Winston pushing referee before the snap

[selmaborntidefan]

And with every passing moment, Jimbo Fisher further channels his inner George Costanza...
"Was that wrong? Should he not have done that? 'Cause I gotta plead ignorance on this. I mean, if you had told me that this kind of thing was looked down upon..."

 

[Tideflyer]

This is getting a lot of traction in the social media world. Let's see if the ACC has integrity and if they do the right thing.

I`ll personally be stunned with anything other than deafening silence from the ACC.

 

[bamachile]

...if this action against an official goes without punishment the NEXT kid like Jamison will be MUCH Worst! And we allowed it.

Any successful military leader, business owner, or parent can tell you that inconsistency destroys discipline. Your comment nicely sums up my dismay with the whole situation.

 

[Tidefan1]

I have a vague memory of McClain pushing a ref in the Georgia dome and nothing happened. I don't remember many of our fans up in arms about it either.

McClain was flagged for that play. Why would our fans be up in arms about it when he didn't go unpenalized? This comparison makes no sense. SMH

 

[Bamaboda1]

The ACC is horrible - VT lost 6-3 in double OT today. They are not going to suspend Winston, and FSU thinks that he is a hero.

Apparently there are quite a few folks who think he's a hero. And that's too bad, because some day that will translate into a tragic event.

 

[rolltide7854]

The ACC will probably suspend the ref for getting in his way.

 

[westide]

I blame the ref for not throwing the flag. Fisher is just embarrassing himself by saying the push wasn't intentional.

 

[TideMom2Boys]

He could get away with whatever he wants. I am over thinking anything will ever be done.


"@McMurphyESPN: ACC says contact b/w Winston & official in BC game incidental & insignificant; didn’t deserve unsportsmanlike penalty"

 

[bama2112]

1994 Iron Bowl Aubarn QB bumps ref after a 1st down measurement. Look what happens to the Barner QB. I started the link at the beginning of the 4th down stop by the Bama D. Nice way to start off IB week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPl9CpOa5ps&feature=youtu.be&t=6m10s

 

[TrueCrimson7]

He could get away with whatever he wants. I am over thinking anything will ever be done.


"@McMurphyESPN: ACC says contact b/w Winston & official in BC game incidental & insignificant; didn’t deserve unsportsmanlike penalty"

TrueCrimson7: "College Football Playoff Committee says FSU's come-from-behind wins against unranked teams are incidental and insignificant; don't deserve a playoff spot."



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[CoastGhost]

I doesn't matter...he's gonna get injected, infected, rejected and ejected come this weekend.
Take it to the bank....lizards win.

Did you forget harshly affected & redirected?

 

[bamamoss2]

Why is anyone surprised about anything this idiot does anymore?

 

[tru2bama]

Why didn't the ref throw the flag himself?

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[uaintn]

Can you just imagine Coach Saban if one of our players started shoving an official? His head might explode.

 

[TENNTIDE1]

Actually, this incident shows my biggest problem with the HUNH offense. The offense is trying to dictate the pace of play to the point of pushing officials out of the way to snap the ball before officials are in proper position. It is a huge advantage to the offense if the officials are not in the proper position and don't even have time to count the players and check for legal formations, etc. I see Malzahn screaming at the officials to get the ball set so they can snap the ball.

At some point, the officials have to get control of the game again.

 

[bamacon]

It won't really matter after they lose to either UF or GT.


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[Al A Bama]

Why is anyone surprised about anything this idiot does anymore?

He has a HISTORY of idiotic actions performed on and off the field; therefore, I think you are correct in using the term idiot!

I think the ACC is afraid to take action. They would then catch heat from J. J. or the R. S. They probably don't want to deal with
that.

Now, I've never seen an official linger in that position (behind the center/left guard, but you just don't shove an official! I always
thought it was an official who would position himself on the defensive side of the ball holding up play for substitutions on defense since the offense had substituted. I think this is another problem with the HUNH offense that must be dealt with. Apparently in an article on ESPN, an eighth official experiment with in the ACC took that position if I understand that article correctly.

 

[Al A Bama]

It won't really matter after they lose to either UF or GT.


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Yep! I hope they lose to both UF and GT!

 

[Catfish]

Can you just imagine Coach Saban if one of our players started shoving an official? His head might explode.

Coach Saban's or the player's? :wink:

 

[TIDE-HSV]

Actually, this incident shows my biggest problem with the HUNH offense. The offense is trying to dictate the pace of play to the point of pushing officials out of the way to snap the ball before officials are in proper position. It is a huge advantage to the offense if the officials are not in the proper position and don't even have time to count the players and check for legal formations, etc. I see Malzahn screaming at the officials to get the ball set so they can snap the ball.

At some point, the officials have to get control of the game again.

Actually, AU ranks low in the SEC in number of plays per game at around 70. We're ahead at 78, thanks to Kiffen. We're averaging more than A&M also...