Can ISU respond with some sort of statement that we disagree with all these BS Texa$ Longhorn statements and agree with the entire national media that the Big 12 is wrong?
Big 12 Publicly Reprimands Rhoads
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Oh no a public reprimand, whats next double secret probation??? I wish they had fined him so we could have had a nation wide fund raiser for something that 80% of this country agrees on... IT WAS A FUMBLE AND WE GOT SCREWED!!!
To me this statement is the Texas 10 I mean Big 12 saying "Yeah, that was a bad call so we're going to slap you on the wrist for it"
To me this statement is the Texas 10 I mean Big 12 saying "Yeah, that was a bad call so we're going to slap you on the wrist for it"
If they hadn't have issued the reprimand, it would've insinuated that Rhoads was justified in his rant-n-roll. However, by issuing the reprimand it absolved the Big12 of any responsibility for the Thursday night debacle, therefore, it also absolved them of needing to make any apologies.
I feel like coaches should be able to comment on officials and their calls as much as they want, as long as they keep it on business, and dont make it personal. "That was a horrible call by Joe Ref" is different from "Joe ref is an ******* who i hope crashes on the way out of town". To quote Dan Hawkins, this is the big 12, its division 1 football, it isnt intramurals. These refs are paid, and should be accountable for their work, and not just by fellow refs who are always going to lean towards siding with another ref.
Here's the deal...I didn't hear Rhoads once mention the officiating or the refs specifically. So, legitimately, "to have it taken away from them" could have been by a bad play, a stroke of fate, an act of God...
By issuing a reprimand to Rhoads, the Big XII is actually admitting that the refs were to blame, even though the rules say that the coach can't publicly criticize them.
That said, it is a travesty that Davis didn't get charged with assault. If the Big XII isn't concerned with sportsmanship or a deliberate attack on an individual, then the law should be.
By issuing a reprimand to Rhoads, the Big XII is actually admitting that the refs were to blame, even though the rules say that the coach can't publicly criticize them.
That said, it is a travesty that Davis didn't get charged with assault. If the Big XII isn't concerned with sportsmanship or a deliberate attack on an individual, then the law should be.
Considering there was a non-fumble called a fumble -- which may or may not have cost KSU a win down in Stillwater -- and a fumble called a non-fumble which DID cost ISU a win over Texas, I would say the Big 12's refs and replay system has bigger problems than writing out meaningless reprimands defending its referees.
Davis not being suspended is the biggest travisty.
Davis not being suspended is the biggest travisty.
@#$% that thinking. With this attitude, you are thinking just like the Big 12 conference officials. We pay you good money to take that @#$% job. So take it and be a good little subordinate. I would much rather be in a smaller conference with less pay and our players and coaches get a fair shake.
I'd say that the reprimand to Rhoads without fining him is what pretty much admits guilt and saying the refs screwed up and he was right in saying it. Didn't Mangino get fined a few years ago for saying Texas beat them because of the BCS? I wonder if Rhoads would've taken it a little bit further if they would've issued one to him as well but since he only stuck to making a comment about the refs they let it go
Sorry I was trying to tie into a quote made by rundmcy about we should just take the money from the Big 12 because they pay us a lot of money.
"It's unfortunate the game had to come down to a judgment call like that," Huskies coach Steve Sarkisian said. "That part was unfortunate because it was two good football teams battling and competing with one another and I wish the game would have got won on the field and not in the booth upstairs with some guy that didn't get to feel the emotion in the hard-fought football game that game was."
Didn't see the end of the game. This quote was the first thing I saw this morning. He's certainly more specific than CPR was. I wonder if there will be any fallout to HIS remarks?
Any guesses?
Didn't see the end of the game. This quote was the first thing I saw this morning. He's certainly more specific than CPR was. I wonder if there will be any fallout to HIS remarks?
Any guesses?
One last one:
Reprimand of Chris Williams = Big 12's gutless way of saying "A small fan site is speaking truths hitting too close to home and, since we can't do anything about what the national media is saying (which will fade away in a few weeks anyway), we'll silence these guys."
The rule specifically states that both direct and indirect references to the officiating are not allowed.
The Big 12's message is clear. Any player on a team opposing Texas gets one free shot to end a player's career by taking out his knees. First target is Mike Davis. After he is injured simply say that you were taught to "play to the whistle". Mack Brown will defend your actions.
More great press on this on ESPN-U just now. All of the commentators are ragging the reprimand and our stolen game. "There's always a reprimand for the coaches. But what's the reprimand when the officials don't get it right?" As bad as it stings it's definitely made us a sympathetic character in the story line.
The reprimand on Davis. Does this set a president? I mean, after scoring a TD, can offensive players not involved in the play take a shot at defensive players and only suffer a 15 yard penalty on kickoff and a reprimand with threat of future action if it is repeated? Think if a team's 4 wideouts did just that after the first TD scored in a game. Potentially, the whole starting secondary could be injured with only 1 penalty imposed.
I haven't heard anyone address this aspect of the Mike Davis cheap shot. There is another receiver in the end zone going after a receiver at the same time. He doesn't take such a terrible cheap shot, but both were unnecessary since the play was over. I wonder if there was a pattern through the game. If so, then it isn't just a problem with a single player, but with the program. Still can't believe how vigorously Mack Brown defended this guy.
