Playclock ND
Am I crazy, or was the playclock not actually expired for Notre Dame's last field goal? I know that NBC announcers never would say or show something negative about the Irish. Really thought the refs could have been much better.
Sure hope one of the younger OTs can step it up & take over, or it will be a long season. I knew the first game would be tough, but that was borderline brutal. Good thing they didn't play a better team.
September 2nd, 2018 at 1:14 PM ^
Should I respond in a comment or should I start a new thread to respond to this new thread? I'm confused.
September 2nd, 2018 at 1:20 PM ^
You should not click on a new thread that you know, based on the title, will only frustrate you.
September 2nd, 2018 at 1:34 PM ^
I just thought that, being the 30th new pointless hot take thread (count them), it was worth pointing out that there are too many pointless hot take threads. We all saw the game.
September 2nd, 2018 at 1:14 PM ^
It didn’t really matter to the outcome of the game I don’t think, but it was definitely expired. I was at the game and watched the play clock. The ball was not snapped until .5-1 second after the clock hit zero. Harbaugh complained to the refs after to no avail.
September 2nd, 2018 at 1:15 PM ^
It was a zero. I watched over after the kick.
September 2nd, 2018 at 1:22 PM ^
Officials were home-cooking but they weren't the reason for the loss.
Yes, the play clock expired on ND, twice, which didn't bother said officials at all.
Hostile environment to start the season stop with this scheduling nonsense
September 2nd, 2018 at 1:22 PM ^
Honestly we got shafted by ACC refs a lot last night. I'm not blaming the loss on them but why schedule ND when you get the short end every time by the refs.
September 2nd, 2018 at 10:22 PM ^
Extremely pointless to play that game. Sure it was a massive game and the rivalry and all that but it’s impossible enough to win there with how “things go down.” Why open your season on the road and why when you play in our division open your season at a top ten school?!
September 2nd, 2018 at 1:36 PM ^
Didn't notice on the play.
It's my understanding that football refs enforce the game clock by watching it hit zero, then looking to see if the ball has been snapped. In practice this makes a 25 second game clock about 25.5 seconds long, unlike basketball, where the officials have the horn to alert them that the clock has hit zero.
September 2nd, 2018 at 1:38 PM ^
If NBC’s play clock was correct (and granted, it possibly wasn’t) ND got away with delay of game multiple times, the FG included.
September 2nd, 2018 at 2:01 PM ^
Seemed like a couple of LOONNNGGG half-seconds, maybe that's my perception vs. reality.
At least, the most would-have-been egregious officiating moment was overturned on the replay.
September 2nd, 2018 at 2:56 PM ^
This could be me completely making this up in my mind but I want to say that the game and play clocks in broadcast graphics are tied into the same system as the stadium, so it should be accurate and thus a reliable source to base the argument that ND got away with multiple delay of game penalties.
September 2nd, 2018 at 4:26 PM ^
I noticed a lot of plays last night that NBC or the refs reviewed that were questionable. That 3rd and 1 play where we appeared to stop them a half yard short. Reminded me of 2016 OSU (JT WAS short). Someone posted a gif of the play on Twitter and indeed he was. I’m absolutely convinced the NCAA and refs have it in for UM.
September 2nd, 2018 at 4:40 PM ^
That play was awful. I was jumping up excited we stopped them, only for the ref to give them a first down. Football has to do something about refs deciding first downs. They know where the line to gain is and literally decide if it’s first or not. We can’t implement some system to know exactly where they ball is ?
September 2nd, 2018 at 5:01 PM ^
That spot was a joke.
September 2nd, 2018 at 6:46 PM ^
You do know Mike Tirico is a Michigan grad, lives in A2 and lives the Maize N Blue? Announcers don’t always catch those things. But 2 field refs and 2 line judges should have
September 3rd, 2018 at 11:42 AM ^
He's actually a Syracuse grad. But usually very pro Michigan. And yes the play clock had expired.