(10-14-2013 06:24 PM)Wavefan Wrote: "It's up for debate whether the Tulane defender gave up on the coverage when he heard the whistle."
Really? Again no one on the field or even in the stands could not have heard the whistles or seen the officials waving the play dead. I think if you actually watched more than that one play you can probably figure out that Tulane does not coach the DBs to stand and watch a receiver run down the field uncovered on a live play. Of course he didn't cover the receiver. If he would have covered him and hit him to break up the pass he would have been risking a dead ball late hit call.
There were calls both ways in the game that could possibly be debated. This isn't one of them.
Okay, haven't weighted in on this till now, cause we could have won the game on at least 5 other plays.
No one is debating on if a whistle was blown or if the officials waved off the play. We know they did, we know the play was stopped. What some are saying is that was the mistake. They are saying the officials shouldn't have stopped play. It should've have a free play for ECU.
I have watched the play, the player that jumped off sides didn't have clear shot at the QB, he was engaged at the line, so by rule the should have been allowed to continue.
The only thing here I'll say, if it hadn't been stop it was a 50/50 play for TD, the WR got a good jump, but only would have had one step on the DB and a few play later scored a TD. So, IMO the point is moot.
If Carden doesn't throw a 100 yard pick 6 it's game over, if Justin Hardy doesn't muff the punt game over, if Warren Harvey makes one or two more FGs game over, we had two good shots a picks that could have ended it, but missed. This one play didn't win the game for Tulane or lose it for ECU. Time to move on people.