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Refs could have thrown a flag on the blocked XP

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Refs could have thrown a flag on the blocked XP

Unread post by ASU2012 » Sun Dec 02, 2012 6:25 pm

Here's a highlight of the blocked XP, and though it is a bad angle, it still fits my argument.



As the ball was being recovered (or downed, thus ending the play) at least 30 of the ISU players and staff were already on the field celebrating. By rule, the refs should have thrown a flag and we should have received an extra try, half the distance closer to the goal line. I remember a FBS game earlier this season where the team/fans rushed the field early during the middle of the play resulting in another try.

Let me be clear to say that I am not complaining that a flag wasn't thrown, if I was a ref I wouldn't have thrown it either, I'm just saying that by rule a flag probably should have been tossed.
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Re: Refs could have thrown a flag on the blocked XP

Unread post by RankinApp » Sun Dec 02, 2012 6:31 pm

That was BYU vs. Utah. One of the craziest game endings I've ever seen. :lol:
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Re: Refs could have thrown a flag on the blocked XP

Unread post by appst890 » Sun Dec 02, 2012 9:15 pm

Yes that happened but why should it have been a penalty?. The game was over.
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Re: Refs could have thrown a flag on the blocked XP

Unread post by Yosef » Sun Dec 02, 2012 9:32 pm

appst890 wrote:Yes that happened but why should it have been a penalty?. The game was over.
It was a loose ball on a play that wasn't dead yet. It technically should have been a penalty as the game was not over.
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Re: Refs could have thrown a flag on the blocked XP

Unread post by JCline0429 » Sun Dec 02, 2012 11:25 pm

Yosef wrote:
appst890 wrote:Yes that happened but why should it have been a penalty?. The game was over.
It was a loose ball on a play that wasn't dead yet. It technically should have been a penalty as the game was not over.
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Re: Refs could have thrown a flag on the blocked XP

Unread post by Appersrule » Mon Dec 03, 2012 12:12 pm

No referee in the right mind would throw that flag, especially if they wanted to ever work another playoff game again.
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Unread post by philponder » Mon Dec 03, 2012 2:05 pm

PAT blocked. Game over. Move on. No sane ref will ever bail you out in that situation. Let's talk about the Montana game.
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Re: Refs could have thrown a flag on the blocked XP

Unread post by asumike83 » Mon Dec 03, 2012 2:16 pm

Technically, yes it could have been a penalty but the game was over. That would have been a horrible call. Did any of the App players step foot on the field before Corey Lynch was tackled at the Big House? Would have been nothing short of robbery, they deserved the W.
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Re: Refs could have thrown a flag on the blocked XP

Unread post by philponder » Mon Dec 03, 2012 2:20 pm

asumike83 wrote:Technically, yes it could have been a penalty but the game was over. That would have been a horrible call. Did any of the App players step foot on the field before Corey Lynch was tackled at the Big House? Would have been nothing short of robbery, they deserved the W.
That's a pretty good analogy.
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Re: Refs could have thrown a flag on the blocked XP

Unread post by Gonzo » Mon Dec 03, 2012 2:31 pm

Can we close this thread? Sounds like a bunch of Georgia Southern fans.

We lost.
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Re: Refs could have thrown a flag on the blocked XP

Unread post by philponder » Mon Dec 03, 2012 2:33 pm

Gonzo wrote:Can we close this thread? Sounds like a bunch of Georgia Southern fans.

We lost.
No kidding! Maybe we should have gone after the refs' van after the game!!! :lol:
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Re: Refs could have thrown a flag on the blocked XP

Unread post by appbio91 » Mon Dec 03, 2012 3:04 pm

philponder wrote:PAT blocked. Game over. Move on. No sane ref will ever bail you out in that situation. Let's talk about the Montana game.
Wonder how many tickets we will get for that one? I really want to go. Any idea how the ticket allotment wil be doled out?
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