"Substitution with the Intent to Deceive"
Someone please explain it to me. 10 point swing right there in my opinion.
Go Blue.
Mod edit: Here's the rule. Link. JGB.
Unfair TacticsARTICLE 2. a. No player shall conceal the ball in or beneath his clothing or equipment or substitute any other article for the ball.
b. No simulated replacements or substitutions may be used to confuse opponents. No tactic associated with substitutes or the substitution process may be used to confuse opponents (Rule 3-5-2-e) (A.R. 9-2-2-I-V).
November 7th, 2015 at 5:37 PM ^
THERE WAS NO SUBSTITTUION OF BUTT! Even in it's description it doesn't match.
November 7th, 2015 at 5:50 PM ^
They called it because it looked like Butt left the huddle early-ish to get subbed out. So the "intent to decieve" is that it looked to a substitution was being made, but the player instead stayed in the game with no one noticing.
November 7th, 2015 at 7:41 PM ^
I don't know. That sounds like you are trying to justify what they did. It is their job to identify the player. Otherwise call an illegal substitution.
November 7th, 2015 at 5:38 PM ^
and then the other Harbaugh would raise hell about it.
Little Harbro decided to flip the script for once and got boned anyway.
November 7th, 2015 at 5:39 PM ^
November 7th, 2015 at 5:41 PM ^
November 7th, 2015 at 5:39 PM ^
November 7th, 2015 at 5:43 PM ^
But it was terrible because Butt was IN the huddle. It would've been understandable if he snuck in off the sideline. But he broke the huddle.
Rudock also reported it to the ref...you clearly see him turn to the ref and tell him what's going on.
What the 2nd half and count how many times the WRs break the huddle early just like Butt did.
November 7th, 2015 at 7:50 PM ^
Faked out the camera men too, needed to use one of the stadium cams
November 8th, 2015 at 2:40 AM ^
November 7th, 2015 at 5:39 PM ^
It's not a rule. I do not give a fuck what the referees said. That was a perfectly legal play. One does not have to be in the fucking huddle. They punished Michigan for Rutgers' not paying attention.
November 7th, 2015 at 5:40 PM ^
November 7th, 2015 at 5:45 PM ^
If that's a rule, it's never called. Otherwise Baylor wouldn't get half it's playbook off. They consistently go fast and they always have guys outside the numbers to spread the field. You're just looking for it when you play them becaue it's their offense.
November 7th, 2015 at 5:47 PM ^
Only Baylor may line up eligible receivers outside the numbers! Cheat!
November 7th, 2015 at 7:43 PM ^
Bingo!
November 7th, 2015 at 5:44 PM ^
He just left it before everyone else did.
November 7th, 2015 at 5:39 PM ^
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November 7th, 2015 at 5:42 PM ^
All Jake did was jog from one side of the field to the other. I don't see anything wrong with that. I'm sorry if the Rutgers players did not count 11 on M's offense.
November 7th, 2015 at 5:45 PM ^
November 7th, 2015 at 5:46 PM ^
Unsure. I am under the impression that not all players need to huddle. I cannot imagine it's a rule that all players eligible need to huddle.
November 7th, 2015 at 5:45 PM ^
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November 7th, 2015 at 5:41 PM ^
Or it's a penalty.
Never fake an end around.
Don't do that quick fake pass and then hand it off..
November 7th, 2015 at 5:41 PM ^
November 7th, 2015 at 5:45 PM ^
I agree with you but I can't figure out why some group would want to keep Michigan intentially down? Having a strong Michigan would be a huge boon to the B10 and CF in general.
What's the benefit to us being down?
But it certainly feels like there is some conspiracy against us every week.
November 7th, 2015 at 8:38 PM ^
November 7th, 2015 at 10:00 PM ^
November 8th, 2015 at 12:13 AM ^
I was just discussing with my sister on the ride home from the game that if one were any sort of semi-consipiracy theorist, one could imagine that the B10 officials are being told by the B10 to rule on plays in such a way that keeps a particular number of B10 teams in the top 10 so as to attempt to make the conference relevant, despite the presence of Rutgers, Maryland, and Purdue.
In other words, "Make sure MSU and OSU win to stay where they are."
Of course, this was before this evening's "Sparty-gate" so apparently I'm now a reformed semi-conspiracy theorist.
November 7th, 2015 at 5:42 PM ^
November 7th, 2015 at 5:44 PM ^
mic's on!"
November 7th, 2015 at 5:48 PM ^
LOL
I thought the same thing you did after reading that post.
November 7th, 2015 at 5:52 PM ^
So did I when I made it.
November 7th, 2015 at 5:42 PM ^
Intent to deceive.
Well shit then play action should be against the rules too I guess.
November 7th, 2015 at 5:43 PM ^
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November 7th, 2015 at 5:48 PM ^
Other Big Ten penalties might include: *illegal trophy* *unnecessary effort* *insufficient integrity* *mean look at the punter*
— Matt Brown (@MattSBN) November 7, 2015
November 7th, 2015 at 5:44 PM ^
if Butt was too wide.
(pun not intended)
November 7th, 2015 at 5:44 PM ^
If you started to fine the crews in whole, and for every call that was so obviously bad fined the head of Big10 officiating about 10k for every single call that should have been made correctly, my guess is that they would get things right more often.
November 7th, 2015 at 5:45 PM ^
You also wouldn't have any referees.
November 7th, 2015 at 5:47 PM ^
November 7th, 2015 at 5:44 PM ^
Exactly what happened. All i knew is that Butt was all by himself out there. No replay in stadium.
November 7th, 2015 at 5:45 PM ^
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November 7th, 2015 at 6:01 PM ^
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November 7th, 2015 at 5:44 PM ^
Unfair Tactics Rule 9-2-2
ARTICLE 2. a. No player shall conceal the ball in or beneath his clothing or equipment or substitute any other article for the ball.
b. No simulated replacements or substitutions may be used to confuse opponents. No tactic associated with substitutes or the substitution process may be used to confuse opponents (Rule 3-5-2-e) (A.R. 9-2-2-IVII).
c. No equipment may be used to confuse opponents (Rule 1-4-2-e).
PENALTY [a-c] 15 yards from the previous spot [S27]. Flagrant offenders shall be disqualified
It looks like the distinction is that a play action fake is a football move, while tricking someone through the substitution process or feigned confusion is not. It seems like a stupid rule, but whatever.
November 7th, 2015 at 6:15 PM ^
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