Those watching on TV. The 4th quarter facemask call against us. At the game it looked like a completely bogus call. What did TV show?
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I’d like to see it to. The playback didn’t make it obvious. I couldn’t tell if he got dragged down by another part of the helmet though.
Probably a condition as part of Syracuse playing at Allegiant. This wasn’t a home and home deal.
dude, the refs literally gave that team the end zone.
Who is the ref that called it. I wanna know his name.
I absolutely hate bitching about calls...Especially when we had two opportunities to win the game and couldn't come up with the pick..
But man...That one was soft.
Yep.
Questionable calls or not. 2 chances to salt that game away and didn't get it done.
Sucks to let one slip away like that.
Dropped INTs.
Hajj with a bad decision. (played really well otherwise)
Defense for first time all year struggled to get off field.
Syracuse QB is legit. That dude threw some absolute darts into some tight windows. Best QB we'll face this year.
Dropped INTs.
Hajj with a bad decision. (played really well otherwise)
Defense for first time all year struggled to get off field.
Syracuse QB is legit. That dude threw some absolute darts into some tight windows. Best QB we'll face this year.
Yada, yada, yada about the calls. Yeah, there were bad ones and most of the bad ones hurt the Rebels, not Syracuse.
In spite of that, UNLV just needed to make a play here or there to win and they didn't make those plays.
McCord is too good and he was way too good especially tonight. As easily as UNLV got into Keene's head, they got nowhere in McCords. The different looks didn't confuse him, he reacted quickly with the right reads/calls ... and he made UNLV look silly in the defensive backfield.
I thought, once again, terrible with play calling at times, especially close. I didn't like the way the game was managed down the stretch (gave Syracuse too much time in regulation, could have milked more for the last drive, would have rather had a field goal with a minute remaining than a touchdown with 3 minutes left). I didn't like taking a knee at the end of the game with three timeouts left. You try at the end of the first half but not the end of the game? That's not trusting your offense, I know you can't afford a turnover, but Syracuse couldn't afford a big play either.
We won one "we shouldn't have" (Kansas) and now we dropped one "we shouldn't have". We weren't going to go undefeated. It sucks, but oh well. Have to focus on the conference game next week.
It sucks but I'm not going to cry over it.
In spite of that, UNLV just needed to make a play here or there to win and they didn't make those plays.
McCord is too good and he was way too good especially tonight. As easily as UNLV got into Keene's head, they got nowhere in McCords. The different looks didn't confuse him, he reacted quickly with the right reads/calls ... and he made UNLV look silly in the defensive backfield.
I thought, once again, terrible with play calling at times, especially close. I didn't like the way the game was managed down the stretch (gave Syracuse too much time in regulation, could have milked more for the last drive, would have rather had a field goal with a minute remaining than a touchdown with 3 minutes left). I didn't like taking a knee at the end of the game with three timeouts left. You try at the end of the first half but not the end of the game? That's not trusting your offense, I know you can't afford a turnover, but Syracuse couldn't afford a big play either.
We won one "we shouldn't have" (Kansas) and now we dropped one "we shouldn't have". We weren't going to go undefeated. It sucks, but oh well. Have to focus on the conference game next week.
It sucks but I'm not going to cry over it.
And look at the Rebs performance in the early part of the game. They can't allow the other team to get 14 points right from the very beginning. Sure, bad call but it would not have been as important if the Rebels had gotten off to a better start.
Yeah, I for sure thought we'd get the ball to them around the 2 minute mark, even on our TD play, Hajj snapped the ball with 15 seconds left on the clock
The refs were a complete garbage crew. They scored 18 points on penalties. Some were legit like the PI call but that roughing was a joke. That said, our defense couldn’t get off the field in the third quarter even when they had rest from the half so we didn’t deserve to win.
13 of 21 on third/fourth downs. You can't blame the refs for that. Hold them to even 50%, you win the game.
Last thing I thought of before my eyes closed last night and first thought this morning. Tough game to get out of my head. LOTS of season left and if the boys take care of business we still have a shot. (If we drop another then it doesn’t matter anyway.) Hard to put it behind us but hopefully it’s used as motivation to improve and play above any ref bias (which was pretty obvious). Take care of business with eyes on BSU as redemption.
One game at a time, but 6-1 Boise at 6-1 UNLV would match or exceeds last nights atmosphere.
