Block in the back call vs. UT

[BillupsFrog]

I'm surprised nobody has brought this up yet. On our final offensive possession in the 4th quarter with about 2:30 left there was a late flag thrown on a run to the right by TCU.

Call was a block in the back on #3 Brandon Carter, but I watched the replay several times and it's UT's #4 Kenny Vaccaro that clearly shoves Brandon Carter in the back.

If the refs would have called it correctly, TCU would have gotten a first down and would have been able to end the game by running the clock out.

Obviously we won so its not a big deal but imagine if UT would have won it after that messed up call.

 

[tcujsauce]

Good guys won. Bad guys lost. Enjoy it. The end.

 

[Mr. Big]

I'm surprised nobody has brought this up yet. On our final offensive possession in the 4th quarter with about 2:30 left there was a late flag thrown on a run to the right by TCU.

Call was a block in the back on #3 Brandon Carter, but I watched the replay several times and it's UT's #4 Kenny Vaccaro that clearly shoves Brandon Carter in the back.

If the refs would have called it correctly, TCU would have gotten a first down and would have been able to end the game by running the clock out.

Obviously we won so its not a big deal but imagine if UT would have won it after that messed up call.

I saw it as well. It was a very suspect call at a critical time of the game. Illegal blocks in the back are very rarely called on the offensive; much more common on defense. They got it wrong and it all worked out whether intentional or not.

 

[RufeBruton]

As it worked out, even happier that we got one more Interception.

 

[joefrog91]

The way I remember it happening live was Brandon was a little in front of Vaccaro and thew his shoulder or back into him.

 

[Limey Frog]

On the whole I thought the refs were about even all night. But those final few minutes did seem a little suspicious, to say the least.

 

[Froggle Rock]

Good guys won. Bad guys lost. Enjoy it. The end.

This.

 

[neo926]

I'm surprised nobody has brought this up yet.

Probably because we won.

 

[ReedFrawg]

The holding on the last 2 UT drives was ridiculous. Hope someone reviews that film with the refs and asks what they were watching/thinking...

 

[La Rana Mas Caliente]

Defensive players don't block. Blocks in the back are ALWAYS called on the offense. It is embarrassing how little our fanbase knows about football.

 

[La Rana Mas Caliente]

The play in question may not have been a penalty, but it was certainly not a block in the back by vaccaro.

 

[bscttyb]

Defensive players don't block. Blocks in the back are ALWAYS called on the offense. It is embarrassing how little our fanbase knows about football.

Awesome.

 

[BillupsFrog]

I never said it was a "block in the back penalty" by Vaccaro.

Please go back and read my post before you start throwing out accusations that I don't know football. Then you can apologize for being a jerk.

Penalty should have been an unnecessary roughness call on Vaccaro.

 

[BillupsFrog]

The holding that the refs missed on UT were just as bad, if not worse on tv.

 

[ReedFrawg]

Defensive players don't block. Blocks in the back are ALWAYS called on the offense. It is embarrassing how little our fanbase knows about football.

Did you even read the post? BillupsFrog never said it was a "block in the back" penalty against Vaccaro.

 

[La Rana Mas Caliente]

You should read the whole thread.

 

[La Rana Mas Caliente]

You should read the whole thread.

Did you even read the post? BillupsFrog never said it was a "block in the back" penalty against Vaccaro.

Both of you should read the whole thread.

 

[La Rana Mas Caliente]

I saw it as well. It was a very suspect call at a critical time of the game. Illegal blocks in the back are very rarely called on the offensive; much more common on defense. They got it wrong and it all worked out whether intentional or not.

should have quoted this to start with. Was referring to this.

 

[La Rana Mas Caliente]

Penalty should have been an unnecessary roughness call on Vaccaro.

For shoving an offensive player who was trying to block him out of the way? Unreal.

 

[TAINTed frog]

Defensive players don't block. Blocks in the back are ALWAYS called on the offense. It is embarrassing how little our fanbase knows about football.

Would like to dogpile but this thread is so [ Finebaum ]ty I can't bring myself to do it.