FOUR

[lawgator1]

Four days until the game!!

Here is a fresh report off of ESPN about the guy that made the personal foul call that cost the Gators the game last year. Notice that ESPN got it right that the call itself was controversial (actually, the non-call versus the UT player that would have offset).

This is as opposed to the indisputable fact that the crew then doubled the error by forgetting the rules of clock management after that.


GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Southeastern Conference official who received death threats after a controversial penalty in last year's Florida-Tennessee game has been removed from Saturday's rematch, Florida Today reported.

SEC supervisor of officials Bobby Gaston tells the paper he reassigned side judge Bobby Moreau for safety reasons.

Moreau made the personal foul call on Florida receiver Dallas Baker in the closing moments of Tennessee's 30-28 win in Knoxville last year.

Officials also mistakenly stopped the clock after the penalty with 55 seconds remaining. The miscue gave the Volunteers more time to set up James Wilhoit's game-winning, 50-yard field goal with six seconds to play.

Moreau's crew was assigned to officiate Saturday's game in Gainesville. Moreau, however, will be in Nashville, working the Vanderbilt-Mississippi game.


HERE'S HOPING THAT, FOR ONCE IN THIS SERIES, THE WINNER OF THE GAME SATURDAY WILL NOT HAVE TO FEND OFF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LEGITIMACY OF THE WIN!!!!!

 

[hatvol96]

The article makes a good point. The personal foul call by the side judge wasn't really what hurt Florida. The entire crew bears the responsibility
for the clock problem. Lawgator, I agree that it would be nice to have a clear cut winner, but when was the last time that happened in the sunshine state. The stadium is named after a relative of Katherine Harris. Maybe she can officiate the game.

 

[lawgator1]

Originally posted by hatvol96@Sep 13, 2005 3:26 PM
The article makes a good point. The personal foul call by the side judge wasn't really what hurt Florida. The entire crew bears the responsibility
for the clock problem. Lawgator, I agree that it would be nice to have a clear cut winner, but when was the last time that happened in the sunshine state. The stadium is named after a relative of Katherine Harris. Maybe she can officiate the game.

[snapback]141898[/snapback]​

That may be the funniest damn thing I have ever read on this site. I had no idea Harris had linkage to Griffin!! Now I have to reexamine everything. Crap.

 

[hatvol96]

Originally posted by lawgator1@Sep 13, 2005 3:28 PM
That may be the funniest damn thing I have ever read on this site.  I had no idea Harris had linkage to Griffin!!  Now I have to reexamine everything.  Crap.

[snapback]141899[/snapback]​

If my memory is correct, Mr. Griffin is her grandfather.

 

[volinbham]

Interesting also in the article is the repeated reference to safety concerns:

death threats from last year

concern for safety this year.

I wish I could say this mentality is limited to Florida fans but unfortunately we all have members of our fanbase that take football entirely too seriously.

 

[General Jack]

Originally posted by hatvol96@Sep 13, 2005 3:26 PM
The article makes a good point. The personal foul call by the side judge wasn't really what hurt Florida. The entire crew bears the responsibility
for the clock problem. Lawgator, I agree that it would be nice to have a clear cut winner, but when was the last time that happened in the sunshine state. The stadium is named after a relative of Katherine Harris. Maybe she can officiate the game.

[snapback]141898[/snapback]​

Two years ago in '03, we won by 14. I think we were the clearcut winner that year.

 

[UTGRADnNC]

Originally posted by hatvol96@Sep 13, 2005 3:26 PM
Lawgator, I agree that it would be nice to have a clear cut winner, but when was the last time that happened in the sunshine state. The stadium is named after a relative of Katherine Harris. Maybe she can officiate the game.

[snapback]141898[/snapback]​

Bwahahahahahahahahhahahaha. Hilarious.

 

[LadyinOrange]

WHO is Katherine Harris???

:dunno:


Was she one that was a big to-do in the Bush-Gore controversy?

 

[lawgator1]

Originally posted by LadyinOrange@Sep 13, 2005 8:31 PM
WHO is Katherine Harris???

:dunno:
Was she one that was a big to-do in the Bush-Gore controversy?

[snapback]142031[/snapback]​

Yup. She is now a U.S. Representative from an extremely conservative district here in Florida. She is running for the Republican nomination for the U.S Senate race next year, but even Karl Rove et al are trying to talk her out of it because as wildly popular as she is with the hard right she is absolultely loathed in SE Florida and you can't win without at least breaking close to even down there.

Volnbham, I totally agree with you. Thing is, when you have 85,000 or so of your fans at a game, it only takes one nut to do something utterly stupid. Odds anyone would have hurt the guy are thankfully slim. Still, 85,000 possibilities is a lot to cover.

 

[KYVolFan]

C'mon folks. You no the Mastergaiters never lose. The refs always, and I mean always, steal the game.

History will always repeat itself and this year will be another example of pitiful, wimpish whining. They'll always bring the whine and we'll give'em the cheese to go with it. Cheese is orange, at least when its good cheese.


GO VOLS BEAT THE BEAT THE MASTERGAITERS IN THE MUDHOLE!

:td:

 

[TJ_dap]

what i want to say is this: at the end of the year you can bitch about that call, but you are still going to have a loss from tennessee. so this year please when we beat you dont cry about the officiating.

 

[wncvolfan]

:realmad: Considering the past history, I can almost guarantee that an official will choke on a key play at the end and cost somebody the game. Seen it happen too often. Why expect anything different now?

 

[patrick]

if our mighty vols would just blow someone off the field (florida), then the officiating would not matter

 

[TennesseeVols317]

Well although the play was controversial, I think the real topid of this is Wilhoits amazing 50 Yarder. I hate it when the refs are blamed unless its an obviously horid call. just get over it, you lost to the Mighty Vols.

 

[Jmxvol]

I think it was pretty decisive in 2001 when Travis Stephens had 227 on UF.......also pretty decisive in 2003 when we won 24-10.

 

[lawgator1]

Originally posted by TennesseeVols317@Sep 15, 2005 2:22 PM
Well although the play was controversial, I think the real topid of this is Wilhoits amazing 50 Yarder.  I hate it when the refs are blamed unless its an obviously horid call. just get over it, you lost to the Mighty Vols.

[snapback]142645[/snapback]​

Ummmmmm ...

It was rather obviously a horrid call. I mean, when the ref admits he blew it and the SEC says he blew it. They don't do that unless it falls into that obviously horrid category.