Game Thread: CFP SEMIFINAL: Clemson (13-0) vs Ohio State (13-0) 8pm ET ESPN

[Across The Field]

If frogs could fly


The fact remains, they didn’t and to continually claim but,but,but is the reason we all laugh at osu

Dude, you're a michigan fan. Please believe me when I tell you that there are way, way more people laughing at michigan than at OSU.

 

[michaeljordan_fan]

I know, it's wild to think guys who have dedicated their entire lives to a sport, as a player or analyst, would have even the foggiest idea of what the rules are. It's obviously much more valid coming from an anonymous poster on a message board.

Yeah, because people who haven't played in college in 15 years are definitely experts on college rules.

Hell, many of the announcers who do this for a living need rules analysts to tell them the rules.

 

[Across The Field]

Except that it clearly did.

Except it didn't though. That's what made it a horrible call.

 

[mrwallace2ku]

I'm still waiting for the OU defense to show up.

maybe on news year day...

 

[dtgold88]

I get it...you're upset...you've probably been drinking.

They were both clear calls upon replay review.

are you suggesting no replay review has ever been wrong?

 

[michaeljordan_fan]

Except it didn't though. That's what made it a horrible call.

Nah, there was indisputable evidence to overturn. The rules analyst clearly laid it out in case you weren't paying attention.

 

[Across The Field]

Yeah, because people who haven't played in college in 15 years are definitely experts on college rules.

Hell, many of the announcers who do this for a living need rules analysts to tell them the rules.

I'd take their opinion over yours, as would any logical human being. Officials are human beings who make mistakes. We saw that tonight.

 

[michaeljordan_fan]

are you suggesting no replay review has ever been wrong?

I'm suggesting that replay was correct for both of those calls.

 

[michaeljordan_fan]

I'd take their opinion over yours, as would any logical human being. Officials are human beings who make mistakes. We saw that tonight.

I'll take the rules expert who is an ex-referee over a player.

 

[Across The Field]

Nah, there was indisputable evidence to overturn. The rules analyst clearly laid it out in case you weren't paying attention.

What was the indisputable evidence? Was it the two hands possessing the ball the entire time? Was it how he never once bobbled it? Or was it the 3-4 steps he took before the ball came out?

 

[The Oldtimer]

OK, but in general it does not and that's what was implied.

Okay, I guess you can bitch about that call all you want, but it won't do any good.

 

[Collegefbfan]

I honestly wanted to see Buckeyes vs LSU in the final game. I think they are both great teams. I just look back at the Big Ten championship game. Buckeyes had no answer in first half. Then they roar back and win. I really think a team that can do that is not gonna let two damn calls ruin their trip to the national championship game. I mean they didn't fold when Wisconsin was beating them, but gonna fold on two calls in the playoff game?

 

[Ojb81]

If that is the case, then why were you so concerned that I used "three exclamation points", in my comment #914?

because it seemed out of place.

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

The referees also blew the football into the uprights NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE in last year's Bears playoff game.

Nah, that was all the bears sucking. I called it. I doubled down after the eagles iced the kicker after making the first fg.

 

[michaeljordan_fan]

What was the indisputable evidence? Was it the two hands possessing the ball the entire time? Was it how he never once bobbled it? Or was it the 3-4 steps he took before the ball came out?

Why is there this obsession with the number of steps?

 

[michaeljordan_fan]

I honestly wanted to see Buckeyes vs LSU in the final game. I think they are both great teams. I just look back at the Big Ten championship game. Buckeyes had no answer in first half. Then they roar back and win. I really think a team that can do that is not gonna let two damn calls ruin their trip to the national championship game. I mean they didn't fold when Wisconsin was beating them, but gonna fold on two calls in the playoff game?

Even better would be for the Buckeyes not to commit stupid penalties like the targeting to begin with.

 

[dtgold88]

Sleep well tonight with that BS running through your head.

translation - I cannot refute what you said.

I'll sleep fine.

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

I honestly wanted to see Buckeyes vs LSU in the final game. I think they are both great teams. I just look back at the Big Ten championship game. Buckeyes had no answer in first half. Then they roar back and win. I really think a team that can do that is not gonna let two damn calls ruin their trip to the national championship game. I mean they didn't fold when Wisconsin was beating them, but gonna fold on two calls in the playoff game?

They didn’t really fold. The fought back. It just came up short. Had the referees made the right calls in the fumble return for a TD and not thrown out the player for targeting, the buckeyes probably win.

 

[dtgold88]

facemask to facemask doesn’t equal targeting. When the defender’s head is down and he makes contact with the crown of his helmet to the ball carriers helmet it’s targeting, which is exactly what happened

Not when the runner ducks down to cause the contact.

 

[Across The Field]

Why is there this obsession with the number of steps?

...seriously? The number of steps a player takes with the ball secured is basically the universal measure of what constitutes a completion. Here's the even simpler definition from the NCAA rule book:

Player possession
The ball is in player possession when a player has the ball firmly in his grasp by holding or controlling it while contacting the ground inbounds.

It was clearly, by definition, a catch. There's simply no argument to the counter.

 

[RobToxin]

How do I sound like a sore loser? It sucks, my team lost, but I'm fine. In fact, I'm even going so far to predict that Clemson will win next week...

That's not that far-fetched.

I remember the first ever playoff when Oregon blew out Florida State and looked unbeatable!

Much like LSU today.

And then....

Hell, you are an Ohio State fan.

I don't have to tell you how that story ended.

 

[michaeljordan_fan]

Not when the runner ducks down to cause the contact.

Yeah, you don't know the rules for targeting. That much is quickly becoming clear.