Rewatched that Arky/Memphis game
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When you go back and look at the times that Memphis has won games against SEC teams over the years, they seem to always find a way to do it in the most unpredictable, miraculous ways.
I was glad for them on Saturday because my wife’s a grad, and frankly I hate Arkansas. However, let’s be honest. There is no way that they should’ve won that game
I was glad for them on Saturday because my wife’s a grad, and frankly I hate Arkansas. However, let’s be honest. There is no way that they should’ve won that game
Unfortunately for Memphis the time of getting football home and homes is likely going away. SEC teams only having 3 OOC games will change the strategy for those schools.
That Leach game against them was misery. Offensive was so bleh all day. SEC refs plus our offense were looking for ways to make us lose. Absolutely shouldn’t have lost that game.
That Leach game against them was misery. Offensive was so bleh all day. SEC refs plus our offense were looking for ways to make us lose. Absolutely shouldn’t have lost that game.
That game featured one of the worst calls I've ever seen in football.
Top 5 unfavorable football play of all time that I will never be able to forget. That official absolutely 17ed us and then refused to admit his screw up when the officials huddled. I’m pretty sure that he got pulled from that crew for the next couple weeks, but I’m not sure where he is now.
Hopefully not officiating
We could've done this if you 4ssholes hadn't rushed the field and cost us 500k.
Was that the one where a punt was downed and the official didn't see it - opposing team ran it back for a touchdown? I had blocked that play & game from my mind until just now.
That play happening to us is 100% an example of why MSU fans expect bad things to happen mysteriously.
The thing is....pretty much every team has two or three things like that in their history that they can bring up.
Trust me - I was in the stands for this and I was apoplectic (look it up) at the time.
Everyone has their example for why the zebras are just out to get us...when in reality, they just suck sometimes.
Not only that, on the exact same play, Memphis had two players with the same number on the field at the same time.
One of the officials actually waved his arms above his head to signal the play dead, but then changed his mind and let the play go on when Memphis picked the ball up and ran it back. A dead ball signal stops the play, so the ball should've been dead. Memphis also had two guys with the same number on the field during the play, which should've been a penalty. It was true referee incompetence on that one play.
That actually happens fairly often. Mississippi had it for a few plays in an Egg Bowl several years ago, and we've had it on special teams a few times in one of the later Mullen years. It's just hard for officials to catch. The real answer is only allow 1 player per number on the active roster each game. It's just stupid. I remember one year Georgia had 2 tailbacks with the same number. They weren't on the field at the same time, but it sure made it harder for the defense to know which one was in the game.
That's what made me madder than anything. Mistakes happen. But as an official when you signal the play dead, it's freaking dead.
Well that's blatantly against the rules. You can only have redundant numbers if one is offense and one is defense. It usually becomes an issue with special teams because that's a mix of those types of players.
In reality, you have to have redundant numbers because there are more players than numbers available.
You don't have that many players active for any game. There's 101 numbers available counting 0 and 00. And you could get to 110 by using number like 01, 02, etc.
What I remember in the Egg Bowl was Nkemdiche wearing #5 when they put him in as a running back and their regular running back was also #5, but they weren’t on the field simultaneously. After they got called for it, Nkemdiche switched to #99 and didn’t gain another yard.
This was different because it’s two players with the exact same number on the field at the same time. I guess it’s hard to catch, but somehow ESPN caught it, but the officials didn’t.
You don't have that many players active for conference games and road games. But out of conference home games can have 110 or more people dressed out.
Back then that wasn't considered down. They changed the rule shortly after that to rule the elbow/forearm on the ground as down.
actually was 3 bad calls on that one play. The illegal return of a downed ball, 12 men on the field and two players with the same number on the field.
I’m just glad Arkansas lost. I don’t like Memphis, but I don’t like anyone in the SEC other than State even more.
Yeah, that game was a tossup in my mind. Could have gone either way.....but was gonna be a close one regardless.
I was wondering if we beat UT with a 65 yd FG with no time left.....will it cost us $500K again or will it be more like $750K or a cool million?
The Memphis coach said on the post game radio show that they had prepared their gunner's for that possibility should it happen. It did, and they took advantage of it. The only thing that we should be upset about was the official raising his arm/hand as if he was about to mark it down. When he did that, our defenders hesitated just long enough for Austin to pick it up and run for the TD. We lost and Austin is now in the NFL. He was a lot like Brennan Thompson is for us this year.....one of the fastest players in college football. No way we would have caught him. Hopefully, our team has learned not to "touch" the ball down with their fingers, but to pick it up and possess it, then hand it to the ref.