LSU has unfair advantage

[Smiling JOe]

LSU has unfair advantage. See clip below. Until now, I've never seen a referee throw a shoulder tackle on a running back.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcdWdBgUBqw"]YouTube - Gamecocks - Garcia tackled by ref[/ame]

 

[kathydwells]

I guess he was an LSU fan. I watched that game, but sure missed that!

 

[Lady D]

LSU has unfair advantage. See clip below. Until now, I've never seen a referee throw a shoulder tackle on a running back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcdWdBgUBqw

This is funny! This ref definitely wanted in on the tackle. Maybe he reverted back to his high school or college days of playing football, if this actually is real and did occur. But then again I don't see how they could fake this.

 

[monkiesrus]

That ref sure looked like he wanted in on the action. It really didn't look like that was real though. If it was, thats nuts.

 

[Kurt]

It is real.

 

[aggieb]

wth was he thinking? wonder what the two players were saying to each other after that?

 

[Smiling JOe]

wonder what the two players were saying to each other after that?

"I knew LSU has the home-field advantage, but damn..."

I watched it over and over again, trying to decide if it was simply the camera angle making the ref appear to be tackling rather than avoiding the runner or another player, but it certainly looks like he reverted to his own athletic career when throwing that shoulder. Maybe that player had be spouting off to the ref all night, and this was his revenge.

 

[Hop]

bizarro...:shock:

 

[30A Skunkape]

I actually heard that official was a linebacker at Kentucky back in the day.

 

[Minnie]

as Kurt said it's real. He looked like he lined up, took postion and took the player on. It was on Mike and Mike this morning and they showed the replay during the game.