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Oregon State 33, Southern Cal 31 (final)

Zemek at CFBNews.com was saying that on the last drive, Smith should have been ruled out of bounds on the 4th down catch, for all practical purposes ending the game. I was watching that live, saw the replays, and thought they were at best inconclusive, and if I had to say either way, I thought he was in bounds. The announcers were saying pretty much the same thing.

Did anybody else think it was clear that Smith was either in or out of bounds on that play?

I know USC lost anyway, but every replay official in the state of Oregon needs a break whenever he can get it. :tongue2:
 
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methomps;648323; said:
Zemek is wrong. The video is inconclusive. Given that all that is kicked up is green grass (no white chalk), if anything the evidence leans toward him being in.

That's what I saw. Zemek is usually pretty good, so I'm surprised that he's beating that drum.
 
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BB73;648136; said:
Zemek at CFBNews.com was saying that on the last drive, Smith should have been ruled out of bounds on the 4th down catch, for all practical purposes ending the game. I was watching that live, saw the replays, and thought they were at best inconclusive, and if I had to say either way, I thought he was in bounds. The announcers were saying pretty much the same thing.

Did anybody else think it was clear that Smith was either in or out of bounds on that play?


I don't think it was clear whether he was in or out, but I think there was more evidence for him being out. While I agree that you could see green grass flying through the air when his foot landed, I could not see any green in between his foot and the sideline. Therefore, I believe he was out of bounds. That being said, if the standard is "indisputable evidence" and considering he was ruled in bounds on the field, I think the refs properly did not overturn the call.
 
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