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CJF Presser going into detail on officiating… genius

Nice. He addressed it as a teaching moment. It has me wondering, however, if CJF had overstepped the boundary then who would fine him? Surely "we" don't pay extortion money to the SEC. Perhaps it's written into the contract of these non-conference games. "You know."
 
The way he indirectly points out the depth of the officiating crew’s incompetence is an advanced lesson in how to eviscerate someone without blowing your temper or coming off poorly. He really is a terrific communicator.

One item no one has talked about, and I think I am right about this : after a tackle in our first or second series, Smoke Monday made a slow and deliberate throat slash gesture. Is that not an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty? I don’t know how a ref could have missed it.

 
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One item no one has talked about, and I think I am right about this : after a tackle in our first or second series, Smoke Monday made a slow and deliberate throat slash gesture. Is that not an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty? I don’t know how a ref could have missed it.
They give him breaks since he has to live with the name Smoke Monday.
 
The reality is that it's not what you do or say, or whether it is right or wrong, it's how others, who have control, interpret it. The zebras interpreted what they saw and ruled on it, including AFTER consulting with each other AND the replay booth on one of the violations. Love what JF did there, but he's still exposed himself. It was the right thing and excellent way to handle it (i.e. a learning experience) and I hope it gets a response. Which type remains now to be seen. He judiciously decided to 'punt'. Let's see how the other side responds.

P.S. Has anybody seen where someone, somewhere has come forward from the B10 to have his back on the egregious call(s)?
 
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The reality is that it's not what you do or say, or whether it is right or wrong, it's how others, who have control, interpret it. The zebras interpreted what they saw and ruled on it, including AFTER consulting with each other AND the replay booth on one of the violations. Love what JF did there, but he's still exposed himself. It was the right thing and excellent way to handle it (i.e. a learning experience) and I hope it gets a response. Which type remains now to be seen. He judiciously decided to punt. Let's see how the other side responds.

P.S. Has anybody seen where someone, somewhere has come forward from the B10 to have his back on the egregious call(s)?

The statement from the sec already released is the only official comments you’ll see from anyone. Curious if the crew is assigned any games this upcoming weekend or not.

Big Ten released a similar statement after the OSU debacle in 14. Not aware of any others.

 
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One item no one has talked about, and I think I am right about this : after a tackle in our first or second series, Smoke Monday made a slow and deliberate throat slash gesture. Is that not an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty? I don’t know how a ref could have missed it.

Yes I thought the same thing about that. If that was a PSU player would of been different
 
He covered most of the issues however he failed to address the "Mother Duckers" that he saw running off the field. 😀
See,...I actually can't read lips. Can someone tell me exactly what he said, or what each word rhymes with etc...?
 
Doesn't look like he mentioned (edited) the series where the third down was taken away, and the refs went from second to fourth down, causing a punt.
 
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One item no one has talked about, and I think I am right about this : after a tackle in our first or second series, Smoke Monday made a slow and deliberate throat slash gesture. Is that not an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty? I don’t know how a ref could have missed it.
It's been discussed but I haven't seen the replay. Your link is to a timestamp in the 4th quarter though, so not the right play.
 
It's been discussed but I haven't seen the replay. Your link is to a timestamp in the 4th quarter though, so not the right play.
Sorry, the play in question is at 15:11 on the video, when Clifford was tackled on a read option run
 
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I'm still a little unclear if Franklin could have called a timeout to force a thorough review. I suspect he could have.
 
I'm still a little unclear if Franklin could have called a timeout to force a thorough review. I suspect he could have.
He could have…though such an awkward sequence that I’m sure he didn’t know what the heck they were doing exactly at the time.
 
Former NASCAR champion, current team owner, Tony Stewart goes by Smoke as well. Always thought that was cool.
 
Well his given name is Quindarius. Smoke is a nickname that he is known for.

So Mr HR director -which resume are you going to throw out? Smoke? Or Quindarius?

I think Quindarius is actually pretty good, much better than Smoke. You may not like it, but names do matter.
 
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I'm still a little unclear if Franklin could have called a timeout to force a thorough review. I suspect he could have.

I think once you’re told replay reviewed it and it’s 4th that’s kind of game over. Name another instance where someone got a review of a review. There aren’t different levels, it’s all supposed to be thorough.
 
I think once you’re told replay reviewed it and it’s 4th that’s kind of game overs. Name another instance where someone got a review of a review. There aren’t different levels, it’s all supposed to be thorough.
And I’m pretty sure if you’re a coach in the middle of the game and the head official tells you it’s already been reviewed, you’re not going to think, “gee, maybe I should call a time out and challenge it.” Unless of course you’re sitting in your living room after the fact.
 
By the way Arkansas has a linebacker named Bumper Pool. Given name -Bumper.
That’s stupid name.

Smoke which is a nickname is actually really cool. His given name is Quindarius.
When I was a kid my mother used to refer to a fart as a bumper. “Did you just make a bumper?” Funny memory of a long long time ago.
 
First I’ve heard of them lining up over center on the 4th down fake
Yeah. I am not sure I but that. It was pretty clear, before the snap, that it was a fake. So at some point it goes from a punt to just another play. If it isn’ta punt then you can certainly cover the center
 
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