The Athletic department will have to appoint secretaries for the players, I guess. I'm sure LSU would love any justification to increase tuition.
I say we play once you catch the ball you have to stop where you are. That way no one is touching anyone! This will be fun!!!! :lol:
Ok, someone explain this to me: Based on this new rule reguarding FG's, if you jump up in attempt to block a kick, and land on an opponents' player--300+ linemen included, then it's a personal foul and a re-kick.... OK... Then why is it when you're attempting to block a punt, and if you miss the ball, and even the kicker, but land at his feet and HE lands on you--it's a personal foul on the defensive player..... FURTHERMORE, how STUPID is it that you can block a punt, and as long as you get a piece of the ball, you can absolutely DESTROY the kicker!?!?!?!?!?!?! These two examples of "rules" upheld by officials illustrates how crazy officials need to be.....
My dad and grandfather are both officials . . . and they are quite sane. Niether are college officials anymore, my father got sick of the traveling and they both decided to work HS for love of the game. I can tell you this, there is a lot that needs to be done to make officiating better. However, they do work on it, and in conjunction with coaches try to alter and change rules to make things fair and protect the players. They have camps all summer, work with teams during the offseason, and hold clinics. To be an official, you have to love the game as a science. Being able to fairly judge, while trying to not interupt the flow of the game.
Being sane dosen't automatically disqualify you from being a referee as long as you are nearly blind. :dis:
Wasn't the rule made to protect the player jumping? ....I thought that was the reasoning behind it for than MNF game last year between the bucs and colts.....
It's to protect both players (the guy jumping and person that is landed on). But, it is mostly to keep the running player from vaulting over the line to block the kick. You can run up to the line and then jump straight up. If you use the line in front of you as a vault, then land on a player, they will throw a penality. From what I've read, Early is not the normal safety on extra point blocks. So, he may not have known the rule.
It was Prude, number 8 not 9, as the ref had said. They showed the play on ESPN this evening. It appeared that Prude jumped and landed on the LSU players then rolled over on the Auburn OL.
