Holding

[JerseyRon]

Is holding still a penalty?

 

[jbenedict]

Our ends are being held over and over. Nothing from the refs.

 

[Springcity]

Is holding still a penalty?

One of the smartest post yet. Constant holding no calls .

 

[j-buff]

I don’t recall one holding penalty tonight never seen a game like that

 

[JerseyRon]

Looks like Oregon will fit in well with OSU and Michigan with the officials. The defense played awful but when you're getting held on most passing plays that's what happens.

 

[PSU Soupy]

Watched GA vs Texas and there were about 5 holding calls.

Hard to watch games with different rules being enforced.

 

[KnightWhoSaysNit]

Football is degrading just like basketball has declined. When officials start with "letting them play" then no one knows where the line might be drawn. Neither players nor officials have a definition as time passes.

Eventually the game itself becomes something unrecognizable. It becomes about which team can cheat the best. Which team can come closest to some arbitrary line in an officials head.

It's no way for a fair competition. I don't know what it is. What I do know is that it always leaves someone frustrated and unhappy, and that's not what sports is supposed to be about.

 

[jimarnp]

Is holding still a penalty?

Yeah, some of them were ridiculous. There’s holding all the time, but even the blatant/game changing holds were ignored….several were TACKLES. —-If we don’t throw interceptions, and don’t make very dumb personal fouls, we likely Win by 7-10 regardless. But it would be nice to have called legit game.

 

[Rip_E_2_Joe_PA]

B1G refs, I credit for 22 TFLs on Carter and 16 TFLs on Sutton in the PSU and Oregon games combined. This is what you get from a bush league.

 

[bison13]

Not with this official crew, the same one that did the Ohio State game and likes to “let them play“. Ridiculous that there was not a penalty early in the game when Tracy went up and tackled their receiver in the backfield while the other receiver was riding on his back.

 

[PSUQBKeeper]

the what now?

never heard of it

 

[olelion]

Holding:
1) a takedown
2) arms extended while holding on

This is what I've garnered after watching for years. If you take a guy down it will usually be called. If you grab and keep your guy close, it won't likely be called. I don't know what is in the rules, but this is what is practiced

 

[Ward Hog]

All teams hold and it is usually not called if it's done inside the shoulders in close contact. Oregon guys were reaching, grabbing and tackling, sometimes even from behind our ends.

We still have to learn to cover slot receivers.

 

[The Spin Meister]

Looks like Oregon will fit in well with OSU and Michigan with the officials. The defense played awful but when you're getting held on most passing plays that's what happens.

B2G wanted an undefeated top ranked team in playoffs. Good for their image.

 

[Football79Dude]

Watched GA vs Texas and there were about 5 holding calls.

Hard to watch games with different rules being enforced.

That’s how a real conference handles officiating. Penn State should explore joining it.

 

[The Song Remains the Same]

Not with this official crew, the same one that did the Ohio State game and likes to “let them play“. Ridiculous that there was not a penalty early in the game when Tracy went up and tackled their receiver in the backfield while the other receiver was riding on his back.

The ORE WR actually had both arms wrapped around his midsection. It was such an egregious non-call I laughed out loud.