The officials determined the Michigan State QB was down because his ankle was on the ground with possession. But his knee did not hit the ground and he was rolled over by the tackle.
I have literally watched hundreds (if not thousands) of replays on whether the ball carrier was down, never until this call was the ankle used as the determination, it was the knee (butt, elbow, head).
This call can now change how being down is determined.
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I thought it was a textbook example of a perfect turnover.
2 posted on
10/31/2021 2:04:39 AM PDT by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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clownball, which is why I don’t watch it.
3 posted on
10/31/2021 2:07:11 AM PDT by
kiryandil
(China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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4 posted on
10/31/2021 2:14:29 AM PDT by
sphinx
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"when a runner is contacted by an opponent and touches the ground with any part of his body other than his hands or feet. The ball is dead the instant the runner touches the ground"
Ankle is considered part of the leg.
5 posted on
10/31/2021 2:22:22 AM PDT by
Ingtar
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I graduated from Eastern, so I really don’t care either way. Go Hurons.
CC
7 posted on
10/31/2021 2:58:10 AM PDT by
Celtic Conservative
(My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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Ever since Dez Bryant got screwed out of his catch against GB back in 2015, I feel football has become fixed.
Targeting calls in college football have gone full retard.
8 posted on
10/31/2021 3:03:58 AM PDT by
MikeSteelBe
(The South will be in the right in the next war of Northern aggression.)
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“I have literally watched hundreds (if not thousands) of replays on whether the ball carrier was down, never until this call was the ankle used as the determination, it was the knee (butt, elbow, head).”
I remember it being a knee down as from my very young days as a fan. But that was then. Today, it could be with everyone now taking knees, they had to change the rule.
13 posted on
10/31/2021 4:20:13 AM PDT by
BobL
(I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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I was hoping that they could both lose.
14 posted on
10/31/2021 4:54:41 AM PDT by
rsobin
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By far the most entertaining game I’ve watched this year. Lived up to the hype.
16 posted on
10/31/2021 5:58:47 AM PDT by
MotorCityBuck
( Keep the change, you filthy animal! ,)
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Ankles and wrists have always been considered down.
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It’s been my understanding that the ankle counts as being down. It’s rare though.
That said, Michigan didn’t help themselves by just giving the ball away on a hand off. The Michigan St. running back did a number on them - if you can’t stop the run game...
I’m in Michigan and support both teams, an edge to Michigan but this was a deserved win for State. Great rivalry.
19 posted on
10/31/2021 6:32:29 AM PDT by
fuzzylogic
(welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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Controversy will unfortunately be the story of Saturday’s marquee Michigan–Michigan State clash if the Spartans come back and win this afternoon’s game.
19 posts and not one person pointed out that the Spartans indeed did come back to win this game with a very exciting finish.
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Only way to figure it out is to investigate the ref’s bank records...
21 posted on
10/31/2021 11:47:20 AM PDT by
SuperLuminal
(Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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It’s all about the score at the end of the game a W is a W.
24 posted on
10/31/2021 12:21:10 PM PDT by
Rappini
(Compromise has its place. It's called second.)
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25 posted on
10/31/2021 12:24:37 PM PDT by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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