Robert Woods said he thought he would get out of bounds before time expired on the final play of regulation.
“The defensive tackle was right there and I had to cut around him and the only thing on my mind was to get out of bounds,” Woods said. “I thought I made it. We didn’t know the play would take nine seconds.”
Another play that drew attention was a pass in the end zone when a Stanford cornerback appeared to commit pass interference but no flag was thrown.
“I asked the ref and he said he slipped and fell,” Woods said.
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The game of football can put any player in the trick bag, especially when it comes at the end of a game. Robert was called on to catch a pass on one side and run across to the other side in gaining yardage all in 8 seconds. That is asking an awful lot when a lot of things could precent it, and did. The call and its result should be placed entirely on the playcaller. Kiffin should take the responsibility in saying I blame myself for that call and Robert Woods is not the reason this play failed. I am still waiting Lane Kiffin.
So, it’s NOT pass interference as long as you ‘slip and fall’ with your back to the play, hands to the face of the receiver and no attempt to turn to the ball?
I don’t think so.
Someone needs to inform that ref that PI doesn’t have to be intentional.
they should also tell the refs that they missed a ton of calls against SC, including a blatant holding call near the end of the game.
Sped
The holding call, sure. What other penalties did you think were missed? Would you refresh me on a few of the “ton”?
was the ref saying he slipped and fell, therefore missing the call? or that the defender fell in to robert? because if it’s the latter it’s still interference and a non-sensical explanation.
They should also tell the Pac-12 referees to please stop putting a hedge aroud certain teams competing for NCs, within the conference.
In all honesty, you SC fans – and you must admit this – have been the beneficiaries of TONS of no-calls from 2003-2009 – probably for the same reason, being the only Pac-10 team competing for a NC…it was not fair to the rest of the teams in the conference, and it wasn’t fair to USC last week, unfortunately that’s the way the cookie crumbles when you play in a corrupt conference, with the refs ignoring penalties favoring the great teams.
No, BruinRob, I would definitely NOT admit that, seeing as how SC was the most penalized team in the Pac 10 that year by far. Not even close. SC was inordinately penalized for playing aggressive, and a lot of opponents got benefits of no calls.
At least we can all agree that Pac 10 and Pac 12 officials stink. Every other conference knows that.
A slip and fall into a receiver, without turning to defend the pass, IS PASS INTERFERENCE.
Hello, Mike Pereira. Anyone home.
Wow, that ref needs to be fired immediately. It doesn’t matter if he slipped and fell or tripped over his own feet or ran as fast as he could into Woods. You can’t interfere with the receiver’s ability to catch the ball. I had come to kinda accept the result but this just gets me upset all over again. Another game stolen by the refs.
1. The play call was not for Woods to run across the field. That he did on his own. Play was supposed to end in the center of the field to allow for a direct kick into the uprights.
2. That ref wasn’t even watching the play. The replay showed him bent over and looking away just as the pass interference happened. He looked back up as the ball bounced away. So no pass interference ’cause the ref was busy manicuring the lawn or looking at Erin Andrews or something. Idiot!
Marky Marc, not so fast my friend, and you will recall these next two incidents in which no flag was thrown.
1. in 2009 Taylor Mays literally ripped the helmet off the head of Rogers’ the Oregon State Receiver and threw it, the referee was right there watching the action, and no flag was thrown. Mays should have been kicked off the game and suspended for at least one or two games.
2. The hit on Patrick Cowan in 2006 by Rey Maualuga was a vicious helmet to helmet in which Cowan suffered a concusion, no flag was thrown – and same thing Maulauga should have been thrown out of the game and suspended…why was it no a no-call? my guess is UCLA was driving for a go-ahead TD and USC would have been out of the NC picture…Cowan eventually through shear heart drove the team and he eventually scored the winning TD, but I can recall there were SEVERAL no-calls that USC benefitted from…which in all made the win even more sweet, as we felt as fans that our Bruins not only overcame the odds of beating a super team, but we also beat the referees as well.
The fact that USC was the most penalized team in the country does NOT mean the refs were out to get them, they in face were dirty players on a dirty team protected by the conference, but it doesn’t mean the refs were going to ignore 100% of the calls…had they called the penalties accordingly, no way would USC ever have won all the games it did…does the Bush Push ring a bell? that push gets called and USC would have never played in the 2006 NC game vs. Texas.
And if the fumble ruled an incomplete pass in 2004 vs. UCLA gets called USC loses the game – as Spencer Havener had no one within 15 yards and UCLA wins the game – instead the refs whistled a VERY LATE whistle and USC kept the ball, and USC goes on to play for the 2005 title game vs. Oklahoma…so please stop this non-sense.
As for woods and 1 second left, there is no guarantee the freshman kicker kicks a 54 yarder and wins the game for USC.
It’s time for USC to pay the Piper.
That missed PI cost us the game. Game over..
hey, remember when Bush pushed Lie-nart into the end zone in South Bend? Yeah, all the no calls go against the poor little trogans.
Spud, pull your head out of your @$$.