Bowl Games

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Point-Illinois

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Point-Illinois
Fighter of the Nightman said:
Okay, why do teams LITERALLY never get the snap off on the next play before the refs decide the previous play will be reviewed?? They're clearly always hurrying, and the whistle always blows RIGHT as they snap it, lol. I'm not a conspiracy theorist type, but I could honestly be persuaded that this is done for the drama ... it happens the exact same way EVERY time.
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I’m guessing it’s more that the booth sees something, realizes the team is trying to get a snap off, radios down to the officials on the field and then they blow their whistle.

The amount of time that takes is probably just under the amount of time it takes to quickly get lined up.

But I guess there could be a TV Ted type ref in football that tries to make it more dramatic by waiting to blow his “review the play” whistle juuuuuuust before the snap.
 
#53      

Mr. Roberts

Mr. Roberts
Mr. Roberts
KevinC said:
The linesman on the right is blowing his whistle and waving his hands (a sign that the play is over) long before the rb reaches the ball towards the goal line. All effort on the D side is supposed to stop at that point or be assessed a penalty.
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One other note - the RB was dead stopped until the tight end reached out, grabbed him, and pulled him towards the goal line. That is illegal and a penalty. You see linemen push piles all the time, but reaching out and grabbing a guy to pull/carry him across the goal line is still verboten.

Tough call, but I think the right one. Of course, with some better play calling, Tennessee should have won in regulation. On the last drive, Purdue was gassed, and Tennessee kept overthrowing bombs instead of just getting a couple of chunk plays on the ground and setting up a make-able field goal instead of a 56 yarder.
 
#54      

Point-Illinois

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Point-Illinois
Mr. Roberts said:
One other note - the RB was dead stopped until the tight end reached out, grabbed him, and pulled him towards the goal line. That is illegal and a penalty. You see linemen push piles all the time, but reaching out and grabbing a guy to pull/carry him across the goal line is still verboten.

Tough call, but I think the right one. Of course, with some better play calling, Tennessee should have won in regulation. On the last drive, Purdue was gassed, and Tennessee kept overthrowing bombs instead of just getting a couple of chunk plays on the ground and setting up a make-able field goal instead of a 56 yarder.
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Yeah I was very surprised they didn’t get like 15 more yards on a couple dink/doink “under routes” and THEN give their kicker a chance.

Oh well, just another poor showing by the SEC. 😁
 
#55      

Cook

Cook
Richmond, VA
Cook
KevinC said:
The linesman on the right is blowing his whistle and waving his hands (a sign that the play is over) long before the rb reaches the ball towards the goal line. All effort on the D side is supposed to stop at that point or be assessed a penalty.
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Really don't care either way. My point was that it was a critically impactful, subjective call which Illini fans are all too familiar with coming out on the wrong side of.
 
#56      

DeonThomas

DeonThomas
South Carolina
DeonThomas
Rutgers set to put the first blemish on The Big Ten's perfect bowl record. I guess victories over Delaware, Temple, Syracuse, Indiana (and Illinois) weren't as big a deal as the NCAA Bowl Selection Committee thought.

In their 8 losses, looks as if the Knights will be outscored 282 - 75 (an avg of 35-9 per game).
 
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NJJ871

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DeonThomas said:
Rutgers set to put the first blemish on The Big Ten's perfect bowl record. I guess victories over Delaware, Temple, Syracuse, Indiana (and Illinois) weren't as big a deal as the NCAA Bowl Selection Committee thought.

In their 8 losses, looks as if the Knights will be outscored 282 - 75 (an avg of 35-9 per game).
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Bit good grades, don’t ya know, and that’s what college football really stands for.
 
#61      

orange100

orange100
time to hop on the wife
orange100
Mr. Roberts said:
One other note - the RB was dead stopped until the tight end reached out, grabbed him, and pulled him towards the goal line. That is illegal and a penalty. You see linemen push piles all the time, but reaching out and grabbing a guy to pull/carry him across the goal line is still verboten.

Tough call, but I think the right one. Of course, with some better play calling, Tennessee should have won in regulation. On the last drive, Purdue was gassed, and Tennessee kept overthrowing bombs instead of just getting a couple of chunk plays on the ground and setting up a make-able field goal instead of a 56 yarder.
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Agreed. It was the right call. His forward progress was dead way before he reached with the ball.
 
#62      

KevinC

KevinC
KevinC
Fighter of the Nightman said:
Okay, why do teams LITERALLY never get the snap off on the next play before the refs decide the previous play will be reviewed?? They're clearly always hurrying, and the whistle always blows RIGHT as they snap it, lol. I'm not a conspiracy theorist type, but I could honestly be persuaded that this is done for the drama ... it happens the exact same way EVERY time.
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Too many control freak coaches that refuse to send in two plays at once, in case something unexected happens the previous play and, need time to think the next play over.
 
#63      

IllinoisssssssVarsity

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KevinC said:
Too many control freak coaches that refuse to send in two plays at once, in case something unexected happens the previous play and, need time to think the next play over.
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I just thought every team would have a “beat the review” automatic play ready to go in any personnel grouping just to make sure. Especially if it’s for a big gain.
 
#64      

KevinC

KevinC
KevinC
I actually stood next to a coach , on the sideline, while he paced back and forth mumbling "what do I do, what do I do", to himself.
 
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Illini in Italy

Illini in Italy
Illini in Italy
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illinifan4249

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Space Coast, FL
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I'm never one to root for conference pride in the post season, especially when Michigan and Ohio State are concerned so seeing some of the lower tier teams from the B1G win and UM and hopefully tOSU can both go out and lose.