I get the reservations about a #11 ranking, but every team 3-10 ahead of us has one or more games just as bad or worse than our worst games. Lots of parity in college football right now, outside of OSU and Texas.
It looks like he's still blocking a guy, so he's fine.There was also a play, on the game winning touchdown, where an ineligible receiver (one of the linemen from Miami) was more than three yards past the line of scrimmage before Ward threw the ball. Three yards is the allowable limit. Now that one should have been flagged. Number 73 on Miami is 4+ yards past. The penalty there would've made the next play 5 yards back and a loss of down.
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The thing people have to remember is that offensively teams first 20 or so plays are scripted. Baylor was screwed once their script had been used. We adjusted and locked them down and they had no answer.
Its fun but that’s all. IMO we are way overrated. Win next weekend and mid teens is def warranted.
The four byes go to the conference champs of the top four conferences not the top four ranked conference champs correct?
Meaning even if Boise or someone else makes it all the way to the top of the aCFP rankings they still won’t get a top 4 seed.
You also can’t tell exactly where the line of scrimmage is in that shot. If it’s the 3, he’s legal. If it’s the 4, he’s on the edge of legal (technically too far downfield, but the officials often give a little extra … unless you’re Barrett blocking for Iowa State against Houston on a TD play).It looks like he's still blocking a guy, so he's fine.
I could be wrong but I think the rule is that both feet need to be past the line to be a flag.Am I the only one that noticed Ward was past the line on that pass to get them to first and goal? It was close, but that ball came out with his front foot already past the line of scrimmage and his back foot and arm were right on the line. Shouldn't that have been a flag?
You're right. I was corrected earlier.I could be wrong but I think the rule is that both feet need to be past the line to be a flag.
The four byes go to the conference champs of the top four conferences not the top four ranked conference champs correct?
Meaning even if Boise or someone else makes it all the way to the top of the aCFP rankings they still won’t get a top 4 seed.
When Cincinnati made the 4 team playoff they would have gotten a Bye in the 12 team model. Possible, maybe even more likely then you think in the current landscape. Example. Lets pretend Boise State actually beat Oregon earlier this year and beat Wash St. Then ran the table in the Mountain West.There‘s no official ranking of “top four conferences.” The four highest-ranked conference champions get the bye … so it’s technically possible for the champs of the MWC, AAC, Sun Belt, and MAC to all get byes.
Technically possible, not possible in any configuration of reality - but any conference champion has a shot at a bye, depending on where they’re ranked.
It came up in the SB, and I realize college rules may not be identical, but if the block begins in the legal area and drives the defender back to where a player is an ineligible receiver, the lineman is fine. Even if he disengages from the block, as long as he does nothing more than stand there, there is no penalty.You also can’t tell exactly where the line of scrimmage is in that shot. If it’s the 3, he’s legal. If it’s the 4, he’s on the edge of legal (technically too far downfield, but the officials often give a little extra … unless you’re Barrett blocking for Iowa State against Houston on a TD play).
The fact he’s engaged with a defender means nothing, if you’re ineligible and more than 3 yards downfield, you’re breaking the rule.
He said that the BIG and SEC pay their refs more so the B12 get the also rans. If you want good officiating you need to start a NIL for the refs.Bruns went off on the officials on his post game, Sunday AM pod. Said they were an awful crew in multiple ways
Way overrated?Its fun but that’s all. IMO we are way overrated. Win next weekend and mid teens is def warranted.
I believe NFL is 1 yard unless blocking a defender which started within 1 yard. College is 3 yards and does not have an exception for continuous blocking.It came up in the SB, and I realize college rules may not be identical, but if the block begins in the legal area and drives the defender back to where a player is an ineligible receiver, the lineman is fine. Even if he disengages from the block, as long as he does nothing more than stand there, there is no penalty.
Ehh he put us at 8th, I'll let it slideJohn Wilner (the Pac-12 moron) voted them at 18th.
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definitely possible here is Bud Elliott's projection with us as the Big 12 champ....The four byes go to the conference champs of the top four conferences not the top four ranked conference champs correct?
Meaning even if Boise or someone else makes it all the way to the top of the aCFP rankings they still won’t get a top 4 seed.