Crazy ending to BYU Washington

LittleBunnyFooFoo

LittleBunnyFooFoo

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didn't see it but my friend just told me Washington went in for a tying TD. Washington QB throws the ball straight up into in celebration, gets excessive celebration penalty, pushing the XP back to the 18, only to have it blocked.
 
Just saw the replay - that was pretty ridiculous. He flipped the ball up, which might have been a bit excessive, but it certainly wasn't premeditated and it wasn't something that was a reflection of poor sportsmanship.
 
I think it was an OU ref...
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Those refs, and any and all like them that too often make that same crap call, should be removed from officiating. Either that or change the freaking rule. Absolutely horrible call.
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Awful call. He just flipped the ball up in the air. His celebration had nothing to do with the opponents or fans and it lasted all of three seconds. Refs are calling this, but 'horns down' is ok even though it is a clear taunt against an opponent and its fans? The refs still have a lot to figure out.
 
Yeah that was a terrible call. I feel bad for the Washington kids.

The game should end in the players and coaches hands...not the refs
 
I was at that game and i think washington would've won the game if not for that stupid penalty. I also think if that would've happened in austin, a riot would've broken out. the UDub fans walked out like someone just shat in their cereal.
 
I agree it was a BS call, but some credit to BYU for blocking the kick. Unless Wash. was planning on going for two, the extra15 yards really should not have made that much difference. Is their kicker normally that bad from 28 yards out? I guess the penalty caused to PAT team to lose their
focusness.
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It was completely chicken. Someone owes a better explanation, and I've already heard the official one.
 
One of the worst calls I've ever seen, right up there with that OU^2 nonsense. Probably true that if everything happens the same way, kick would have been blocked from the 2. But who's to say that it would have happened the same way? Maybe the OL was still thinking "f'in bs call" instead of focusing 100% on their blocks. Maybe UW would have gone for 2 and the win. Either way, we'll never know for sure, and you can't claim that the call didn't affect the outcome of the game.

They really need to refine that rule, or crack down on the wildly varying interpretations of it. There was absolutely nothing there (that we could see) which in any way constituted taunting or pre-planned shenanigans. Bad call at any point in the game (as are all bad calls). That officiating crew needs to be relegated to U of Alaska home games in December.
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Why was it not a penalty when the entire BYU team ran onto the field after the blocked kick? Isn't that excessive celibration too?
 
The rule is ******.

The call was right.

Willingham said that this was a call that almost has to be made, and I think that's true. I have no problem with refs enforcing the rules as they stand. I have more of a problem with the rules themselves. Given a choice, I would always penalize any sort of celebration that is insulting to the other team, but that sort of exuberance in that situation should not be against the rules. Still, it's not like Locker is an inexperienced QB -- he shouldn't have done that and he's been around long enough to know the rules, stupid though they may be.
 
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byu did get penalized with 2 seconds left. flags flew from direction, however the block had already occured. possession had already changed, so it would be to take a knee from the 15 or the 5.
 
I agree with those who say if refs are going to call this, then they should penalize players or coaches for "horns down." That's blatant taunting.

But UW should've never let BYU block what amounted to a 35-yard FG. That's their fault, not the official's.
 
Here's a clip from Youtube. I think it was the correct call. While you may disagree with the rule, that was called correctly. That flag is going to be thrown every single time and all the players should know it. Even with the penalty, they should have hit the field goal and it's their own fault they were penalized and had it blocked.
 
Had that happened in the first quarter then ok, but you don't make that call when it obviously impacts the outcome of the game.

So your saying we make calls depending on the impact of the game? Honestly i hate this rule but you have to give the ref credit for having the balls to make the call when it impacts the game.. If they had done there job and made the kick we wouldn't even be having this conversation.
 
RULE 9Conduct of Players and Others Subject to the Rules
SECTION 2. Noncontact Fouls

Unsportsmanlike Acts
ARTICLE 1. There shall be no unsportsmanlike conduct or any act
that interferes with orderly game administration on the part of players,
substitutes, coaches, authorized attendants or any other persons subject to
the rules, before the game, during the game or between periods.
a. Specifically prohibited acts and conduct include:
2. After a score or any other play, the player in possession immediately
must return the ball to an official or leave it near the dead-ball spot.
This prohibits:
(a) Kicking, throwing, spinning or carrying (including off of the
field) the ball any distance that requires an official to retrieve it.
(b) Spiking the ball to the ground [Exception: A forward pass to
conserve time (Rule 7-3-2-d)].
(c) Throwing the ball high into the air.
(d) Any other unsportsmanlike act or actions that delay the game.

As Orangesweat said, he had to call it. If you want to debate the legitimacy of the rule itself, go right ahead, but the right call was made. There's no shade of gray in this scenario. It's black and white. You throw the ball high in the air, you get a penalty. Debate whether or not this rule should be changed all you like, but this was not a "******** call."
 
the ncaa needs to stop making the beautiful college game into the boring nfl game.

Nothing the nfl has can match the sheer euphoria that Locker felt when he crossed that goal line....
losing season the year before, playing a ranked rival

it's part of what makes this game so wonderful. i'm waiting for them to ban standing, student sections and marching bands.
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The call was correct, a clear violation of the rule quoted above. Whether the official should have overlooked it in that instance is another matter. Or whether there should be such a rule, when players from OU run up to the bottom row fans in the Cotton Bowl end zone and throw the horns down sign in our fans faces and get no calls for that, clearly taunting the crowd and team-here some qb just tosses the ball up in the air in spontaneous celebration, no tauting intended or implied, and he gets a 15 yarder.
 
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