Yeah, because even with that train of thought, the first warning is always accompanied with a flag. If we was just doing it and then though oh crap there is a penalty, he could have said it is a warning. The ref full wanted a penalty there.
I watch a lot of Iowa games and their DB's and linebackers are notorious for that shove right as the player is going out of bounds. I don't mind the physical play but in a close quarters stadium like Kinnick it's a dangerous play.
Iowa was also mimicking the snap count the entire first half until the got it called on them.
LMAO Moss was leaning on X so hard that when he knocked his hands away he literally fell down. Iowa fans still think that should have been called.
I was wondering about this. I think the officials usually would warn the players on the field to knock it off before actually flagging it, and maybe even go over to the coaches and tell them to get their players to stop. I'll watch the recording for some more of this before it was flagged.
Iowa has been doing this for years. I'm pretty sure they had that called on them in their bowl game. I remember a Penn State media member making a comment about it when they had like 4 straight false starts in the Iowa game last year.
Frankly there are quite a few teams who do this. The smart ones don't do it often but will do it on a key play (like 3rd or 4th down) here and there. Not enough to get the refs' attention but enough to get a clear advantage. The problem is that it should be called anytime it elicits a move by the offense. Most crews don't have the balls to make that call when it happens. There doesn't need to be any warning when it results in a false start by the offense.
