When will we learn to stop reaching at the goal-line?

**chuckd4735** · 09-25-2006, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by bstegs

This was obviously a touchdown by Nickel. He had control, and on the replay, it was clearly shown. The point I am now arguing is that simply crossing the plain results in a touchdown. If this were true, then Jason Harris' fumble against Baylor last year should have been a touchdown. He was holding the ball over the endzone when it was knocked loose. The problem was no part of his body had come into contact with the endzone. I wondered if this was just an NCAA thing because in the NFL it would have been 6.

Good point...you might be right on that one i am not sure....but to correct one thing, was'nt it Greg Coleman last year who made that fumble against Baylor?

**cstrunk** · 09-25-2006, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by bstegs

This was obviously a touchdown by Nickel. He had control, and on the replay, it was clearly shown. The point I am now arguing is that simply crossing the plain results in a touchdown. If this were true, then Jason Harris' fumble against Baylor last year should have been a touchdown. He was holding the ball over the endzone when it was knocked loose. The problem was no part of his body had come into contact with the endzone. I wondered if this was just an NCAA thing because in the NFL it would have been 6.

No part of your body has to touch anything in the endzone. The ball must cross the plane, that's it as far as I know....

**StLouisClone** · 09-25-2006, 10:51 PM

Originally Posted by ISUboi12

Did someone just make a post about NOT reaching at the goalline? This isn't junior high football.

I thought it was a good play by Nickel but it was also nearly a disaster. If the replay officials deemed that Nickel fumbled the ball before it crossed the line, then it would have been a touchback for Texas. They get the ball at the 20, and ISU gets nothing.

**bstegs** · 09-26-2006, 07:33 AM

It may have been Greg Coleman (I thought they both fumbled in that game but couldn't remember which one did so in the end zone), but the ball did cross the plain on his run, otherwise it would not have fallen straight down and into the endzone.

**Cyclonesrule91** · 09-26-2006, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by StLouisClone

I thought it was a good play by Nickel but it was also nearly a disaster. If the replay officials deemed that Nickel fumbled the ball before it crossed the line, then it would have been a touchback for Texas. They get the ball at the 20, and ISU gets nothing.

If the replay officials deemed that a fumble, that would have been in the same league as the OU vs. Oregon fiasco.(other than having BCS implications) The ball did not come loose till he was across the goal line after hitting the touchdown marker. It was obvious on the replays. And the argument about reaching???? That was a heads up play by Nickel and there was no defender to strip the ball. It would have been a lot different if Nickel was running into a pile of players and reaching with the ball in the middle of that mess. This was a great play and one heck of an effort by our offense.

CLONE2THEBONE....You make the smarta.. comment about not having your Cyclone goggles on. I am trying to figure out what kind of goggles you are wearing, but they are not cardinal and gold that is for sure.