Posted on 11/23/2014 7:02:35 AM PST by bestintxas
Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher and quarterback Jameis Winston said there was nothing malicious about the contact between the reigning Heisman Trophy winner and an official in the third quarter of the Seminoles' 20-17 win against Boston College on Saturday.
With the scored tied at 17-17 and 5:20 left in the third quarter, an official stood between Winston and center Cam Erving to prevent the Seminoles (No. 3 CFP, No. 1 AP) from running their next play. An official is instructed to stand over the ball to prevent the offense from snapping it until the defense has sufficient time to match the offense's substitutions. The center judge was not standing over the football, however, and Erving was already set with his hand on the ball.
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ESPN Jameis Winston jostled with a referee as the FSU star was trying to get to the line for a quick snap.
Winston tried moving the official with his hand and arm before the center judge retreated to his normal position on the field.
"He was just holding me because he said we had a substitution," Winston said of the official. "It was actually a fast-tempo play, so I was trying to get up under there and let it ride."
Fisher said the play call was for Winston to snap the ball quickly after the previous play, but the official ruled Florida State made a substitution at running back, the coach said he was told.
"I don't think [Winston] realized it. He was caught up in the excitement of the moment," Fisher said. "Hey, you get emotional.
Fisher said he didn't talk to Winston about the contact, which he felt was innocuous and unintentional.
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clueless ref what was he doing in the formation
His job. When offense substitutes, by rule, play is held up to allow the defense to sub.
I have no sympathy for Winston, but in that situation what was he supposed to do? Get out of the way, ref.
I’m not a fan of Winston, but the incident didn’t appear to be malicious, and I thought it was funny. He was focused on getting the play. I’m sure by now that he has been told he screwed up.
I think Winston is a jerk but not in this instance
Keeping play from starting after the FSU substitution. IOW, exactly what he was supposed to do.
well I am not claiming any expertise, but I have never seen anything like that before
Shoving a ref is like laying hands on a cop. Ref should have thrown a flag and ejected Crab Legs.
But, like Bama, Free Shoes U gets to use a different rule book.
The article was pretty clear about it. The offence made a substitution so the official held up the play for sufficient time to allow the defence to also substitute players. I don't know if that was actually true because I didn't see the substitution, but you aren't allowed to both switch players and run a quick snap.
I didn’t see a shove, I saw him put a hand in the ref’s armpit
It happens all the time. You may not have noticed since the players usually wait for the ref to get clear before starting the play. The QB got impatient.
The players were already in formation.............
This QB is the NCAA’s version of Obama. The excuses are so lame it is pitiful. He should have been tossed from the game.
The only thing the ref can be faulted for is not standing over the ball, as they usually do. There is no excuse for a player to deliberately initiate contact of any kind with an official.
looks to me like the ref needs to move but I guess I am wrong
True that.
After an offensive substitution, whether the offense has gotten into formation or not, the defense is given a short time to respond to that substitution. It’s usually such a short delay as to be unnoticeable.
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