Laporta's overturned catch
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ssckelley
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But was that inconclusive evidence? I saw that same shot and you can't see where his arm is. The ball is allowed to move as long as the player has control of it.
kameltoez102
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Who cares. Bottom line is he should have caught it in a manner that left no doubt. He had to essentially double catch it anyway. Catch it the first time and it is a big play. Way too many dropped passes yesterday
JoeyLabasForPresident
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The angle from behind looked like the ball might have hit the ground, but it certainly wasn’t conclusive. The catch should have stood.
ssckelley
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That's where I'm at. Do I think it was a catch? Probably not but since the ruling on the field was a catch the rules state there has to be conclusive evidence to over turn it and I didn't see that.
smitharooney
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Did they have more camera angles available in the booth ? Sometimes they do
JoeyLabasForPresident
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Usually I’d think probably not, but the ESPN2 crew usually sucks, so the chances are certainly higher.
HawkGold
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From the endzone, the ball for sure hit the ground. Dolph also indicated such.
smitharooney
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When the ball hit the ground were the hands under the ball? I couldn’t tell . Just from what I saw I wouldn’t be able to over turn it
HawkGold
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The nose hit. It seemed clear to me.
Stanzi
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Of course it did. Your whole purpose on this board is to be contrary.
HawkGold
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They have angles that you don’t in your living room and they aren’t homers...you realize that...right? Plus, it hits the ground
And yours the opposite so what’s your point? Being objective is like seeing again. You should try it. You might actually like it
WinOneThisCentury
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Yet...when you do have a clear view, sometimes they call it a catch. Take Ski-Ron-nic's catch in last year's Iowa -NW game. The ball rolled around on the ground, he kicked it a few times, rubbed his balls with one hand, and still got the catch.
I just don't get the Big Ten officiating. It's freaking terrible. I'm watching Nebraska and Indiana yesterday and Indiana throws a ball to the end zone...the official right on the play...i mean two feet from the play makes a no call...the Nebraska defender was holding him from the 5 yard line yet the official from the other side of the field threw the flag because it was so obvious. I'm watching that thinking...this dude is trying to keep Nebraska in the game.
Michigan mugged our receivers. Penn State got away with murder against Michigan. They need replay...on pass interference in my opinion.
I just don't get the Big Ten officiating. It's freaking terrible. I'm watching Nebraska and Indiana yesterday and Indiana throws a ball to the end zone...the official right on the play...i mean two feet from the play makes a no call...the Nebraska defender was holding him from the 5 yard line yet the official from the other side of the field threw the flag because it was so obvious. I'm watching that thinking...this dude is trying to keep Nebraska in the game.
Michigan mugged our receivers. Penn State got away with murder against Michigan. They need replay...on pass interference in my opinion.
Stanzi
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LOL you're the least objective person on this board. Well, you or Caddy.
Stanzi
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It's not clear enough to overturn. I agree that it probably wasn't a catch but his hand is under the ball so I still disagree that they had conclusive evidence to overturn the call.
JoeyLabasForPresident
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I just always assumed they were the same person. Reading their posts is like listening to a scratchy broken record.
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