Alabama 12, Tennessee 10 (final)

[Gatorubet]

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

that's actually more accurate to what probably happened. I'm guessing they never even saw it.

 

[jwinslow]

???

 

[BB73]

They aren't poorly written. They are clear. Now, they might be poorly reasoned, but the rule is the rule, and it was interpreted correctly. When you say that "they probably didn't throw the flag because they didn't want to have another UGA-unsportsmanline situation where a technicality on a a guy celebrating a huge play affected the outcome of the game", you fail to consider that theyprobably didn't throw the flag simply because they knew the rules and applied them correctly.

The wisdom or philosophy of letting the penalty not affect the outcome of the game is entirely a different matter, and the NCAA is the one to look at, not the refs who called it right for a change.

It appears that you failed to consider that I said "probably" since I considered it to be a possibility that the refs actually realized what the rule was in not throwing the flag.

But if they had thrown the flag, and then explained to the crowd that the penalty was a moot point, and the game really was over due to the rulebook, I'd be more likely to believe that.

 

[Gatorubet]

It appears that you failed to consider that I said "probably" since I considered it to be a possibility that the refs actually realized what the rule was in not throwing the flag.

But if they had thrown the flag, and then explained to the crowd that the penalty was a moot point, and the game really was over due to the rulebook, I'd be more likely to believe that.

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