Kansas City Star: KU football coach Lance Leipold blasts Big 12 officiating in Jayhawks’ loss to TCU

[TopFrog]

KU football coach Lance Leipold blasts Big 12 officiating in Jayhawks’ loss to TCU

By Gary Bedore

Dismayed by some of the calls made by the refs during his Kansas Jayhawks’ 38-27 loss to TCU, coach Lance Leipold critiqued the officiating during his postgame interview session Saturday at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

“It’s OK. They can fine me today. I don’t really care,” said Leipold, KU’s fourth-year head coach.

He was willing to answer a reporter’s question about the officials’ performance in a game that dropped the Jayhawks to 1-4 (0-2 Big 12). Coaches sometimes are fined by league officials when they discuss officiating after contests.

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[Frognosticator]

What about the “fumble” on our first drive that wasn’t even reviewed?

Leipold needs to go back to Prussia or wherever he came from.

 

[BrewingFrog]

Well, he's not wrong. The Officiating has been ghastly this year. Just a glance at last week's debacle would illustrate that. Games around the Nation are suffering from not just bad calls, but "What the Hell was that?!?" calls (See: Va. Tech at Miami (Fla.)). They're just making it up as they go along...

 

[y2kFrog]

Well, he's not wrong. The Officiating has been ghastly this year. Just a glance at last week's debacle would illustrate that. Games around the Nation are suffering from not just bad calls, but "What the Hell was that?!?" calls (See: Va. Tech at Miami (Fla.)). They're just making it up as they go along...

Good thing he didn't argue a phantom holding call from 40 yards away with the son of the head of officials. That'll get you ejected.

 

[TopFrog]

"In college, the five-yard window doesn’t exist. Defenders can’t initiate contact with receivers while the ball’s in the air, but they can joust with them all the way down the field until the QB throws. DBs get to beat up on receivers a lot longer in college games."

Also I thought in college the DB does not have to look back for the ball, just avoid contact that would impede the receiver from making a reception.

 

[Limp Lizard]

That game was nothing compared to last week's officiating. Not just TCU, but, particularly non-conference games there has been more home-cooking than I can remember in a long time. The Michigan State - Florida Atlantic officiating was criminal. The ACC still, from what I have seen, has the worst officiating; and has for many years (of the Power conferences).

I stll remember the flag-a-minute mentality of the CUSA officials back when we were in that conference. Looked like they got paid by the flag.

 

[Limp Lizard]

How come our coaches are so afraid of calling out the officials after they game but other coaches are not?

 

[bmoney214]

Funny how he didn't mention this missed call in his post game presser.

 

[Prince of Purpoole II]

How come our coaches are so afraid of calling out the officials after they game but other coaches are not?

Ours do it in game.

 

[KillerFrog InD KitchenSink]

Of the three KU fans are complaining about the most that happened over a few minutes in the late third (the third down catch ruled incomplete, overturned fumble because arm moving forward and the disputed block in the back), the only one I think there is even a question is the third down catch. And the review was called “call stands” so tough call either way.

Little kid a few rows behind me, maybe 5 or 6 kept bellowing out “refs you suck” after that stretch. Made me chuckle. Football culture is an interesting thing.

 

[HG73]

Good thing he didn't argue a phantom holding call from 40 yards away with the son of the head of officials. That'll get you ejected.

Is that what happened with SD?

 

[campdavid23]

Funny how he didn't mention this missed call in his post game presser.

I thought he stepped out of bounds on about the 10 when he cut up field to the EZ..

 

[HG73]

It does seem like officials play too big a part in lots of games. Replay is necessary to keep them honest. Just in case they may have wagered on their game. I hate to think that is happening, but I know in my heart that it is.

 

[y2kFrog]

Is that what happened with SD?

The holding call may have been the last straw, but that crew is heading by the son of Walt Anderson who is in charge of Big 12 officiating. His crew is definitely the worst in the Big 12.

 

[HG73]

Hmm? One would think that the first coach ejection in the history of CFB would warrant a meeting between the head of officials and the official involved. Guess that probably won't happen now.

 

[FroginBedford68]

How come our coaches are so afraid of calling out the officials after they game but other coaches are not?

Against Big 12 rules, evidently....That may be the only purity left in college ball...not criticizing officials....

 

[Mean Purple]

Hmm? One would think that the first coach ejection in the history of CFB would warrant a meeting between the head of officials and the official involved. Guess that probably won't happen now.

I think they wi talk at thanksgiving.

 

[froginmn]

Little kid a few rows behind me, maybe 5 or 6 kept bellowing out “refs you suck” after that stretch. Made me chuckle. Football culture is an interesting ththing.

Did you correct him and say, it's the officials who suck?

 

[BrewingFrog]

It's not just the BIGXII...

 

[Sangria Wine]

Hmm? One would think that the first coach ejection in the history of CFB would warrant a meeting between the head of officials and the official involved. Guess that probably won't happen now.

They met for dinner…