refs...

Former Linebacker and first ever black captain on a team in the SEC. Just having a little flashback.

My jaw just dropped to the floor when I saw that. Here is my problem: he is obviously going for it:

notice the side shuffle to get in position, the bent knees and on impact notice how he goes from underneath to high with his forearm: classic textbook foream bump...

What the!

If that was a game we were involved with, we would get flagged for asking what the heck happened.

Last year I saw the worst officiating in my life, it cost us a conference championship. Sad thing is we had the crew two more time. The last was our playoff loss. This one crew averages 6 to 1 penalties against us every game over the last 3 years!!! Rumor has it one officials boss was a big fan of our school, and he was upset his shifts got changed at work. Some officials hold grudges, some call it like they see it, and some are just ridiculous like this guy squaring up on the QB.

I might buy all this...until the ref throws the forearm

As a Gamecock fan I hate that this ref did this. It looks like he is moving to make a tackle like a linebacker.

The forearm is nothing more than him protecting himself at the last minute. Guys, if you haven't ever worked in the middle, it's hard to explain and much different from when you played. You are focused on different ares, different keys, and officiating the game. As a player you are focused on finding the ball. You can't look at this from a player's perspective, as its the wrong frame of reference. I have fellow officials who work on the flanks that don't understand it either. Working in the middle is a lot like dodging traffic on a major highway while trying to look for reckless drivers.

What a bum ...he never wrapped his arms

Another angle