Posted on 09/18/2004 8:44:49 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
What an absolute travesty. Tennessee fans should be ashamed.
55 seconds left, at Tennessee clock running, Florida up by 1 at midfield with the ball, 4th down, clock will run down another 30 seconds before punting. Ref is staring right at a UT player and a Florida player. TN player then slaps UF player on helmet as ref watches, then UF player retaliates, paid off ref throws flag on UF, stopping the clock and giving UT 15 extra yards. Not offsetting, just a complete homer call. UT makes a 50 yard field goal with 13 seconds left.
Well, the game was on CBS, so the call was undoubtedly "fake but accurate."
Oh, I'm under no illusions, Tennessee fans have a long history of endorsing all manner of cheating, paying athletes, etc.
Democrats have more ethics than the average Tennessee football fan.
College football has always been this way, so I quit watching. Any sport whose champion is selected by the nati onal media is a farce. Can you imagine if the media selected our presidents?
I remember 1990, when a great and undefeated Georgia Tech team beat Nebraska to a pulp on New Year's Day, and had to share the title with media annointed Colorado, who had a loss, a tie, a fifth down cheat at Missouri, and the refs calling back Rocket Ismael's winning touchdown in the Orange Bowl. They jobbed Notre Dame to allow Colorado half the title.
Coolege football is a farce.
A Vol faithful here, looked to me that before the altercation the Florida man had a handful of facemask which prompted the first blow. Don't believe it changed the outcome, Wilhoite had to avenge himself for that blown extra point and destiny was with him.
Just like when UT drained the Swamp last year? Oh, wait a sec... *evil grin*
LOL
Hey, I love you as a freeper DS, but right now you're full of BS.
Watched anyway. Florida QB is good. Gonna be even better. Lots of talent and poise.
I was rooting for the Tenn kicker to redeem himself for the missed PAT.
Exciting game.
J/K all, that was an awesome game on both sides, and would have been one for the history books no matter how the chips fell at the end.
GG all around.
They sure as hell try.
Oh really? Instead of getting the ball around its own 25 with 15 seconds left, UT got it around its 40 with 45 seconds left. They took 30 seconds to go 30 yards to just get within field goal range. Almost zero chance that they do that with just 15 seconds left.
His head was that way. We don't really know where his eyes were. Like a previous poster said, it's always the second guy. Somewhere on the shelf I could no doubt locate footage of a UT-Fla game where the same thing happened in the Gators favor. Gators are almost as bad as losers as Vols. :^).
Any player knows the retailator always gets caught - every sport. Bad call by the Gator to push back. I've seen granny slap harder, BTW.
"Ref is staring right at a UT player and a Florida player. TN player then slaps UF player on helmet as ref watches, then UF player retaliates, paid off ref throws flag..."
I think the the fix was in on this game also. Tenneessee's last touchdown shouldn't have counted either. It was obvious that the runner did not make it to the goal line. He fell short of the goal line about 1 foot and then reached the ball past it, yet the referee, who could clearly see it, called a touchdown. Tenneessee may have scored the touchdown after the next down or two, but we'll never know.
>> Totally tainted faux victory.
No doubt. The ref was either daydreaming on the first slap, or he was paid off. The latter is more likely than the former.
There no ethics in SEC football!
That is part of what makes it great. :^).
Should have been off-setting penalities but I believe the play would have been called that would have got them a few yards closer for the field goal attempt.
By the way, I root for the Gators and 'Bama when they play outside the SEC.
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