It was a pick6 and nobody was catching him. Yall sound like a bunch ofwhinyass pussies. Let the play on the field determine the outcome of the game and not some damn referee error.
Wow, Vandy just got screwed...
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It doesn't matter if someone was in the vicinity of the runner or not! The official killed the damn play! Plain and simple! Officials aren't paid to make judgements about "whether someone could have caught him or not..." or if the quarterback should or should not have thrown a pick 6... the ruling SHOULD have been dead ball! It's in the freakin' rule book!
<font class="Apple-style-span" face="sans-serif" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">The refs screwed up when they called it dead. The refs screwed up when they said the whistle wasn't blown. But had the refs not screwed up in the first place it would have been a pick6 anyways. So, I'm okay with it. I'm all about getting the call right and letting the players determine the outcome of the game and not some technical ref error.</span></font>
Rule 4 (Ball in Play, Dead Ball, and Out of Bounds), Section 2, Article 3: INADVERTENT WHISTLE:<div>
</div><div>AN INADVERTENT WHISTLE ENDS THE DOWN. Inadvertent whistles are administered as follows (this was an inadvertent whistle):</div><div>
</div><div>A. The down shall be replayed if, during a down or during a down in which the penalty for a foul is declined, an inadvertent whistle is sounded while a legal forward pass or snap is in flight, or during a legal kick.</div><div>
</div><div>B. The team last in possession may choose to either put the ball in play where possession was lost or replay the down if, during a down or during a down in which the penalty for a foul is declined, an inadvertent whistle is sounded while the ball is loose following a backward pass, fumble, illegal forward pass, or illegal kick.</div><div>
</div><div>C. The team in possession may choose to either accept the results of the play at the dead-ball spot or replay the down if, during a down or during a down in which the penalty for a foul is declined, an inadvertent whistle is sounded while the ball is in player possession.</div><div>
</div><div>D. The penalty shall be administered as determined by the basic spot and takes precedence over inadvertent whistle administration.</div><div>
</div><div>NOTHING in this rule says ANYTHING about "checking to see if anyone was in the vicinity of the runner before administering and inadvertent whistle call" or "if there is a pick 6, the pick 6 shall stand." NOTHING. </div><div>
</div><div>Play again soon. </div>
</div><div>AN INADVERTENT WHISTLE ENDS THE DOWN. Inadvertent whistles are administered as follows (this was an inadvertent whistle):</div><div>
</div><div>A. The down shall be replayed if, during a down or during a down in which the penalty for a foul is declined, an inadvertent whistle is sounded while a legal forward pass or snap is in flight, or during a legal kick.</div><div>
</div><div>B. The team last in possession may choose to either put the ball in play where possession was lost or replay the down if, during a down or during a down in which the penalty for a foul is declined, an inadvertent whistle is sounded while the ball is loose following a backward pass, fumble, illegal forward pass, or illegal kick.</div><div>
</div><div>C. The team in possession may choose to either accept the results of the play at the dead-ball spot or replay the down if, during a down or during a down in which the penalty for a foul is declined, an inadvertent whistle is sounded while the ball is in player possession.</div><div>
</div><div>D. The penalty shall be administered as determined by the basic spot and takes precedence over inadvertent whistle administration.</div><div>
</div><div>NOTHING in this rule says ANYTHING about "checking to see if anyone was in the vicinity of the runner before administering and inadvertent whistle call" or "if there is a pick 6, the pick 6 shall stand." NOTHING. </div><div>
</div><div>Play again soon. </div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">But I'm still okay with it b/c guess what... It wasn't right to begin with.</span></font></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">A player is considered down when any part of his body other than the feet or hands touches the ground or when the ball carrier is tackled or otherwise falls and loses possession of the ball as he contacts the ground with any part of his body, with the sole exception of the holder for field goal and extra point attempts.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">I realize that it was screwed up at the end by reviewing the play and overturning it. And they will probably get in trouble or slap on the wrist or something. But I don't really care because it should have been a pick6 anyways. Again. Vandy QB threw a pick6. I don't care if a rule had to be broken to get the call correct.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">
