[Husker] Final thoughts from Texas (a.k.a. beating a dead horse)

[Jeff Jussel]

Thanks for the explanation on the DPI penalty. The refs were calling it all
night even when the ball was nowhere near the Texas receivers.  Maybe the
most telling thing was the game summary in the Austin paper - every one of
the Texas scoring drive descriptions began with "aided by a 15 yd penalty".


Before the game some of you saw Kelso's column from the Austin
American-Statesman which basically asked why UT should be bothered to play
NU.  (By the way, don't take it personally. This guy is a "humorist" and is
trying to be funny. You should see what he writes about OU once a year.)

That kind of arrogance summed up the pre-game feeling by the UT fans. They
rarely pay any attention to any teams other than Texas (even other Texas
teams), so they have no clue the relative strength of other teams. 

Since that game the Texas locals have been very complementary of NU and
especially of Ndamakong Suh.  Kirk Bohl's (the main sports columnist here)
even voted Suh over McCoy for the Heisman. He caught a ton of flack locally
for that! 

Many of the UT fans (not all for sure, but many) realize just how lucky they
got on the last second FG. There was really only .5 seconds left when the
ball hit the railing on the stands. McCoy clearly had no idea how little
time was left. The general statement here was that the game was "heart
stopping". 

To show how completely they changed their minds down here, check out Kelso's
column from yesterday. He freely admits Suh dominated McCoy and UT's line.
http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/lay-off-bohls-he-s-not-paid-to-121168.ht
ml

The Huskers should be proud of that game and the season. But let's hope NU
beats Texas the next two years straight.

Jeff Jussel

-----Original Message-----
From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of
Dick Karre
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 7:24 PM
Cc: husker at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [Husker] Final thoughts from Texas (a.k.a. beating a dead
horse)

Jeff Jussel wrote:
> On that call, the refs initially marked the ball at the 2, then
> changed their minds and said the previous play started at the 19, and
> assessed the 15 yard penalty to put it at the 4.   Bo went crazy asking
why
> it wasn't half-the-distance instead of 15 yards. Half the distance would
> have put it just outside the 9. And the way the defense was playing there
is
> at least a decent chance UT is held to a FG.  Did the refs screw up? Or do
> offensive penalties get assessed at 'full value' unless it puts them in
the
> end zone? (And then what? Put on the 2?)  If so, it seems an unfair
> advantage when offensive penalties in the other direction are definitely
> assessed half the distance.
>   

I believe pass interference is unique among penalties. It is a spot foul 
(i.e., the ball is placed at the spot of the foul), except for two 
circumstances. If the foul occurs in the end zone, the ball is placed at 
the two, but in any case, the penalty cannot be more than 15 yards. Half 
the distance doesn't apply. If any of this is wrong, I was misquoted.
> -          2 plays later McCoy was given a touchdown.  They reviewed it
and
> confirmed the TD. However, a frame by frame review by DVR shows McCoy was
> down with his shoulder and right arm on the ground and the ball clearly
half
> a yard short of the goal line. He then quickly moves the ball forward and
in
> the pile-up the refs missed it on review.  Funny thing is that the
announcer
> (Brent M.no fan of NU) saw the same thing I did.  Oh well,  3rd down from
2
> feet out the odds aren't good for the defense anyway, but given the NU
front
> four I doubt even Mack Brown would want to have to do it again.
>   

And Gomes was clearly, flagrantly and (dare I say it?) egregiously 
pulled down by his jersey on the touchdown play.
>   It looks like Adi tried too hard and had some
> extreme bad luck on the bounce. 
That's what Adi said - he tried to kick it too hard.

So, how are the good people of Austin reacting to the Horns near-death 
experience?

-- 
Dick Karre
dkarre at comcast.net

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