupid refs.

Yllage Vidiot

10/25/20 1:22pm

Of course it does. Over the course of decades the games and how they are

shakarocks

10/25/20 1:52pm

So let me make sure I understand: Refs can see a clear penalty in front of them and decide not to call it based on the

Yllage Vidiot

10/25/20 2:11pm

I explained in my initial post

shakarocks

10/25/20 2:48pm

That is ridiculous. It's not the ref's job to determine when a team is being

westsidecoug

10/25/20 2:21pm

Then you don't have a refined understanding of what officials are there to do

shakarocks

10/25/20 2:58pm

Well then you are part of the problem as well as those refs yesterday. 😂 Not

westsidecoug

10/25/20 6:50pm

Oh yes they are

shakarocks

10/25/20 7:45pm

You are over exaggerating.

slatecoug

10/26/20 12:30am

No I'm really not.

shakarocks

10/26/20 12:32am

That is your opinion, but I and many other officials don't agree with your assessment.

slatecoug

10/26/20 12:20am

It's not an opinion

shakarocks

10/26/20 12:36am

Yeah...people definitely need to let it go (including Rod). No need to blast

m0resn0w

10/25/20 12:44pm

Flags are a TV rating killer in a blowout. I think it’s that simple.

Robert Baratheon

10/27/20 7:26pm

After 10pm, the only people watching a blowout are fans of the teams playing.

Eddie

10/28/20 8:17am

Running plays produce more injuries. So he's wrong there too. He's a moron.

HONOMO

10/25/20 1:30pm

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