Did Anyone Else Notice the Ball Spotting Seemed to Short UK in Oxford?

[The-Hack]

For the first time since the 2019 Belk Bowl, I thought the refs consistently marked Kentucky a half yard (or more) short of where the ball was located in the offensive player’s hands.

Sure, they are supposed to mark it where a knee or elbow (etc.) lands and not give credit for an extra foot or two if the body part landed before the offensive player stretches out.

But we all watch a lot of college ball and know that 90 percent of the time, the offensive player is sort of given the benefit of the doubt, and the ball marked where the ball was in his grasp when tackled.

I felt there were 5 or 6 obvious spots where our player had crossed a five yard lateral mark by at least a half yard, only to see the ball spotted a foot from the five yard lateral mark.

?????

 

[BlueWorldOrder74]

I saw that a few times; also thought they gave a favorable spot to Ole Miss on a few plays, including a key first down.

 

[Phil_The_Music]

Yes they were shorting us and favoring Ole Miss. Stoops saw it too and was pissed. So was I. Luckily, I think the game was fairly called in all of the other areas.

 

[HerrosHeroes]

Also, if not for the capability to challenge, UK would have undoubtedly lost when the initial call was down by contact on the Ole Miss fumble deep in Ole Miss territory.
They would have at least scored 3 and probably 7 and thus won the game.

That was the 1st of 3 miracle plays UK got to win the game.

One, the Ole Miss player fumbling deep in their own territory while both knees landed on the UK defender and not the ground. Two, 4th and 7th bomb to BB, and three, Kattus fumble recovery at the goal line.

If just one of the above 3 miracles doesn’t occur, we lose.