Originally Posted by
HogDawg
I want to beat UAB's azzz! LA Tech was repeatedly cheated at Legion Field last year. Here's just one (1) example:
That game was still the only time I've ever seen a football team receive a 15-yd "unsportsmanlike" conduct dead ball foul penalty because our WR (McKnight) stood up and made the 1st down signal (pointed 1st down) after making a tremendous catch and achieving the 1st down deep in UAB territory. That single penalty changed everything. LA Tech went from having a 1st down and 10 around UAB's 25 or 30 yd-line to suddenly replaying 3rd down and 25 (with penalty) or so. It killed our drive and any chances we had of scoring on that drive.
Before last year's game against UAB, I had seen at least 100 players make that same 1st down signal after a 1st down catch, without penalty. And since that game, I've see it about 50 more times, without penalty. Those referees in Birmingham literally cheated us, and I WANT PAYBACK.