F*CK IOWA

[Clonefan94]

and I heard dejean complaining about the officiating crew had not done any of ia games so they didnot know how he did things, like run. what a putz with the whining

So, can the refs just say, if they do an Iowa game again, DeJean randomly waves his arms, so we will not call a fair catch and just let the punting team tee off on him every punt? What about offensive lineman, couldn’t they just say, Hey, I happen to move a lot before the snap, it’s just how I play, so the refs have to adapt to me.”

I can’t believe this is still a thing since the rules are clear as day, but since it is, I will say this. I still think DeJean was doing his best to try and throw off Minnesota. He knew exactly what he was doing and was trying to gain an advantage by skirting the rules. He got caught and won’t admit it.

 

[CYme]

He wasn't alerting his teammates to get away. His arms just naturally flail side to side when he runs.

In circles at shoulder level. Just like everyone else.

 

[wgleason]

Don't throw an interception and Iowa still had a good chance to win the game

They had 2 yards of offense the entire 2nd half. Their only prayer was a couple PI penalties to get into field goal range.

 

[MuskieCy]

ESPN+ weekend recap on the eiu game: "So yeah, we're retiring the Iowa points watch until there's a reason to resume it. You couldn't even let us have that, Ferentzes."

 

[besserheimerphat]

So does Brian get Iowa Offensive Assistant Coach of the Year at the banquet? I mean Doyle won Iowa Assistant Coach of the Year a few months after giving guys rhabdo.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

I can't see why he even would've been waving his left hand in the video. Nobody was really near him when he was zeroing in on the ball and certainly not behind him, which is where you would've had to have been to see his left arm waving. This begs the question, what the hell was he waving for?

 

[besserheimerphat]

A punt is live. That's why the rules about illegal touching and recovery by the kicking team use the phrase "the ball becomes dead."

Undead zombie football!

 

[besserheimerphat]

No it isn't. If it's a live ball, why can't the kicking team recover it without it first being touched by the receiving team?
The receiving team doesn't have to put anyone back to receive. They can just let it go, no fair catch. No attempt to recover. It's dead as soon as it is kicked, and doesn't become live until the receiving team touches it.

Because sports rules are completely arbitrary.

The ball is pining for the fjords. It has shuffled off this mortal coil. The ball has ceased to be.

 

[besserheimerphat]

Simple - Because he ****** up!!!

It's not even so much that he ****** up. It's that with replay the mantra has become - rightly, IMO - when it doubt let it play out. Then use replay to sort it out.

 

[madguy30]

Don't they review every TD?

 

[tomar1]

Iowa only went across the 50 yard line once and only gained 12 yards the whole second half! They didn’t deserve to win that game period! Bad call or not!

 

[CRcyclone6]

I can't see why he even would've been waving his left hand in the video. Nobody was really near him when he was zeroing in on the ball and certainly not behind him, which is where you would've had to have been to see his left arm waving. This begs the question, what the hell was he waving for?

That's how he runs! Everyone runs waving their arms.

 

[clonedude]

I still can’t believe KF and DeJean went down the road of trying to say that’s just how he runs. So pathetic.

It’s direct evidence that they both know the call was correct, but they just can’t get themselves to admit it. Sore losers both of them. Just admit the call was correct, you lost, and move on. That’s not the Hawkeye way though.

Wisky admitted in 2015 when the exact same thing happened to them.

 

[qwerty]

I still can’t believe KF and DeJean went down the road of trying to say that’s just how he runs. So pathetic.

It’s direct evidence that they both know the call was correct, but they just can’t get themselves to admit it. Sore losers both of them. Just admit the call was correct, you lost, and move on. That’s not the Hawkeye way though.

Wisky admitted in 2015 when the exact same thing happened to them.

So next time he runs with the ball WITHOUT waving his arm in a circular motion, he should get flagged for it, since that is his natural running motion.

 

[CY88CE11]

Iowa only went across the 50 yard line once and only gained 12 yards the whole second half! They didn’t deserve to win that game period! Bad call or not!

You're adding an entire digit to their 2nd half output. It was 2 yards.

 

[VeloClone]

Flip it around, if that had happened to ISU yesterday, how many people on here would be saying the refs got it right and it was the correct call? Very few would be, yes according to the rule book he made an invalid fair catch signal, but crap like that happens all the time, and is never called. The difference was this time the kid scored a touchdown.

Did the official throw his beanbag down indicating the play was dead marking the spot of the ball, why was the official not blowing his whistle after it was caught, saying he had called a fair catch.? Why did they allow the play to continue at all if there was a fair catch?

We all loved that it happened to EIU, I know I do, but damn, we can also admit, it was a little shady, but by the book. I will try to remember that the next time something like that happens to ISU. The refs called it according to the rule book, and therefore its correct.

1. Just because there would be a bunch of people complaining about the call on this board if it happened to ISU doesn't mean that it wouldn't be correct.

2. They are asked to let it play out and then make sure it is correct on review. You can't unring the bell so they err on the side of letting it play out and then reviewing it. MLS has taken this to an extreme to make sure they are not negating a scoring opportunity on an incorrect offside call.

3. Also, he did not call a fair catch, he waved his arm which is an "invalid fair catch." It is clearly defined in the rule book. It isn't some stretch of a rule, it is exactly what is in there. This was put in place because some teams were almost indicating a fair catch by waving an arm but not above the head so defenders would let up and then use the advantage for a big return.

4. This call is rare because it isn't very often that a returner attempts a return after he has had to wave his teammates away from a short punt.

5. There was nothing shady about the call. As you said, it was by the book, not a shady interpretation of a rule. What is laid out in the rule is exactly what happened on the field.

6. I agree with your last statement: "The refs called it according to the rule book, and therefore its correct."

 

[VeloClone]

No, it's not called very often, but that is because players who wave their arms and signal an invalid fair catch don't end up scoring touchdowns very often.

The refs made the correct call and it wasn't the least bit shady.

It did happen in the Big 10 before: 2015 Wisky v. NW.

 

[chuckd4735]

Went to Missouri game this past weekend and it’s safe to say Missouri really hates Kansas still because during a timeout the whole crowd was chanting F*ck KU it was hilarious!

It's their thing with Mr. Brightside.

 

[VeloClone]

Hot damn. Might be a good quiz question sitting around with friends and drinking or something but, man, this is freakin' tone deaf.

I do wonder how many Americans would know the answer.

I know the country but not the city.

 

[Goclones1727]

So, can the refs just say, if they do an Iowa game again, DeJean randomly waves his arms, so we will not call a fair catch and just let the punting team tee off on him every punt? What about offensive lineman, couldn’t they just say, Hey, I happen to move a lot before the snap, it’s just how I play, so the refs have to adapt to me.”

I can’t believe this is still a thing since the rules are clear as day, but since it is, I will say this. I still think DeJean was doing his best to try and throw off Minnesota. He knew exactly what he was doing and was trying to gain an advantage by skirting the rules. He got caught and won’t admit it.

This 100%. Cooper’s reaction after scoring seems to back this theory IMO.