Everybody thinks Tennessee Refs are bad

[Rhea Co.]

This is just horrible. Read the article before watching the video.

 

http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/spor...burtongame.html

[mikey65]

That was on the local news up here quite a bit. Worst call I've seen since Florida got jobbed in Knoxville a couple years ago with the unsportsmanlike penalty.

[TheUmp]

that was poor judgement by the back judge. that was not excessive celabration.

[DBWATCHDOG]

The head of refs for the state of VA admitted yesterday that it was the wrong call and should have never happened. Doesnt change game, but they did admit they were wrong...that is a first!

[KnightTime05]

The head of refs for the state of VA admitted yesterday that it was the wrong call and should have never happened. Doesnt change game, but they did admit they were wrong...that is a first!

Thats aweful

[treefitty74]

That's bush league....seriously....

[Monkey Wrench]

I've seen the exact same call in a game in TN, the call didnt decide the outcome of the game, but the ref threw the flag just for raising the ball up over his head

[chuckm]

This is just horrible. Read the article before watching the video.

 

http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/spor...burtongame.html

 

By rule, the call was correct. Rule states that player cannot do anything to bring attention to himself. When the player stretches out both arms, he's bringing attention to himself. NF Case Book says it's not a penalty for briefly raising ball above the player's head, which he did.

 

You can argue whether it was an appropriate call, but by rule it was the correct call.

[HSsportsfootball]

Wow, that was ridiculous.

[lastone2know]

By rule, the call was correct. Rule states that player cannot do anything to bring attention to himself. When the player stretches out both arms, he's bringing attention to himself. NF Case Book says it's not a penalty for briefly raising ball above the player's head, which he did.

 

You can argue whether it was an appropriate call, but by rule it was the correct call.

Hey chuckm are you an ump? case book may state that drawing attention to youself is a penalty but this is extreme. This kid was not doing anything crazy..next they will be calling penalties for any communication on the field.

[jabbo]

By rule, the call was correct. Rule states that player cannot do anything to bring attention to himself. When the player stretches out both arms, he's bringing attention to himself. NF Case Book says it's not a penalty for briefly raising ball above the player's head, which he did.

 

You can argue whether it was an appropriate call, but by rule it was the correct call.

 

I think the whole point is that the people enforcing the rules need to exercise judgement - if a player stands still in the endzone and bows his head one could argue that he's calling attention to himself, since people notice what he's doing. When the rules are enforced with no judgement you will occasionally have stupid outcomes, like this one.

[volman09]

That was on the local news up here quite a bit. Worst call I've seen since Florida got jobbed in Knoxville a couple years ago with the unsportsmanlike penalty.

THat wasnt a bad call at all! THe Flordia player deserved what he got and the Tennessee player jjust didnt get caught! Stuff like that happens all the time in games but not everytime they are going to get caught! That call that we are talking about on here tho was pretty crazy!