crooked refs

[Bison"FANatic"]

Villanova looked very good.

That said, may the better team win.

That team will be Villanova and it won't be close. Villanova looked not just good but Championship good. They say anygiven saturday but I don't think will be close. And to be perfectly honest we could not have handled Villanova this year either.

Just my .02

[Mr. Burgundy]

man am I pissed about that shitfest yesterday. The one hop catch killed us. I just knew that was going to sting. Score from 69 yards on the next play. Brock was down. Everyone knows it. SIMPLE. Just a joke.

It took away the energy in the dome last night as we kicked the crap out of UND. It took away the biggest sporting event in Fargo history (next week's home game). It ended the season for an amazing group of student/athlete's and ended the career of several great seniors that brough Bison football back after last year's mess. That is what is too bad. The ref had an easy call to make. EVERYONE watching was like.....It's ok, they will overturn that and we will be on the one inch line....this one is going to double OT. Instead, they steal that game from our grasp.

Hopefully we use this as motivation. Hopefully we continue to recruit like crazy and our kids have improved with this experience and additional month of practice after the bunnied checked their equipment in and went fishing.

[HerdBot]

man am I pissed about that shitfest yesterday. The one hop catch killed us. I just knew that was going to sting. Score from 69 yards on the next play. Brock was down. Everyone knows it. SIMPLE. Just a joke.

It took away the energy in the dome last night as we kicked the crap out of UND. It took away the biggest sporting event in Fargo history (next week's home game). It ended the season for an amazing group of student/athlete's and ended the career of several great seniors that brough Bison football back after last year's mess. That is what is too bad. The ref had an easy call to make. EVERYONE watching was like.....It's ok, they will overturn that and we will be on the one inch line....this one is going to double OT. Instead, they steal that game from our grasp.

Hopefully we use this as motivation. Hopefully we continue to recruit like crazy and our kids have improved with this experience and additional month of practice after the bunnied checked their equipment in and went fishing.

Great post.++

[56BISON73]

What position is that? 3rd and goal from the 1inch line poised to tie the game?

For starters---How many turn overs did we get that we didnt capitalize on?

[gotts]

So how about that roughing the kicker call?

It looked to me like our player never actually hit the kicker, he slid on his belly underneath the kickers raised leg, and when the kicker was bringing his footdown he landed it on our players back causing the kicker to fall over. (aka the impact was caused by the kicker, making him lose his balance)

Atleast thats what it looked like to me on the replay

I could be wrong, but when the kicker is in motion, he is entitled to the space below him. So, if you don't allow him to make a clean landing, it's going to be a penalty. Weak sauce, I know.

[onbison09]

I could be wrong, but when the kicker is in motion, he is entitled to the space below him. So, if you don't allow him to make a clean landing, it's going to be a penalty. Weak sauce, I know.

Good call. Weak rule.

[Swaghook]

what is the rule about running into the kicker on field goals? They ran into our kicker and nothing was called on a field goal attempt.

[1998braves64]

If it was on the blocked one it doesn't matter then I think some way or another on blocked ones it doesn't matter.

[IndyBison]

If it was on the blocked one it doesn't matter then I think some way or another on blocked ones it doesn't matter.

Correct. If you block the kick, contact with the kicker is allowed. It doesn't give you free reign on the kicker but the contact is usually part of making the block. Let's say a guy near the line of scrimmage blocks the kick. That doesn't mean someone else can hit the kicker.

As for the Bison foul, I believe they called running into the kicker - 5 yard version. Some argue that should go away like the 5-yard face mask. I don't disagree. This was an easy call though. Very unfortunate because I think he slipped on the rush but it was the right call.

[BadlandsBison]

Yep, if my memory is correct that was the play where they blocked the kick. Kicker is free game after the ball is touched.