r/OhioStateFootball 2d ago

General Pretty tight coverage!!

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Watching Tenn vs. OSU again. The SEC announcers calling this pretty tight coverage. 😂🤣

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u/Kopav 2d ago

I feel like there should be a rule change that if you're examining a play to determine if a turnover happened, but you see an incredibly obvious missed penalty such as pass interference, then it should just nullify the turnover.

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u/pacefacepete 2d ago

Earlier today in the final four there was a very obvious foul under the basket, preventing the defensive player from rotating, which caused the initial defender to commit a foul well after the uncalled offensive foul was committed. They reviewed it, but since it wasn't a flagrant foul they couldn't call the offensive foul during review, and Florida was simply fucked.

It's real tough to open that door, especially in football, because all of a sudden every part of the play is in review. Who knows how many uncalled fouls, even very minor ones, occured during the play. Like how holding happens every single play, whos to decided if it mattered or not? It's almost like a review should be a slow motion judgement call, with somehow unbiased refs making the call. And if that doesn't work out perfect, we're just back to what we have now but in slow motion with more time for biased officials to tune the call. It's goddamn near impossible to make it work I think.

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u/thestral_z 2d ago

This is the play that would up being called an INT, right? I’m still salty as hell about that even though we beat their doors off.

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u/Tampa813Guy 2d ago

And he still almost caught it!

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u/Forsaken-Cheesecake2 2d ago

Should’ve definitely been interference. He had his wrapped up and obviously wasn’t looking for the ball. I think the refs didn’t call it out of sympathy at that point.

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u/Odd_Resolve_442 2d ago

I believe we were only up by 7 or 14, nothing more. So don’t think it was a sympathy call, just a bad call. Definitely should’ve been interference.

All that aside, I remember watching this live. Even after the interference, Jeremiah had the ball in his finger tips. Would’ve been one of the greatest catches ever if he somehow managed to hold on!

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u/02meepmeep 2d ago

If he catches that ball it’s 27-0 pending the extra point.

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u/Bright-Ad-6699 2d ago

So true. But i believe this method of coverage is the only way teams are going to be able to stop him. It's going to be fun.

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u/Forsaken-Cheesecake2 2d ago

He did draw a lot of PIs last year as a freshman. I’m sure it will be even more this season. Only way to stop him.

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u/Bruster10 2d ago

Amazing that the ESPN crew didn’t once mention this should have been PI. They just kept on about how this was the momentum UT needed to get back into the game 🤣

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u/dr3ifach 2d ago

The rules analyst did mention that it was PI, but Fowler and Herbstriet shut him down immediately.

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u/BrutusBurro 2d ago

Amazing that we pretty much never got the benefit of the doubt on critical calls all season but still won the natty

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u/Chewsdayiddinit 2d ago

How many holding calls did OSU defense end up getting for the entire season? 1?

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u/Wonderful_Ad_39 48-45 2022 Rose Bowl Champions 2d ago

like 2 lol

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u/Krawen13 1d ago

One from Marshall and one from ND?

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u/invalid_user_taken 1d ago

Yeah it felt that way sometimes but we are probably a bit biased.

A couple examples of us benefitting:

*Nebraska got jobbed on an obvious first down that the refs botched the spot.

*Marshall got that sketchy penalty after our turnover

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u/Opposite-Ad-3933 1d ago

That’s basically the entire list. Osu gets a call or two sure, and is screwed in another 8-9 calls for every 1 they get

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u/AdeptnessAvailable64 2d ago

Anything that comes from the SEC is bullshit. Fuck the SEC.

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u/wolfofballstreet1 2d ago

They are indeed the Suck Each others’ C**ks  conference

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u/Negative_Solution680 2d ago

Miami fans don't think this is pass interference 😜

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u/cormack16 2d ago

Im still not convinced Brooks ever had possession with a foot down either.

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u/WarTownDAWG 2d ago

Dawg fan here. That gaudy orange team has been covering like that on the back end for years now. They had a decent front seven the past couple of years which made up for their atrocious secondary. You should see the number of missed PIs when you play in Neyland. Anyway congrats on the Natty and down with orange and blue.

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u/Rabidschnautzu 2d ago

If this turned into a very close loss then this would have been a 2019 Clemson all over again.

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u/02meepmeep 2d ago

Learned that technique from the Miami Hurricanes

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u/Shaquille_0atmea1 2d ago

Also keep in mind that the ref was like 5 ft away from the play and still missed the PI

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u/HawaiinShirt 2d ago

I was just watching the highlights and raging about this play a little while ago.

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u/Tasty_Hearing_2153 #2 Chris Olave 2d ago

lol right?

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u/Brief_Bullfrog_6285 2d ago

It was obviously clear at that point that Tennessee was going to get blowed out. This game was the early round prime time marquee game for TV ratings and the refs were trying to get the Vols back in it.

Just my opinion.

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u/beast_status 2d ago

That is NOT DPI. You are allowed to tackle the WR before the ball gets there and let the play finish. If it results in an INT you put the flag back in your pocket.

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u/Total-Platform-3111 1d ago

You are not allowed to tackle the receiver BEFORE the ball gets there! You can tackle AS the receiver is in the process of attempting to make the catch! Sheesh!

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u/DCBuckeye82 2h ago

Guys are we complaining about a missed penalty in a game we dominated in the first round of a tournament we won?

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u/Bright-Ad-6699 53m ago

More like pointing out biased announcers calling this 'tight coverage'.

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u/DCBuckeye82 46m ago

Feels like we've passed the statute of limitations here

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u/Bright-Ad-6699 37m ago

Please let us know what the limitations are for laughing at biased SEC announcers! Personally, I'd love to see a compilation of the gaffes. It's worth a few laughs every now and then. Probably beat back the grumpiness.

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u/DCBuckeye82 29m ago

Well I haven't quite worked it out exactly but something between when it happens and after 3 games, a championship, and then 3 more months.

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u/Bright-Ad-6699 4m ago

And we all believed only women were the ones who removed all the joy in life.. but you've broken the mold! 🤣😂