The Crazy Call

[NavyBulldog1]

I love how after 15 minutes of reviewing the five plays, the refs finally come to a decision. Then the Hawaii coach comes up and argues. After the 15 minute deliberation, it only took seconds to overturn their own call. Unbelievable.

I'm not one to talk about the refs but wow. It is hard work to look this clueless.

[kdk008]

Not to mention he was elbowing the ref to get him off of him. Benson was sitting in front of us with Dan and people started yelling. A Security guard came and sat down, then Benson left. Wish I could have heard that conversation.

[B.Y.O.C.B.]

Yeah I'm pretty sure the ref's got time shares somewhere that starts with Hawaii.

[Fahqueue]

for what its worth though the call reall had no impact on the game. They didn't convert the down. Tech just has to execute

[GonzoDawg]

for what its worth though the call reall had no impact on the game. They didn't convert the down. Tech just has to execute

No just 15 min delay in the middle of a football game that was unnecessary. No impact there. We should have gone back into warm ups.

[Fahqueue]

more like 22 minutes plus the rebuttal. i agree it killed the tempo

[B.Y.O.C.B.]

for what its worth though the call reall had no impact on the game. They didn't convert the down. Tech just has to execute

How can you say that didn't impact the game. The players had to warm back up. This game has been given to Hawaii. The refs have taken the bite out of the Dawgs!

[RealityCheck]

And it's a Tech grad who did it......Paul Labenne.

Crew on the field had it right but Labenne insisted on the review and he got it wrong. They finally got it right on the field.

Labenne has no business being in a replay booth.

[dawgtired]

And it's a Tech grad who did it......Paul Labenne.

Crew on the field had it right but Labenne insisted on the review and he got it wrong. They finally got it right on the field.

Labenne has no business being in a replay booth.

I'm confused. The right call is to let the 5th down punt stand? I'm lost as a goose on this.

[RealityCheck]

I'm confused. The right call is to let the 5th down punt stand? I'm lost as a goose on this.

Timeout was called before the 3rd down play. The officials reset the down box to 3rd after the timeout and nullified the run. Then came the incompletion on 3rd down and then the punt on 4th down.

[Sw]

Glad it is finally over!!

[dawgtired]

Timeout was called before the 3rd down play. The officials reset the down box to 3rd after the timeout and nullified the run. Then came the incompletion on 3rd down and then the punt on 4th down.

Ah I see now. I was at the game, and had no clue what was transpiring. You'd think we'd get better use out of the jumbotron. Instead we played 17 country songs back to back while everyone was wondering what was happening.

[RealityCheck]

Ah I see now. I was at the game, and had no clue what was transpiring. You'd think we'd get better use out of the jumbotron. Instead we played 17 country songs back to back while everyone was wondering what was happening.

Wish the music had been piped in only for Labenne so he would have let the game get on along.

[Fahqueue]

How can you say that didn't impact the game. The players had to warm back up. This game has been given to Hawaii. The refs have taken the bite out of the Dawgs!

easy.
Tech still got the ball back
Hawaii had to sit around during that time, too
if anything, the prolonged lag would hurt the team with the lead (Hawaii)

[dchi72]

Should have heard the conversations on the radio. NO ONE KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON!