***2023-24 College Football Thread***

Bigman38

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How many refs are on the field? And none of them saw it or even thought to blow the whistle when the play happened?

Not enough refs called it? Weird argument

It’s not complicated, as a punt returner there is one signal that has any real consequences, don’t even come close to it unless you’re fair catching it.
 

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The times ISU got screwed 100% beyond any doubt, most of my fellow fanatics would tell Iowa fans something like it’s impossible for a call to affect a game at all when you only rush for .4 yards a carry. It’s all on the players I’m assured.
 
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Marcelason78

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Tavern hoks crying in their beer— “There goes our shot at the national championship.” Heard in the background— “Faaaake IDeeeeee.”
 

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Not enough refs called it? Weird argument

It’s not complicated, as a punt returner there is one signal that has any real consequences, don’t even come close to it unless you’re fair catching it.
I'm just saying if it was such a blatant error then why didn't any refs call anything on the field? Seems like they had no idea what was going on either and then decided to review it.
 

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Hok fans like to proclaim they have the best tradition in college football with “The Wave”.

They also have the second best tradition: setting the worst example of sportsmanship in front of those same kids they are waving.

Officials don’t penalize them for throwing stuff at opponents which encourages that Hawkeye tradition.
 
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tim_redd

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You can point at it. It was the waving of his arms that created the invalid fair catch.
It's the technically correct application of a crappy rule. I think the NFL clarified their rule a while back where an invalid signal still has to be above the shoulders. One of those little details you hope your special teams coach goes over with your returners.
 
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CloneLawman

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Wherever I go, there I am.
Did they hit them with batteries, beer cans, or both?
Both, plus frozen chicken.


"Couple years ago at the Penn State game, a hoghead got thrown out there," said Lt. Tom Johnson, the poor guy in charge of security at Iowa football games. "You get a lot of marshmallows with coins in them. You get fruit. We've had people throw beer bottles and liquor bottles onto the field."
 
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