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re: Simultaneous catch. Has it been discussed?
Posted on 11/30/14 at 12:48 pm to randomways
Posted on 11/30/14 at 12:48 pm to randomways
What's bad is that the second one was reviewed extensively and none of the refs knew the "first foot down" part of the rule. I wouldn't expect a lot of fans to know it (hell I didn't, always thought it was the tie to the receiver deal) but when a whole booth who is there to specifically interpret and apply the rules doesn't it's pretty bad.
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Posted on 11/30/14 at 12:50 pm to BluegrassBelle
Exactly my point. I never knew the rule, but the refs should know and you would think after all these years, it would come up at some point. They should just look at feet during a simultaneous catch. Easy call.
Posted on 11/30/14 at 12:53 pm to BluegrassBelle
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What's bad is that the second one was reviewed extensively and none of the refs knew the "first foot down" part of the rule. I wouldn't expect a lot of fans to know it (hell I didn't, always thought it was the tie to the receiver deal) but when a whole booth who is there to specifically interpret and apply the rules doesn't it's pretty bad.
I'm pretty sure that rule has hurt Bama too. I don't even remember who they were playing -- the 9-6 LSU game, maybe? -- but there was a simultaneous catch at the goal-line that went to Bama's opponent and kept them out of the endzone. I recall hearing that the foot down rule was applied and, despite knowing quite a bit about football rules, not really knowing whether that was an actual rule.
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