[Husker] Reviewed call

[BRADALAN at aol.com]

My two cents: while it's possible for two shadows to touch without  the 
objects casting them touching, such as when one passes between the sun and  the 
other object, the reverse is not true.  It is not physically possible  for 
two objects to come in contact and their shadows remain several inches  
apart.  From watching the replay several times, the shadows of Ameer's foot  and 
the football seemed to be about 4-6 inches apart all the way through the  
replay, plus the ball impacted the turf on one end, with the other end 
pointed  back and away from Abdullah, which is why it bounced away.  
 
I agree with Tim and Greg, the replay officials pretty clearly botched the  
analysis, despite Beth Mowins' assertion during the replay that "you can't  
really tell anything from the shadows."  Fortunately this didn't affect the 
 outcome of the game.
 
I agree with some of the other comments about her and Joey Galloway...not  
impressed with either, though Beth does a much better job when she works the 
 Women's College World Series.
 
That said, I'm looking forward to the rest of this season.  If the  defense 
can get stiffen up a little, the Huskers should be in every game.   Right 
now only Michigan and Ohio St give me much cause for concern, assuming the  
Big Red show up to play 60 minutes every Saturday.  
 
Go Big Red!
Brad Bredenkamp
Tampa, FL  (Bucs fan and they were foolish to cut Asante...)
 

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Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 07:35:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: Tim  Silvey <tjsilvey at yahoo.com>
To: "husker at tssi.com"  <husker at tssi.com>, gzimmerman5 at kc.rr.com
Subject: Re: [Husker] Reviewed  Call
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I thought it looked closed from the side  angle, however, the front shot 
showed that it wasn't close.  Also, I  usually watch the immediate response 
from the player and he did not seem to even  give a hint that it touched him.
I agree, terrible call.


"Not the  victory but the action.
? Not the goal but the game.
?? In the deed the  glory."


--- On Sun, 9/16/12, gzimmerman5 at kc.rr.com  <gzimmerman5 at kc.rr.com> wrote:

> From: gzimmerman5 at kc.rr.com  <gzimmerman5 at kc.rr.com>
> Subject: [Husker] Reviewed Call
>  To: "husker at tssi.com" <husker at tssi.com>
> Date: Sunday, September  16, 2012, 10:24 AM
> I watched yesterday's game in
> Manhattan, KS  at my sons fraternity with a room full of
> K-State fans. My son and I  were the only Husker fans
> watching.
> 
> Was anyone else  stunned at the call that determined, in
> spite of video evidence to the  contrary, that the punt hit
> Abdullah? The camera angle from the kicking  teams
> prospective clearly show the ball hitting the ground a  foot
> or so from Abdullah and bounce away from him. The Arkansas
>  State players covering the punt merely downed the ball
> rather than  picking it up and advancing it.
> 
> Even the K-State fans, who  don't like NU, thought it was a
> ridiculous call. Anybody else feel the  same or am I missing
> something?? 
> --
> Greg Zimmerman, UNL  '75
> Overland Park, Kansas
>  
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