Re: I'll put all of this in one thread.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (BPeugh11) wrote in
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>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (BPeugh11) wrote in
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>>> Alan Mundy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (BPeugh11) wrote in
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>>>>>  Alan Mundy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>P.S. The refs stole a down from FSU after the fumble on the goal
>>>>>>line. 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>That play was first down. The personal foul should have been an
>>>>>>automatic first down, but the ref called "half the distance to the
>>>>>>goal, 2nd down." 
>>>>>>
>>>>> 
>>>>> The foul signalled/announced  was not Personal Foul but
>>>>> Unsportsmanlike Conduct. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I do not know if UC is an automatic first down in NCAA rules, but
>>>>> it struck me as odd that the down was announced as 2nd. I just
>>>>> assumed that all 15 yard defensive penalties were automatic first
>>>>> downs. Maybe there is a difference between it being a dead ball
>>>>> foul and live action foul? 
>>>>> 
>>>>>  You seem to have a rule book handy most of the time. Maybe you
>>>>>  can find the 
>>>>> rule to determine if this was yet another screw up by the refs or
>>>>> a perfect addition to the "Football Rules Myths" page.
>>>>
>>>>The call was correct.
>>>>
>>>>Unsportmanslike conduct *can* be a personal foul if it involves
>>>>another player (i.e. taunting,etc.). When it doesn't, it's not a
>>>>personal foul and is merely 15 yards tacked onto the end of the play
>>>>(no automatic first down).
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Alan Mundy
>>>>
>>> 
>>> Alas, it's not like the down actually mattered.
>>
>>Since you were at the game
> 
> Actually no. I was in Oviedo at my brother-in-law's (wife's brother)
> house watching on TV. November 29 is my wife's birthday. Going to the
> game was something that would have made things difficult around the
> house for weeks.   
> 
> 
>> you probably missed it, but right after third 
>>down Rix was looking over at the coaches, hitting his chest with his 
>>fist begging for the ball.
> 
> I saw that.  Wondering if the Gator players saw it and thought it was
> a set up. LBs seemed to be looking for a handoff and didn't react to
> Rix going over the top until he was already pulling the ball back.
> 
>>
>>The kid is flat out dumb sometimes, and he's one of those people with 
>>such a huge ego that he doesn't even *know* he has an ego, but there 
>>aint an ounce of quit in him.
>>
> 
> You say that like it's a bad thing. It certainly was for us.

No, the fact that he keeps coming back no matter how badly he plays and 
no matter how many terrible things Nole fans say about him (and they can 
be REALLY vicious, believe me) is by far his best quality.


He also seems to really cowboy up for the Gators, which is a great way 
to quiet the grumbling in Tally.

--
Alan Mundy