killer_ewok;490146 wrote:I guess Robert Smith and us ND fans on here are just conspiracy theorists. I don't give a shit who ND has "contracted"........ND is obviously NOT in a conference in football. I don't think the Big East refs are out there feeling obligated to give ND breaks. They fucked up....big time. It's not just ND fans pointing it out. Surely you understand this. And those two calls that you missed were blatant mistakes.
You're like a brick wall. I didn't say they are trying to give breaks, but they are less likely to give a Big Ten school breaks. If they were Big Ten refs, sure, cry home cookin all you want. But they weren't. so just STFU
"The responsibility is assigned to the Back Judge, who in this situation was standing beneath the upright. Proper mechanics dictate that his focus be directed to the play clock as it approaches zero. When the play clock display reads zero, he must re-direct his attention to the ball. At that time, if the snap has not started, a flag will be thrown for delay of game. If the snap has begun, no flag will be thrown.
"Under these procedures, there will always be a small amount of lag time between the time the clock reads zero and the time the Back Judge is able to see the football.
"On the play in question, this lag time created the situation where it appears the play clock expired just before the snap. We believe the snap occurred well within the normal lag time for the Back Judge to make this determination.
"This play is not reviewable under current NCAA rules."
Surely you understand this
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