Posted on 01/03/2006 8:36:04 PM PST by BurbankKarl
Edited on 01/04/2006 2:22:49 PM PST by Lead Moderator. [history]
On January 4, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. (PST) the Rose Bowl Game will host the BCS National Championship, between USC and Texas once again showcasing the best of collegiate football in "The Granddaddy of Them All."® The Rose Bowl will be broadcast exclusively on ABC and on ESPN radio.
Well I could turn around and say that Texas tried to hand it to USC on a silver platter. Forget how on the first drive Texas stopped USC cold, only to give it back to them on a sloppy fumble and then 15 more yards on a stupid (on the UT player's part) late hit? Several other sloppiness penalties, fumbles, poor coaching choices, a missed extra point, and a missed field goal.
That's pretty funny, and gets even better the further down the list one gets.
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What many people haven't grasped is that on review the pitch probably would not have been overturned. Here is why:
THis play falls under the same general set of requirements as the "tuck rule", "pass/fumble", etc etc
Just as in the case of a passer being sacked -- was his arm going forward at the time he was sacked or fumbled. If so it is ruled a pass as it is considered the same as "the ball coming out" on a fumble review -- even if the ball is still in the passer's hand. If the arm is going forward the pass is considered tohave been started (Even if the ball is still in the players hand).
Now, THE SAME STANDARD applies to pitch plays. If the Pitchman (young) has started the pitching motion then the ball is considered to "Be coming out". Ergo , On the replay, when Young's knee hits the ground his hand had already mover halfway across his body -- he had begun the pitch movement -- as a result the ruling would be that the Pitch had already started (just as in the case of a pass where the arm is going forward, or a fumble where the ball is ruled to be coming out.) Is it a fair rule, probably not, as the ball is technically still in the possession of the pitchman, but it is considered to be "In motion" and therefore the play would not have been overturned.
Neither was the Texas defense, it was their worst performance of the year. Yet they still won.
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Yee haw!
1. The refs can't call for review --ONLY the review booth can call for a review. And the EQUIPMENT was not working in the review booth, that is why they could not call for the review.
2. Coaches CAN NOT CALL FOR A REVIEW, that is pro ball, in College ONLY THE REVIEW booth can call for a review.
Now, the mistake Pete Carroll did make was in NOT CALLING A TIME OUT. The TO would have given the review booth time to look at the call if the Equipment could have been made to work.
BUT, that is all a moot point as my earlier post points out, the play would not have been overturned.
But Texas' defense made the plays when they absolutely needed to. And their secondary did a great job of not giving up the big play, and at least slowing down SC's offense to where they didn't get enough possessions to score into the 40s.
Notre Dame did a good job too, but then again that game was in South Bend.
As a Gator fan who won it nine years ago (thanks to Texas beating Nebraska in the Big 12 Championship game), there's nothing like that feeling. College World Series and Football championship in one year, that's pretty darn good.
How many other teams could have stopped USC on that final fourth and one? I would dare say not too many.
"Neither was the Texas defense, it was their worst performance of the year. Yet they still won."
I think they were cramping from the heat, but I am not sure.
Both defenses played very hard, but I think Texas was worn out earlier due to having fumbled the first kick off from USC in the first quarter.
I think this game exposed one basic flaw in USC this year. The combination of their offensive dominance and defensive mediocrity this year has been such that some of their games have become toss-ups simply because of the way they play. Any opposing team that was within a touchdown with a few minutes left in the game had a 50-50 chance of winning the game, because I always had the sense in these close games (vs. Notre Dame and Texas in particular) that the last team with the ball and some time on the clock was going to win the game. And 50-50 it was, as USC won against Notre Dame and lost against Texas in very similar fashion.
I agree with you Diddle...it seems the USC fans cannot accept that they were just beaten...Texas averaged 8.3 yard per rush...Young was 75% in passing. Mistakes were made by BOTH teams...the overall stats are close, as is the score, with the passing yardage advantage going to USC.
Bottom line, USC wasn't playing in the PAC-10 for this game. Texas just beat them.
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