The Consensus reminded me about something I wanted to rant about...

[AzzurriDawg4]

Well, just a mini-rant. But did everyone else not notice in the last 3 or 4 games how blatant the holding has been against our D-line? Specifically, against McPhee. It really has been some of the worst I have seen in a long time. I guess I always watch the line play on Defense, and I seem to usually notice this stuff more than other people that I am watching the game with. But damn, it was bad - I would look down and see his Jersey pulled up past the earhole of his helmet.

Now, I am sure we could have been doing the same thing on offense...but I just haven't seen it as much.

 

[davatron]

that it is a hold... it's because I look at it through maroon-tinted glasses, though.

 

[pDigital32Dawg]

I just don't think refs call holding unless its way out in the wide open. I couldn't agree more that our defensive line gets held very badly but at the same time they aren't calling holding on us either. The only holding penalties I have seen were on the wide receivers or on a lineman pulling a defender down.

 

[Original48]

Houston and Arkansas were the biggest examples this year. It's like they want to protect the 'premier' QB and therefore overlook blatant holding calls.

 

[maroonmania]

had a holding call made on them. I seriously can't remember one this year.

 

[Irondawg]

not just against us but in SEC game total for some reason. It's a penalty I'm used to seeing called about 5-7 times a game but there were games I didn't see it called the entire contest this year.

 

[FlabLoser]

I see lots of holding and blocking the back in our games and other games that goes uncalled. Seems to be a lot more this year than in previous years. I really think the SEC has made a concerted effort to let more stuff like that go. Matt Wyatt also alluded to that in his pregame radio show on Saturday.