I am glad to see that of the two options, the SEC went with a) punishing the coaches rather than b) improving the officiating.
Ridiculous.
Mullen said it’s understandable if a field official makes a mistake because of the speed of the game, but the replay official can take his time and should be held accountable.
Linebacker Dustin Doe scored a touchdown after returning an interception in the fourth quarter, putting the Gators up 29-13. Replays appeared to show Brandon McRae stripped the ball from the celebrating linebacker short of the goal line.
Mississippi State ended up losing the game 29-19, but going into that last drive the score should have only been 22-19. Being down a field goal would have kept the offense going as opposed to the defeated attitude they played with during the last minute. This is two games in a row for Florida in which blown calls potentially changed the outcome of the game.
When ESPN replayed the alleged touchdown last night it was pretty obvious that the ball was not in possession when Florida crossed the endzone, but there may have been some room for discussion. However, not 5 seconds after the replay official allows the touchdown, ESPN shows a still photo of the moment the endzone was crossed and the ball was not seen dropping to the ground. I’ve learned a little bit about MLB replay this past season, but I’m unsure of how it works for NCAA and ESPN. Is ESPN or NCAA controlling those replay feeds? I don’t know, but it would be an interesting question to ask. I think for regulatory purposes it would have to be NCAA, but the feed has to come from some one be it ESPN, CBS, ABC, etc.
