Listened to Will Compton's podcast yesterday

[MRJFB]

Did the clock run out before the ball it the ground out-of-bounds? No.

But on the other hand, have I ever seen an out-of-bounds pass play in any CFB game where a second was put back on the clock afterwards? No.

Here is the deal. When you see the replay indeed there is a split second between the ball hitting the post and the clock hitting zero. BUT (big but) the timekeeper's reaction in live action couldn't stop the clock at that exact moment due to the human element. Thing is, that is to be expected because it takes the same amount of time for him to react to the ball being snapped. Therefore, the playclock and live time was correct. Putting time back on the clock was a confiscation of the spirit of the rule. If you believe that the clock should stop at minus the human element then we would have needed to go back and add roughly 120 seconds to the clock to account for every play prior to that.
Of course they didn't do that. They singled out the final and most critical play that gave one team a distinct and jaw dropping advantage.
What if, Nebraska or Texas was ahead by 10 points at that time? Would the officials ran up and held multiple conferences and illogical arguments to run one more play?
This was a manipulative and purposeful bending of the rules. Just as it appeared to be.

 

[MRJFB]

And yes I am still bitter.

 

[Huusker]

If you go to a game (any game) and watch the clock, you will see that a second or even two seconds will wind down before the clock stops. It's standard practice. There's no way that play should have been reviewable...but the guy in charge was also a candidate for mayor of Austin, as I recall. He was going to let Texas kick.

Another sad thing about that night: it should never have come to that one second or a FG.

If Nebraska scores a touchdown on the previous drive, a FG wouldn't have helped the Whorns. Nebraska's ensuing kickoff went out of bounds (15 yards), and then there was a totally needless horse-collar tackle on Shipley when he was going down in another yard or two anyway (another 15 yards). Take away those issues and it's a 76-yard FG.

That one still hurts. And I still hate Texas.

 

[GIJoeRed]

Come on, OhioHusker, you know better than that! As loyal-to-the-bones Husker fans, we never allow reality get in the way of our self-righteous indignation. Screw those Texas refs!!!!

Did your visual conflict cause you an aneurism during the '82 PSU game?

 

[smallz243]

And yes I am still bitter.

As we should be!

 

[Dunbar]

Wait what? Dunbar in da house! Where you been man? Somebody cue up that Kotter song from the 70s.

Just been livin' life. Been kinda hard to hang around a Husker site the last couple of years when hope of a good season gets dashed so early. I so want Frost to succeed, but he's making it very hard to justify.

 

[Dunbar]

Perlman and Eichorst were part of the program. Also, Bo made his feelings about the fans clear in the tape that was leaked to the press.
The fact that this year (10 years after entering the league)) is arguably the first season we have genuine B1G lines on both sides of the ball says otherwise.

Perlman?! Please. And Eichorst would be a technicality given how little support he gave Pelini (he was brought in specifically to get rid of him.)

By leaked tape, are you referring to the one from after the Ohio St. win? I seem to recall that he called out a very specific subset of fans - the ones that left the game and then tried to come back in once they turned it around?

In the end it doesn't matter - he's gone. At the time I knew something needed to change and if he wasn't willing to make it, then the HC needed to change. Unfortunately, we're in the same situation. I just hope, this time, the necessary changes are made.

 

[Doc Fumble]

Perlman?! Please. And Eichorst would be a technicality given how little support he gave Pelini (he was brought in specifically to get rid of him.)

It's a 'technicality' that Eichorst was Pelini's boss and Perlman was Eichorst's boss? That seems pretty doggone straightforward to me.

In the end it doesn't matter - he's gone.

Exactly.

 

[redfred]

Just been livin' life. Been kinda hard to hang around a Husker site the last couple of years when hope of a good season gets dashed so early. I so want Frost to succeed, but he's making it very hard to justify.

I hear ya, but I do miss your insight. You've made me question my opinions on more than one occasion.

 

[Removed Spleen of Jordan]

Just been livin' life. Been kinda hard to hang around a Husker site the last couple of years when hope of a good season gets dashed so early. I so want Frost to succeed, but he's making it very hard to justify.

Embrace the suck.

 

[kmillz]

The ball hit the ground before the clock ran out, period. I'm sure they started it late at the snap and everyone wanted Texas to win, but with exact replay the ball hit the ground first.

Then they need to start reviewing every single out of bounds play and reset the clock each time. Welcome to 5 hour games. The call was inconsistent with how every game is played and was only reviewed for the purpose of giving texas another shot.

 

[HuskerVotary]

Bo s biggest problem is called insanity.

OK.

It's wrong of me, but I chuckled

 

[NebSailor]

OK.

It's wrong of me, but I chuckled

I’d take Bo over what we have right now.

 

[HuskerVotary]

I’d take Bo over what we have right now.

That'd be a poor choice.

Frying pans and fires...

 

[RED ED]

I’d take Bo over what we have right now.

I would not.
I would rather have dignity and pride.