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Big Ten official allegedly tied to gambling, abuse

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cincibuck;1034079; said:
Yeah, yeah, yeah, everyone saw the fumble. Everyone blames the refs. No one asks why Tressel didn't throw the flag. Too early in the game? Didn't get the word from the booth (hard to believe)?

It was Tressel's call to make and for whatever reason, probably wanted to hold the challenge for a more important part of the game, he didn't challenge the call.
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He was ruled down by contact and he couldn't challenge it...correct? I'm almost positive that's the rule. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if this comes to fruition. Not only this but penalties weren't called and especially an OBVIOUS pick on Chekwa for Gamble's TD.
 
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RB07OSU;1034816; said:
He was ruled down by contact and he couldn't challenge it...correct? I'm almost positive that's the rule. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if this comes to fruition. Not only this but penalties weren't called and especially an OBVIOUS pick on Chekwa for Gamble's TD.
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*Cough* Tressel's timeout on Illi's punt *Cough* That was a hard game to watch.
 
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CleveBucks;1034792; said:
And being the last two games of the year officiated by the same corrupt official? Yeah, it raises a few red flags. Wouldn't have taken much for Pamon to "ignore" the buzzer on the replay or claim it never worked. He knew it was his last game of the year. Time to go for the big money.
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Anyone know the point spread for the PSU-Purdue game? I remember reading that one of the calls the crew missed was when a Purdue receiver ran out of bounds to stop the clock and the crew inexplicably kept it moving. I believe this took place in the last minute or two. PSU won by 7.
 
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Dryden;1033390; said:
Forget about the gambling, the child abuse, the bankruptcy, and all that other shit for a moment. Putting all that aside, why the hell would the Big 10 assign an official that has lived and worked in Cook County, Illinois for over a decade as the head official of a crew for an Illinois game? Were actual Illinois alumni not available?

WTF?

Pssst, Jim Delany ... you should know a guy is dirty when he gets fired from the Chicago Police Department for being too corrupt a scumbug to even work there.
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Thats sad as heck. How do they explain that:(
 
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buck e;1034828; said:
Anyone know the point spread for the PSU-Purdue game? I remember reading that one of the calls the crew missed was when a Purdue receiver ran out of bounds to stop the clock and the crew inexplicably kept it moving. I believe this took place in the last minute or two. PSU won by 7.
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BP's vBet thread (which uses the opening line) had it Purdue +7.5.
 
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RB07OSU;1034816; said:
He was ruled down by contact and he couldn't challenge it...correct? I'm almost positive that's the rule. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if this comes to fruition. Not only this but penalties weren't called and especially an OBVIOUS pick on Chekwa for Gamble's TD.
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Whoa. Down by contact works in some situations and they can blow a play dead, but fumble or no fumble is one of the most common challenges made in the system. In fact the point of reviewing such a play would be to determine if he were down before the ball came out.
 
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down by contact

Can someone please explain the "down by contact" rule to me and what the reason would be for it not being reviewable? I was under the assumption a player could fall to the ground with no contact from a defender and be down, so how is this even a relavent call. Even if it is a relavent call, how is it not a reviewable call? I mean it seems to me either a player is down or not down for there is a fumble, if there was contact should not come into the equation.
 
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Powair7s;1035180; said:
Can someone please explain the "down by contact" rule to me and what the reason would be for it not being reviewable? I was under the assumption a player could fall to the ground with no contact from a defender and be down, so how is this even a relavent call. Even if it is a relavent call, how is it not a reviewable call? I mean it seems to me either a player is down or not down for there is a fumble, if there was contact should not come into the equation.
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If the ref rules someone down by contact and blows the whistle, the play ends. The players are supposed to stop playing when they hear the whistle. It isn't reviewable because anything that happens afterwards wasn't a part of the play. It isn't fair to the players to say that they have to stop and then go back and say "oh, you shouldn't have stopped."

Nowadays, more and more refs are "letting things transpire" and then making a ruling (eg, watch as the defender scoops up the ball and runs into the endzone, and then saying that the ballcarrier was down before he fumbled).
 
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methomps;1035183; said:
Nowadays, more and more refs are "letting things transpire" and then making a ruling (eg, watch as the defender scoops up the ball and runs into the endzone, and then saying that the ballcarrier was down before he fumbled).
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Which is exactly what they should be doing. Blowing the whistle and calling a play dead if you're anything but 100% sure its dead is an official being irresponsible. There is no doubt that it can change the tide of a game and the players have to live with that for the rest of their lives. What do the officials have to do? They live to officiate another game, harass some women, and abuse children.

Speaking of which, I'm convinced we're on the verge of discovering he is a high ranking official in Al-Qaeda.
 
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CleveBucks;1034792; said:
And being the last two games of the year officiated by the same corrupt official? Yeah, it raises a few red flags. Wouldn't have taken much for Pamon to "ignore" the buzzer on the replay or claim it never worked. He knew it was his last game of the year. Time to go for the big money.
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He wasn't buzzed.
 
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Tlangs;1035378; said:
He snuck into the booth pre-game and tampered with the equipment. At least that is what I heard...
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Folks, if your sarcasm detector doesn't register on that one, it's time for a new one.
 
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