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Football Officiating => NCAA Discussion => Topic started by: SouthGARef on September 22, 2012, 09:46:18 PM

Title: Safety v. Touchback
Post by: SouthGARef on September 22, 2012, 09:46:18 PM
(http://gif.mocksession.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/GT-SAFETY.gif)

Was ruled a safety on the field and was confirmed via replay.
Title: Re: Safety v. Touchback
Post by: TXMike on September 22, 2012, 10:00:35 PM
Wow they must have had a much better angle.  Sure looks like a TB
Title: Re: Safety v. Touchback
Post by: TxSkyBolt on September 22, 2012, 10:01:24 PM
man, that's gotta be some fine hair splitting.
Title: Re: Safety v. Touchback
Post by: ref6983 on September 22, 2012, 10:10:00 PM
One of the worst calls I've ever seen.
Title: Re: Safety v. Touchback
Post by: mishatx on September 22, 2012, 11:12:16 PM
Confirmed or just stood as called?

No way does it look like the ball completely crossed out of the endzone.  But without a good camera angle, you can't necessarily say you have indisputable proof that it did not.
 
Title: Re: Safety v. Touchback
Post by: 110 on September 24, 2012, 07:41:44 AM
That's a GREAT call. Look at the angle of the shadow ... it's casting a shadow at an angle of 15 degrees from zenith, back to the end-zone.  The area of the shadow that's the ball is almost over the line, meaning the ball would have had to be over the line by a good few inches. The knee wasn't down until the ball was returned back into the endzone.
Title: Re: Safety v. Touchback
Post by: VALJ on September 24, 2012, 03:08:08 PM
Wow they must have had a much better angle.  Sure looks like a TB

I'd hope that the fellow on the far sideline would be right on the goal line.  That would be a bitch of a call, whichever way he ruled. 
Title: Re: Safety v. Touchback
Post by: FLBJ on September 26, 2012, 10:49:14 AM
This play was NOT confirmed by replay. Simply allowed to stand. Watching the game, the R and L had a discussion and the L was persistent so he must have felt very confident in his view.
Title: Re: Safety v. Touchback
Post by: Golfdock on September 26, 2012, 04:38:11 PM
I was watching film of myself and I realized I was not taking the zenith into account. Just kidding, I have enough to think about.
Title: Re: Safety v. Touchback
Post by: Andrew McCarthy on September 26, 2012, 05:26:25 PM
How many R's are on the goal line on a play like this?