Filed under: LSU, Oregon, Stanford, Tennessee, Pac 10, SEC, Officiating
I'm going to spare any extended introduction here, because there have been many words penned about the LSU-Tennessee finish this week. Let's dive right in. You can watch the action on YouTube by clicking here. 1. The pass interference call was an easy call, and it was correct. The UT defender was pushing back on one of the receiver's arms while not playing the football. This fits the description of one of the tenants of pass interference to a T. In order for this to have not been interference, both players had to have been "making a simultaneous and bona fide attempt" to play the ball. Sorry, no way you can make that argument for the UT defender. Some are arguing uncatchable, but the rule explicitly states "when in doubt, the pass is catchable." It wasn't far enough out of reach to deem uncatchable. And if it was, maybe don't interfere? Oh, and the rules don't change based upon the time remaining on the clock.
2. Did LSU give Tennessee enough time to change personnel? Yes. There was a bit of a mad scramble for a second, but you'll notice the umpire did run up to stand close to the football -- which should be construed as him making sure LSU does not snap the ball until Tennessee has the personnel it wants on the field. By the time LSU was ready to snap the ball, not one Tennessee player was still moving -- every one was lined up where he wanted to be. That means Tennessee had sufficient time to get the personnel on the field.
3. UT clearly had 13 players on the field. You can't argue this fact. I don't even understand how it's possible people are complaining about this. We'll move on.
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