Can't disagree. Franklin will take the loss and get heat for not winning the big one, but Allar threw the ridiculous, ill-advised pass that turned into the interception that cost Penn State the game.
I've been saying this for years. It's absolutely ****ing stupid to make these calls. Quarterbacks are incentivized to make a "bad" throw rather than a good throw because the DB has to somehow turnaround before the ball hits him in the back. There is zero reason for any QB to try to drop a pass over top a DB anymore when you can just throw it purposefully short and draw the DPI. I fully agree with not tackling a receiver but when you're already in a disadvantage positionally, you can't even let a terrible pass hit your back?
I don't think there was ever (during my years watching football) a time when that play would not have been DPI. It was pretty blatant. The DB had his back to the ball and was not making a play on the ball. And, he knocked the receiver down while the receiver was trying to make a play. That the pass was intercepted by a 3rd player is irrelevant.
Agreed I bought into his hype going into last year and it fell short. I didn't understand why he was still getting hyped up this year. Such is the life of a PSU QB i guess
Both quarterbacks made bad plays it’s just that one of them cost the ball game in final seconds of the game. Tragic if you’re a Penn State fan.
Yep, for us oldsters, that one gets called every time. Used to get one just for “face guarding” but that was stupid and gotten rid of.
This year probably doomed them ever joining.
The ACC needs ND a lot more than ND needs the ACC.
The contact and was way more of a glancing incidental contact. The defender was also making a concerted effort to get out of the way when the receiver slowed down and turned around. The main reason the receiver fell down was because he was running in that direction turned around and jumped up so he fell backwards when he came down. I do still agree that the call was correct by the letter of the rule. However, as many have stated the rule should be adjusted so that this type is not considered PI.
The receiver did not "fall down." He was knocked down by the DB while he was jumping to catch the pass. Incidental contact does not put well trained athletes on their butt.
PI calls are extremely subjective and the rules are wide open to interpretation. If the plays are reviewed and get reversed over time officials will stop calling PI many times when it should be called. Human nature says it’s better to not call a penalty and not have your call overturned than to call a penalty and have the play overturned.
It wasn't like he was just standing there. He was running and turned and jumped up and back. Momentum took him backwards more than the defender. Also as I said it was the right call but it's not like he plowed straight through him.
I wasn't referencing that specific call. It was faceguarding at the very least. I was being more general. There is so much offensive line holding that could be called now that isn't. The PI calls are often subjective. The one in the endzone was the correct call.
I can't find it, but I saw a video from a side goal line camera that showed it was more than just a little bump. The camera angle is telling you something that isn't quite correct.
Yes, the side angle makes the interference much more evident. When I first saw it as it occurred, I thought it was a ticky-tack call, but the other angle showed P.I. with much more clarity.