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Why Didn’t Kirby Challenge The No Catch?
Posted on 12/4/23 at 10:13 pm
Posted on 12/4/23 at 10:13 pm
Surely he had staff in the booth telling him it wasn’t a catch.
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Posted on 12/4/23 at 10:15 pm to GAFF
Probably his biggest mistake of the game.
There’s so much happening they may have just accepted it as a catch without second thought. It happens
There’s so much happening they may have just accepted it as a catch without second thought. It happens
Posted on 12/4/23 at 10:16 pm to GAFF
You guys are having a tough time with your cognitive dissonance pertaining your playoff worth.
Posted on 12/4/23 at 10:18 pm to GAFF
He was worried about recruiting rankings and superior player development.
Posted on 12/4/23 at 10:19 pm to GAFF
bowl cut got in his eyes, couldn't see the play
Posted on 12/4/23 at 10:19 pm to GAFF
Because it was a catch.
Posted on 12/4/23 at 10:19 pm to GAFF
Honest to God I don’t think it was conclusive enough to overturn. I think it would have stood and people would have lost their damn minds
Posted on 12/4/23 at 10:29 pm to GAFF
Saban would have called timeout to make sure they review it.
Glad he coaches for the good guys.
Glad he coaches for the good guys.
Posted on 12/4/23 at 10:31 pm to GAFF
It was a catch and he would have lost timeout!
Posted on 12/4/23 at 10:34 pm to GAFF
Why do you think? I think he knew the refs were in Bama’s pocket and the challenge was useless.
By that point he was a beat puppy.
By that point he was a beat puppy.
Posted on 12/5/23 at 5:43 am to GAFF
REC made him. Or ESPN.
Maybe both.
Maybe both.
Posted on 12/5/23 at 6:00 am to GAFF
He had too much faith in the replay booth.
Posted on 12/5/23 at 6:04 am to GAFF
He should have, but it’s also the replay official’s one and only job to stop a play like that. Kirby also has to worry about prepping for the next sequence, at least, but the replay official just clearly wasn’t closely watching the biggest play in the game to that point.
Posted on 12/5/23 at 6:19 am to GAFF
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Why Didn’t Kirby Challenge The No Catch?
It’s not a challenge like in the NFL, you just use your timeout and let them review it longer.
Honestly, a TO wouldn’t have been horrible in that situation anyway. They just made a huge play and were rushing up to the line themselves. Timeout gives them longer to review and UGA to get the right personnel on the field. Maybe they overturn it or maybe we hold them to a FG….
This post was edited on 12/5/23 at 6:20 am
Posted on 12/5/23 at 6:42 am to GAFF
Why didn't the refs get it right? Sometimes you make mistakes
Posted on 12/5/23 at 7:21 am to GAFF
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Surely he had staff in the booth telling him it wasn’t a catch.
Why do people assume our staff got a look at it when it took CBS forever to get it on the air? Obviously the officials are suppose to be taking a look at it as well and should stop the play until they make sure he caught it. Evidently they did not see a review of it that confirmed it was not a catch when Bama snapped the ball. The mistake here is that the officials didn't stop the play on the field until they were sure he caught it.
Posted on 12/5/23 at 7:34 am to GAFF
Who challenged the other one causing the review?
Posted on 12/5/23 at 8:08 am to GAFF
Play could have gone either way in real time. It was close to being enough to overturn, has to be conclusive. I suspect Kirby and company felt that a timeout was more important considering the number of times a call is overturned.
The problem over all is they rely heavily on reviewing. One of the more common ones is calling a fumble...and overturning it on review. They rely on the review to get it right and call it a fumble when in doubt in real time. It is LONG past time for CFB officials to be professionals. The sport is, at the level of this game anyway, a multi-billion dollar a year industry YET the most important people involved are basically the same as those who call youth football games....it is ridiculous how bad college officiating is. It didn't cost UGA the game, bad calls usually equal out in a game and almost definitely over a season. There is NO excuse for EVERY game, meaningful or not, to have 4 or so truly bad calls that impact the game one way or another.
The problem over all is they rely heavily on reviewing. One of the more common ones is calling a fumble...and overturning it on review. They rely on the review to get it right and call it a fumble when in doubt in real time. It is LONG past time for CFB officials to be professionals. The sport is, at the level of this game anyway, a multi-billion dollar a year industry YET the most important people involved are basically the same as those who call youth football games....it is ridiculous how bad college officiating is. It didn't cost UGA the game, bad calls usually equal out in a game and almost definitely over a season. There is NO excuse for EVERY game, meaningful or not, to have 4 or so truly bad calls that impact the game one way or another.
Posted on 12/5/23 at 8:46 am to GAFF
That exact catch was overturned Thursday night to favor the Cowboys. Nobody could believe it. Y’all got a better chance of waking up with Laura Rutledge than figuring out what a catch is.
Posted on 12/5/23 at 9:01 am to GAFF
He should have called a timeout at least to give replay a chance to review it. Still the first half and you had a TO to spare.
I think it would have been one of those where whatever the call was on the field it would stand. It was close for sure.
I think it would have been one of those where whatever the call was on the field it would stand. It was close for sure.
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