That's the big question. Did the officials signal touchdown. From what I have read, they did not. They saw what happened and waited. I think our guys must have thought it was a TD and did not go for the ball. You can see a couple of them flash by on the pylon cam. They were trailing the play so probably didn't realize he dropped it early. Nice teaching tool for Coach Saban.
The play where the LSU receiver dropped the ball before entering the end zone...
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I don't think it is a set period of time - more like a judgement call by the officials as to when both teams have essentially given up on the play.
You can fumble anywhere in the field of play and the ball is free to bounce whichever way it wishes.
In this case, the ball was fumbled into our end-zone, not theirs.
If you fumble the ball into the opposing end-zone and it bounces out of bounds, it is a touchback - just as if it doesn't bounce out of bounds and an opponent recovers it in the end-zone.
It didn't matter...but it was a STUPID, senseless play by the LSU player.
Funny to me that he doesn't get credit for the TD.
Funny to me that he doesn't get credit for the TD.
Dave Casper rule? Can’t fumble forward?
Only the person that fumbles forward into the ez can recover it for a TD?
Apparently they ruled that as an immediate recovery- unlike the Bo Nix backwards spike that was recovered by Arkansas much faster but was not an immediate recovery. Plain and simple - SEC replay officials will bend the narrative to cover themselves.
I believe that is only in the NFL and only in the last two minutes of each half.
Never a truer statement. And that is what frustrates fans to the nth degree. If you screw up, just say so, take the heat and move on. While many fans may not like it, at least they may respect you for your honesty. When you play CYA, few are happy and you lose the respect of most.
I think the NCAA rule about fumbling forward is along this line: On a 4th down play, if the offense fumbles the ball forward, only the person that fumbled can recover and the offense still maintain possession. I'll go ahead and state that I could be mistaken, it happens from time to time.
I was watching the game in my hotel room with the sound off and I was screaming at this play. Later on, they showed the full play and I realized they made the right call.
If the line judge said td right away then the review should’ve reversed it as a Touchback because it didn’t allow for an immediate recovery. Unless the whistle came after the recovery then it was the wrong call.
either way I don’t think we will be hanging around a live ball ever again.
I think a change of possession in that situation only occurs if there is an immediate recovery by the defense, which there wasn’t.
I seem to remember this same thing happening a few times, and I can’t remember if the ball is placed at the spot of the fumble or the spot it’s dead (which was in the end zone in this case). Either way it wouldn’t be a touchdown.
Our defenders are 100% to blame for this play. #1 they allowed him to be wide open. #2 you play to the whistle, every play. #3 you see a ball on the ground, you jump on it, period.
Agreed it wouldn’t be a touchdown if there’s no immediate recovery. I believe the ball goes back to the spot it was fumbled.
Im more mad at our defense for not pouncing on it and Gary trying to defend it than it resulting in an LSU TD. I will never get why people keep doing this celebration after it as resulted in so much egg in people’s faces.
If you watch the full pylon cam version, the official in the frame doesn't signal touchdown until the ball is recovered.
It could be a coincidence, sure, but it could also be that the officials on the field did everything correctly and the announcers are the ones who didn't know what had happened.
It could be a coincidence, sure, but it could also be that the officials on the field did everything correctly and the announcers are the ones who didn't know what had happened.
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