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Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:22 pm to EagleEye99
That's cool. You just keep on believing this story is actually real since it soothes your butthurt from the loss
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:23 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
Why has no other news source also reported it?
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:27 pm to 3down10
College Football Rule Changes
Steve Shaw Explains New Rules
Steve Shaw, head of college officiiating at the 2:29 mark of this training video:
“The offense may use a clap as a signal and it may NOT be used by the defense. And anytime we have disconcerting signals it is a dead ball foul.”
Steve Shaw, Mike Pereiro, AI, and the Football Foundation say that this season defensive players can not clap.
When the center is lined up over the ball the offense is getting prepared to snap the ball.
Prior to this year the rule was that the defense couldn’t clap to try to draw the offense into a false start or early snap. That is what you keep describing. This year they changed the rule. If it was already illegal for the defense to clap to imitate the snap, what did they change?
The rule now spells out that the defense can not use a clap as a signal.
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Disconcerting Signals No player shall use words or signals that disconcert opponents when they are preparing to put the ball in play. No player may call defensive signals that simulate the sound or cadence of, or otherwise interfere with, offensive starting signals. New for 2025, the terms "move" and "stem" are reserved for defensive cadence and may not be used by the offense. The offense may use a "clap" as a starting signal and this signal may not be used by the defense.
Steve Shaw Explains New Rules
Steve Shaw, head of college officiiating at the 2:29 mark of this training video:
“The offense may use a clap as a signal and it may NOT be used by the defense. And anytime we have disconcerting signals it is a dead ball foul.”
Steve Shaw, Mike Pereiro, AI, and the Football Foundation say that this season defensive players can not clap.
When the center is lined up over the ball the offense is getting prepared to snap the ball.
Prior to this year the rule was that the defense couldn’t clap to try to draw the offense into a false start or early snap. That is what you keep describing. This year they changed the rule. If it was already illegal for the defense to clap to imitate the snap, what did they change?
The rule now spells out that the defense can not use a clap as a signal.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:32 pm to captdalton
Posting Chatty G as a reference now?
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:35 pm to EagleEye99
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Keep going, loving your mental gymnastics
I think it’s a valid question. Has anyone reported on this beside YellowHammer News, without quoting YellowHammer News (who the frick is yellow hammer news)?
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:35 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
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Provide evidence of the story being fake.
The burden is on you to prove it’s real considering how nonsensical the story is and how weak the source of the story is.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:38 pm to captdalton
I posted the actual rule.
Everything you keep posting and everything they keep showing is true - when the other team is in the process of snapping the ball.
That does not mean they are talking about all the other times. They aren't showing footage of guys when the offensive line is looking backwards, they aren't showing footage when the offense is in the huddle.
Every single time they show and talk about things while the offense is in the process of putting the ball into play. Because that's the entire purpose of the rule, to prevent players from..."Disconcerting Signals".
Everything you keep posting and everything they keep showing is true - when the other team is in the process of snapping the ball.
That does not mean they are talking about all the other times. They aren't showing footage of guys when the offensive line is looking backwards, they aren't showing footage when the offense is in the huddle.
Every single time they show and talk about things while the offense is in the process of putting the ball into play. Because that's the entire purpose of the rule, to prevent players from..."Disconcerting Signals".
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:41 pm to EagleEye99
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Pat McAfee show just discussing the fallout from it with Herbstreit. Brings a little more validity and they used same source on the intro
No. Using the same source proves it lacks even “a little more validity”. It needs an official source to have any validity.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:41 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
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Why has no other news source also reported it?
Because they don't have the sources Grayson Everett has inside the REC and Bham. Dude ain't throwing shite against the wall on AU's behalf
NY POST
NEWSWEEK
Sports Illustrated
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:45 pm to EagleEye99
All 3 of those use Yellow Hammer News as their sole source.
Anyone else?
Anyone else?
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:48 pm to Darindawg
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But you don't hear most UGA fans whining about the bad calls that went against us. Its your fanbase that has chronic vaginosis, not ours. Maybe if would have lost the game, it would be different. But uh....we didn't lose.
I'm a Bama fan, so it doesn't matter who won or lost the game. However, we're talking about a flatout screwup by people that are supposed to be experts at the fundamental skill of officiating a football game, esp in the context of so many other screwups in officiating that we all see. Georgia should've been charged a timeout, regardless of anything else that did or did not occur. Give it a thought. Maybe it'll click.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:50 pm to Tuscaloosa
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All 3 of those use Yellow Hammer News as their sole source.
If the mighty SEC sees national news media pissing on their brand running a fake story, why no action from SEC to correct the record?
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:52 pm to EagleEye99
And all of them are saying "as reported by yellowhammer". No other sources have confirmed it independently.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:53 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
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Posting Chatty G as a reference now?
Right after a video of Steve Shaw, head of college football officiating, saying the same thing. Apparently no source is good enough for you. If God showed up and said the defense can’t clap you would argue with him.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:55 pm to EagleEye99
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why no action from SEC to correct the record?
They don’t have to. Their policy is they don’t comment (ever) on personnel. If it’s true, we’ll find out on Saturday.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:57 pm to Tuscaloosa
Do we know if he officiated last weekend?
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:57 pm to EagleEye99
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the mighty SEC sees national news media pissing on their brand running a fake story, why no action from SEC to correct the record?
Asking this question still doesnt give any credibility to the single source story
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:58 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
I guess the good thing now is that Hugh can have those games expunged from his record, and honestly, if Auburn wins the next two weeks I think he's in line for an extension.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 2:00 pm to Tuscaloosa
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Their policy is they don’t comment (ever) on personnel.
Except when they do comment?
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If it’s true, we’ll find out on Saturday.
Yea, said similar earlier in the thread. We'll know very easily if the story has legs or not if we see him again at all this season. What I would find more interesting is if we don't see him yet the SEC doesn't make an announcement on it.
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