I found this on the Auburn board.
<font size="2">see link below
</font><h3><font size="2">With
12:37 remaining in the 3rd quarter of the 75th Iron Bowl, Greg McElroy
lined up behind his center on 4th-and-inches at Alabama's 49-yard line.
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<font size="2">Auburn
had just trimmed the Tide's seemingly insurmountable 24-0 lead to just
ten points a few plays earlier. Needless to say, this was a very
important play in regards to the momentum for the rest of the game. If
McElroy was stopped, Auburn would get the ball around the 50-yard line
with a chance to cut the lead to three points very early in the 2nd
half.
McElroy took the snap and lunged forward behind his linemen,
barely making any forward progress from the line of scrimmage. His
helmet did definitely touch the 50-yard line, but you don't carry the
ball with your helmet. To my Auburn-biased eyes, it was definitely worth
a review or at least an extra look, but not to worry McElroy. Mr. Line
Judge has your back.
What you are seeing in the video above is
the line judge placing his foot at the spot the ball, but once he
notices that it might be a little too close to giving the Auburn the
ball on downs, he nonchalantly brings his back foot up next to his
spotting foot. He then drops the spotting foot back. This "process"
gives Alabama a good 4-5 inch gain. Football is a game of inches, and
those inches mattered on this play.
I'll be honest, the overhead
replay shows that McElroy probably did get the first down, but why would
an official do this? Why would he be moving his feet so discreetly to
move the ball up a few inches on a 4th-and-inches play? This was a huge
point in the game with an easy opportunity to continue the Tide's drive
by just a bump of a few inches, and this flat out looks like he took
advantage of that.</font></p> Watch this link: http://www.warblogle.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/291fcl1.gif</h3>
<font size="2">see link below
</font><h3><font size="2">With
12:37 remaining in the 3rd quarter of the 75th Iron Bowl, Greg McElroy
lined up behind his center on 4th-and-inches at Alabama's 49-yard line.
</font>
<font size="2">Auburn
had just trimmed the Tide's seemingly insurmountable 24-0 lead to just
ten points a few plays earlier. Needless to say, this was a very
important play in regards to the momentum for the rest of the game. If
McElroy was stopped, Auburn would get the ball around the 50-yard line
with a chance to cut the lead to three points very early in the 2nd
half.
McElroy took the snap and lunged forward behind his linemen,
barely making any forward progress from the line of scrimmage. His
helmet did definitely touch the 50-yard line, but you don't carry the
ball with your helmet. To my Auburn-biased eyes, it was definitely worth
a review or at least an extra look, but not to worry McElroy. Mr. Line
Judge has your back.
What you are seeing in the video above is
the line judge placing his foot at the spot the ball, but once he
notices that it might be a little too close to giving the Auburn the
ball on downs, he nonchalantly brings his back foot up next to his
spotting foot. He then drops the spotting foot back. This "process"
gives Alabama a good 4-5 inch gain. Football is a game of inches, and
those inches mattered on this play.
I'll be honest, the overhead
replay shows that McElroy probably did get the first down, but why would
an official do this? Why would he be moving his feet so discreetly to
move the ball up a few inches on a 4th-and-inches play? This was a huge
point in the game with an easy opportunity to continue the Tide's drive
by just a bump of a few inches, and this flat out looks like he took
advantage of that.</font></p> Watch this link: http://www.warblogle.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/291fcl1.gif</h3>
