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No, what is laughable is for somebody to make judgments without reading and understanding the actual rule. It wasn't a penalty.

As a rules analyst he should understand that the rules don't say anything about intent. I'm guessing he also didn't see the ground angle of the play.

Watch the angle in THIS video: http://www.ndinsider.com/football/notre-da...1a4bcf6878.html Remember that the penalty was called on Fuller (#7). Fuller starts toward the corner and then cuts back inside. On that cut, his defender (#3) GOES TOWARD FULLER which is the opposite direction of Robinson (#88). That can't possibly be pass interference, regardless of what contact is made. The defender is clearly not playing the intended receiver on the play. Now watch Prosise (#20). Immediately on the snap, his defender (#8) locks him up with his arms. At that point, it doesn't matter that Prosise bulls straight forward. The defender initiated contact, and the receiver has the right to fight through it, and again #8 isn't even having a single thought about trying to cover Robinson. It was a busted coverage that FSU whined their way out of.

Or, you could actually bother to read the rule.

Apparently they don't. The rulebook is pretty clear that this is not PI.

Yes, except for the missed face mask penalty on Pitt in the 2nd OT that would have eliminated the need for the 3rd.

Because penalties shouldn't be called by the rulebook but by what the majority thinks the rule is???

I said I haven't seen footage of it, but the ACC has already admitted that the officials missed that penalty.

People of any race who riot deserve whatever happens to them. You break into my house you're getting shot full of holes before I bother to check your skin color.

I'm also probably the only one who has actually read the rule. Quite a coincidence, huh? Yes, they could have called multiple penalties, like the automatic unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for removing your helmet on the field of play.

The rulebook must be insane then.

That makes a lot more sense.

To reference an earlier conversation, games like this are why I have a second favorite team. About to switch off picture in picture and watch just the Colts game.

That's a road game. Bears will win.

Yes, impeding is in the PI rule, and the PI rule is specific to the person the ball is being thrown to. By definition you can't commit pass interference against anybody other than the receiver who the ball is thrown to or the defender(s) attempting to cover that receiver. At no point is either guy attempting to cover that receiver. Being shoved backwards isn't impeding if the receiver is to his side. If he actually tries to move towards Robinson and gets shoved that's impeding. At no point does either defender ever make a move towards Robinson. Fuller's guy, the one closest to Robinson, actually takes a couple steps the opposite direction before there is contact with Fuller. And no, it's not a pick play. A pick play takes out someone else's man, not your own.

That logic does not apply to the polls. ND fell to #8 in the coaches poll, behind both MSU and Oregon (Oregon is behind MSU which is also ridiculous). Now maybe the playoff committee will not be as influenced by the polls as I fear they will be, but ND will most definitely be behind both in the polls if they all end up with 1 loss. Only possible exception is if ND puts up double digit wins against both ASU and USC and the other teams have very close wins against bad teams. That's the only way those votes might flip.

Both guys were doing essentially the same thing so it doesn't really matter. I was just going by the analysis done on ESPN after the game where they were highlighting the wrong guy. Anyways, this kept getting called a pick play. On a pick play you pick the intended receiver's guy, not your own. The defender closest to Robinson is moving away when he and Fuller first make contact. There is no chance he's influencing that play even if no contact is made. You have to be making an effort to cover the intended receiver for there to be pass interference.

Well, I expect no undefeated SEC teams so FSU ends up #1 by default. Probably the two best SEC West teams at 2-3 and then Oregon 4. If Oregon loses then MSU is next in line and FSU at least has a chance against them.

No tinfoil hat. I don't think the refs screwed ND intentionally. They got swayed by some timely acting and begging by the home team. Mistakes happen. No way that call gets made against a home team there.

Sack on the first play? Who are these guys and what have they done with the Bears defense.

If Oregon wins out and gets the 4 seed, FSU may not make it to play an SEC team in the championship.

It's not a block if the defender initiates contact, and I think HS rules are different.

Playoff/Bowl Projections: Sugar Bowl: (1) Florida State 13-0 vs (4) Oregon 12-1 Rose Bowl: (2) Alabama 11-1 vs (3) Mississippi 12-1 Orange Bowl: (16) Clemson 10-2 vs (6) Notre Dame 11-1 Peach Bowl: (5) Michigan State 12-1 vs (8) Mississippi State 10-2 Cotton Bowl: (7) TCU 11-1 vs (9) Auburn 10-2 Fiesta Bowl: (10) Georgia 11-2 vs (11) East Carolina 11-1

It wasn't blocking. Defenders put their hands on the receivers first. Receivers were just happy to play along.

No, it's not the right call. I read the rule and watched the play a dozen times. It does not fit the criteria for pass interference.