Breaking News: Players can move side to side. Intent doesn't matter. The Minnesota player was clearly in the way when the Iowa player leapt which means the Iowa player leapt in the space above the Minnesota players frame, which is a penalty.
F*CK IOWA
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You're the one complaining about a call that wasn't made and for good reason IMO. Fleck said the Big 10 confirmed it. I haven't heard that from the Big 10 and even they probably get it wrong from time to time as well. This was a bang bang play that can't be reviewed, so not sure why it would be confirmed in review in the first place.
Who gives a rip what you think? The Big 10 Conference has stated the Iowa invalid fair catch was the correct call, and the Iowa leaping was a missed call.
Move on or take your crap to a Hawkeye message board that cares.
You guys clearly do. Fleck confirmed that the Big 10 did, haven't heard from the conference itself. Also, this isn't a reviewable play on the field so not sure why any confirmation after the fact would matter at all.
No - I was pointing out that the big 10 conference said there should had been a penalty on Iowa for leaping, which would had given Minnesota a first down and negating the “invalid fair catch” and subsequent punt return.
I’m not “complaining.” I’m informing Iowa fans of what the official big 10 response was to the play. They also said the invalid fair catch was the correct call.
Iowa fans are the ones complaining. Everyone else is trying to demonstrate why their rationale of the punt return should stand isn’t valid
I already said the waving was the right technical call. I do agree the "leaping" should have been and remain a no call. You can't convince me he leapt over the blocker when he got hit on the side of his body.
College coaches submit plays to the conference every week to have them reviewed.
If he got hit, there's a good chance he leapt above his frame, which is a penalty.
Yes, coaches do this, but it isn't reviewable during the game. It was a bang bang play with fast moving parts. I look at it and say he leapt through a gap and got clipped on the way through, you look at and say he leapt over the player. This isn't black and white and I feel it was a good no call on this particular play and the refs on the field got it right.
Because he started the leap when he was in front of the blocker. Again, I’m not persuading you, I’m telling the conference said there should had been a penalty. You can not agree to that decision, but it doesn’t change the fact the conference felt that was a penalty. Usually conferences will inform the impacted teams so they are aware that a penalty may be called on another similar play in the future.
Disagree all you want…. It won’t change what the conference said about the leap
Slapping at the ball prior to snap should not be called since the rule is never used.
What incentive does PJ Fleck have to lie about his conversation with the Big 10?
Because not everything the conference says is published publicly. Most of the time the conference will send an internal memo to impacted teams.
But yet not a reviewable play during the game. Calls like this are very subjective and open to interpretation, which is also why it wasn't called on the field and why they can't be overturned on review during the game.
Correct. It’s not reviewable. Which is why the conference can send a memo to teams informing them a call was missed and if a similar instance occurred it can be called for a penalty. This way Iowa (in this case) can reinforce proper techniques/rules for blocking kicks so a penalty wouldn’t be called on them in the future, especially in a critical situation
It’s a called a learning experience.
And he never leapt directly over the frame of a player. He leapt for the gap and got clipped on the side of his body.
Again, that’s your OPINION. The conference felt differently and also felt the need to inform the impacted teams so they can ensure they change their techniques/won’t get penalized for it in the future
Not sure why this tough to comprehend. It’s about as simple as I can explain this