A ref told Devin Bush where to line up Saturday

Submitted by Bambi on

Stolen from this Reddit post, but at the 8:24 mark of this video you can see a ref bump into Devin Bush when everyone is getting lined up. Normally in these situations you see the ref get lined up behind the LB or in a new spot, instead he keeps telling Bush to moves until he forces Bush to a new spot. Bush is then trying to find a new spot when the ball is snapped and not set when it is, and this probably helps SMU on a reverse that goes for a first down.

Another instance of the incompetence from the refs on Saturday.

MGoBoard

B-Nut-GoBlue

September 17th, 2018 at 12:27 PM ^

Not to add to conspiracy but I'd hate to think a mf'ing ref would do something like that to get a rise out of a player (a really, really good one at that) and make it easy to take action on them.

Joined: 09/30/2011

MGoPoints: 43697

bronxblue

September 17th, 2018 at 12:34 PM ^

Even if the ref is telling him his pads are off and he needs to get off the field, then you need to throw a flag/call a timeout there.  He simply pushed Bush aside, set his ass down, and then didn't do a thing afterwards.

I hope Harbaugh and co. send this to the conference and this guy gets an earful.  

Joined: 11/22/2008

MGoPoints: 171745

smwilliams

September 17th, 2018 at 1:07 PM ^

Okay, because I think things are getting lost in the entirety of the comments...

- This was not a Sun Belt crew. It was a B1G mixed with MAC crew. 

- The poster below is probably correct in that the official was telling Bush to get off the field because of a kneepad violation (which is apparently a point of emphasis this year). That said, this is 100% incompetent. If the ref is that concerned, he needs to stop play and tell Bush to leave, allowing M to substitute. 

- To the person who posted the video from the '16 Ohio State game, I hate you, because it reminded me of how egregious the officiating was in that game. 

Joined: 08/20/2010

MGoPoints: 9917