</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Simple Question: Are you okay with a criminal being put in jail if a cop or detective had to break a rule to do so? That's kinda how I see it. Who cares if a cop has to break a rule to get a true criminalbehindbars. If he deserves to go to jail, I don't mind a rule being bent or broken. Same here. I don't mind a rule being broken because they got the call right.</span></font></div>
</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">I realize that it was screwed up at the end by reviewing the play and overturning it. And they will probably get in trouble or slap on the wrist or something. But I don't really care because it should have been a pick6 anyways. Again. Vandy QB threw a pick6. I don't care if a rule had to be broken to get the call correct.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">
</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Simple Question: Are you okay with a criminal being put in jail if a cop or detective had to break a rule to do so? That's kinda how I see it. Who cares if a cop has to break a rule to get a true criminalbehindbars. If he deserves to go to jail, I don't mind a rule being bent or broken. Same here. I don't mind a rule being broken because they got the call right.</span></font></div>
I understand he broke free on a pick 6 and had literally the wide open field to run. It makes sense to say "hey, just give him the touchdown, no one was around to tackle him." But that's not the way I would want the game to be administered. An official accidentally blew his whistle during the run, which by the rule is an inadvertent whistle. If I were a coach, I'd MUCH rather an official come clean with me and say "Hey, we screwed up big time and blew our whistle, but because we did, here is the rule and this is how it will be administered." I'd have a ton of respect for him even though I'd probably chew his *** for blowing the whistle. It's the game. But the fact is, they overturned the call and let the touchdown stand on a play when the whistle clearly blew and an official signaled the ball dead. By rule, the ball is dead. When he let the call stand based on the situation, that's where I would lose any respect for the officials because they blatantly got the call wrong to "get the call right" since no one was in the vicinity of the runner. <div>
</div><div>1. The official should have come clean... said he screwed up, accept the situation for what it is, and go on with the game by the rules. That way NO ONE can say the officials were being subjective in any way or a team doesn't get screwed because rules weren't followed the way they should have been</div><div>2. The play should have never been reviewed since the whistle blew</div><div>3. It should have stayed Tennessee's ball, 1st and 10 from dead ball spot. </div><div></div><div>Because had we been Vanderbilt, we would be throwing a world class fit (and rightfully so) because the officials blatantly got the call wrong even though it was a clear pick 6. </div>
</div><div>1. The official should have come clean... said he screwed up, accept the situation for what it is, and go on with the game by the rules. That way NO ONE can say the officials were being subjective in any way or a team doesn't get screwed because rules weren't followed the way they should have been</div><div>2. The play should have never been reviewed since the whistle blew</div><div>3. It should have stayed Tennessee's ball, 1st and 10 from dead ball spot. </div><div></div><div>Because had we been Vanderbilt, we would be throwing a world class fit (and rightfully so) because the officials blatantly got the call wrong even though it was a clear pick 6. </div>
That is exactly how it should have happened.. No argument there.<div>
</div><div>But,I still don't mind the way it went down. B/c I believe they got the call right at the end of the day. And if I was a Vandy, I would be upset that we lost a close game against an instate team. I would not be the slightest bit upset at the officials for screwing up the end of that game.</div><div>
</div><div>If the same exact thing happened to Russell next week against Ole Miss. I would put all the blame on him for throwing a pick6 and not any referee for screwing up a play and then screwing up again to get it right.</div>
Referees should never have the authority to ignore or rewrite rules on the fly, no matter how "fair" they're making the results.
It's not like anybody from Vandy was going to tackle that guy even if the whistle hadn't blown anyway. Vandy should be more pissed that they left 13 points on the table in regulation by missing 2 easy FGs and taking a senseless cheap shot 30 yards behind the play that would have given them 1st & goal at the 1.