Regarding where we stand, if you told me we’d be 4-1 at this point in the season, I would take it, no questions asked. Obviously we could have easily won last night, which makes it tough to swallow. But we are in fantastic shape heading into the midpoint of the year. Need to beat USU and at least split against Ore St and Boise, and we’ll be on our way to a stronger season than last year, with an incredibly tougher schedule. Things are still looking up!
Aside from the bad calls that did have an impact, UNLV had so many chances.
Dropped INT by Jackson.
Catalon with an apparent stop on 4th and 1 that would have ended the game right there.
Powell had a shot at an INT that would have sealed it.
Offensive play calling in OT, which wasn't a surprise. This staff struggles with play calls when they get close, IMO.
We seriously got away from the run. Hajj had some scramble yards, did he have many keepers on RPO for yardage? Regardless, we abandoned the run.
First and goal from the 4 yard line, bland play calling, settle for a FG attempt with the snap from the 2 yard line (late third quarter to get us within 7, following that, we had the blocked punt TD to tie it).
I didn't agree with not trying to make something happen after Cuse tied it at 38. We had three timeouts.
Yeah, we can blame the refs. Or execution/decisions, of which many were blown.
Dropped INT by Jackson.
Catalon with an apparent stop on 4th and 1 that would have ended the game right there.
Powell had a shot at an INT that would have sealed it.
Offensive play calling in OT, which wasn't a surprise. This staff struggles with play calls when they get close, IMO.
We seriously got away from the run. Hajj had some scramble yards, did he have many keepers on RPO for yardage? Regardless, we abandoned the run.
First and goal from the 4 yard line, bland play calling, settle for a FG attempt with the snap from the 2 yard line (late third quarter to get us within 7, following that, we had the blocked punt TD to tie it).
I didn't agree with not trying to make something happen after Cuse tied it at 38. We had three timeouts.
Yeah, we can blame the refs. Or execution/decisions, of which many were blown.
Yeah, only 127 yards on the ground. Not going for the TD when you get a 1st and goal to go but settling for a FG, and dropping int balls that hit your hands... lots to reflect on and say, man... not just the constant bail outs by refs.
I feel like the UNLV defense is going to be what wins or loses games for us this year, it's our strength. It wasn't up to par last night. They weren't on the field because the offense didn't have the ball enough, they were on the field because of the third and fourth down conversion rates. You gotta make plays. The Catalon one sticks out, it was a great impact hit, but all shoulders, no arms, no wrap up.
Definitely a couple times, their back just bounced off our guys and that's not good considering you need to tackle Jeanty in 2 games this year... I don't think we were aggressive enough and McCord was comfortable most of the night finding pockets. Again, I'm not too concerned about that because we aren't facing another offense with that talent across the board this year. They have a former SEC WR, a Potential first round QB, and a very good pass catching TE that they used all night... no one else on our schedule has that firepower
Unless someone dislocates his hip, Jeanty is going to gain 400 yards in the two games against the Rebels.
Cannot lose another game for the rest of the year if we want that playoff spot.
When our player was lined up near the sideline there was an unsportsman like conduct call. What was that about?
They called it a deceptive play, making it look like a substitution without it being a substitution. I don’t know the rule on that, can’t imagine it’s the first time something like that has happened, can’t recall it ever being called.
Don’t know about that. Might lose first game vs Boise and still play them in the conference championship at their place …. Win that one and I think you’re still in contention.
Can’t lose any of the rest though, imo. Unless you sweep Boise.
Yeah, 2 games vs Boise = the season essentially. I expect Army and Navy to both lose to ND and then the field is basically clear for the MWC champion to be the highest ranked G5 champion. With JMU losing, there's not another team close to the rankings that isn't the service academies... win the MWC against at that point probably a Top 15 Boise team gets you there... I'd like to win both, but if I had a preference I'd prefer to win in Boise to capture the MWC crown
For one of them on number 23, he took a phone from an Allegiant staff member (non consented) and took a selfie.
The other was a late hit out of bounds.
We got away with that play earlier this year. I think it went for a TD or big gain.
I should preface and say I don’t necessarily agree with the call at that moment. But here’s the rule.
Rule 9, section 2, article 2, b
No simulated replacements or substitutions may be used to confuse opponents. No tactic associated with substitutes or the substitution process may be used to confuse opponents (Rule 3-5-2e). This includes any hideout tactic with or without substitution.
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For the roughing call:
The area of responsibility of the QB falls directly on the white hat (the referee), or from the center judge. The only one who could have waved off that flag would be the referee. That makes me believe the flag came from the referee, though the point of attack was from the center judge’s side.
