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Football Officiating => General Discussion => Topic started by: NorCalMike on October 31, 2011, 02:34:57 AM

Title: Trip or not?
Post by: NorCalMike on October 31, 2011, 02:34:57 AM

I was reviewing video of an earlier game and came across this?

http://youtu.be/dTykWDq_T1o (http://youtu.be/dTykWDq_T1o)

What do you think? Do we have a foul here?

Title: Re: Trip or not?
Post by: AIAFA171 on October 31, 2011, 04:11:33 AM

#74 actually contact with lower leg his opponent, but it really looks more incidental that deliberate.
Under NCAA rules (R2-S28) Tripping is intentionally using the lower leg or foot to obstruct an opponent below knees (Rule 9-1-2-c "there shall be no tripping. (Except Tripping the runner is not a foul).
Ciao

Title: Re: Trip or not?
Post by: mbyron on October 31, 2011, 05:48:06 AM

No flag. Intent has to be obvious for this foul.

Title: Re: Trip or not?
Post by: 110 on October 31, 2011, 06:00:58 AM

Too borderline to flag. Could easily have been a sidestep. There is a minor ... awkwardness that emerges in slow-mo, but still... nylon stays in back pocket here.

Title: Re: Trip or not?
Post by: ECILLJ on October 31, 2011, 11:19:26 AM

No flag from me.

Title: Re: Trip or not?
Post by: TampaSteve on October 31, 2011, 03:16:29 PM

i got nothing.

Title: Re: Trip or not?
Post by: InsideTheStripes on October 31, 2011, 11:51:04 PM

Not.

Title: Re: Trip or not?
Post by: NorCalMike on October 31, 2011, 11:53:31 PM

It's the whole slo-mo thing. It looks a lot worse when you slow it down.

Title: Re: Trip or not?
Post by: Chester on November 01, 2011, 12:32:32 PM

Good play.  I believe if you call this it is supportable.  I see the LT stick his leg to the side and raise it up which trips the defender.  I'm not dismissing saying that it's not tripping but I think if you call it you've got a correct call.