I turned to Paula and asked, "What the hell is going on? What's happening? Why are we being given 6 points? We fumbled!" A. Leon Polhill, Gator Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves.
________________________________ From: Gatornet Admin <gator...@comcast.net> To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 9:56:33 PM Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Today's Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post Gatornews from Junogator I freeze-framed it one frame at a time and it looked to me like the ball was already coming out when it crossed the plane. I was shocked when they gave us the TD. Randy ----- Original Message ----- >From: Jerry Belloit >To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com >Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 8:02 PM >Subject: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] Today's Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post >Gatornews from Junogator > > >I want to take exception to what Dan Mullen is complaining about here. I >thought the call was close. I saw the replays and on one of the angles it >looked like he was stripped of the ball before the ball “broke the plane” of >the goal line. However, none of the angles were definitive. The official on >the field looked to be perfectly placed on the field to make the call. I >don’t think the video evidence was definitive. I find it hard to argue that >both officials were “clearly” in error. > >Unfortunately, I erased the game so I cannot revisit the replays. I do >remember that the network tried to make it out as a poor call by using some >sort of a composite image, but they could not account for the angle of the >camera. In horseracing, the camera is placed exactly on the finish line. The >cameras were not on the goal line on Saturday. Do any of you that still have >the game recorded think that he was clearly stripped of the ball before >breaking the plane? > >Jerry > >From:gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >Of Juno Gator >Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 7:23 AM >To: gatorn...@googlegroups.com >Subject: [gatornews] Today's Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post Gatornews from >Junogator > > > >SEC officials blasted again after another controversial call benefits Florida >Gators >BY JOSEPH GOODMAN >The Florida Gators have been struggling in the red zone, but that doesn't mean >the team, ranked No. 1 in the country again, can't catch a break near the goal >line. >For the second week in a row, the Gators find themselves in the middle of an >officiating controversy after again coming out on the favorable side of a >judgment call by a Southeastern Conference official that led to a UF score. >On Sunday, Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen, UF's former offensive >coordinator, lashed out at SEC officiating after what he believed was an >incorrect call that resulted in a fourth-quarter touchdown for the Gators >during Saturday's 29-19 victory in Starkville, Miss. >On Saturday night at Scott Field, Florida led Mississippi State 22-13 with >less than nine minutes to play when UF linebacker Dustin Doe intercepted a >deflected a pass and returned it for a touchdown. Doe, who began celebrating >before he reached the end zone, was stripped at the goal line by Bulldogs >receiver Brandon McRae. McRae recovered the ball in the end zone after a line >judge signaled a Florida touchdown. >After a lengthy review, an SEC replay official upheld the touchdown. Mullen >said he spent early Sunday morning reviewing the play and determined, in his >opinion, that the replay official missed the call. >``There's no excuse for a guy who has the amount of time to replay the video >to make sure they get the call right,'' Mullen said. ``That's why we have >instant replay, and I think it's embarrassing that they blew that call. I've >seen still shots of the ball out of [Doe's] hand. I don't think that's >acceptable on a [replay] guy that has the ability to watch all the different >angles.'' >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
