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Post by Banana Cat on Mar 21, 2009 2:02:31 GMT -5
Yeah, the ref said by rule a ball going out of bounds (after hitting the turf) inside the 5 gets spotted at the 5. Must be a new rule because I always thought it was where it went out if it hit the turf first. Another rule I'm confused on as well is: Are the walls live or not? I've heard that they are, but the I've seen two games now where a ball hits the wall and the player catches it off the wall, but it is ruled no catch. A Beef player, DB Demetrius Wilbert I believe, caught a Wild pass off the wall and ran it back for what we all thought was a TD, but instead Wichita got to keep the ball. I didn't see Dakota Crow get too upset about it and I would think he knows the rules better than anyone, so I think the walls must not be live as was previously reported. I was lucky enough to get a good run down of some of the rule changes from last year Chop blocking (more of it), OT rules (start at the 20), and no longer having to announce blitzes (unless a second player is in the LB box) seemed to be the major points of emphasis. The way the walls were described to me (and I butchered it on the air) was that everything BUT a thrown ball was live off the walls. In that case, I think it was correctly called an incomplete pass. If somebody fumbled a ball into the wall, however, it remains live until it's recovered. That's different from last season, when it would have been blown dead. Also, players that are intentionally putting themselves up against the wall (usually to stop the clock inside 90 seconds) can now get the referee whistle even without contact from a defender. I think it even happened a time or two tonight. Awesome, thanks for the explanation. The ref's ruling makes sense now.
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Post by Banana Cat on Mar 21, 2009 2:16:28 GMT -5
The Beef wore Black Jerseys with the 10th Anniversary Logo on them, but I actually prefer the Orange Jerseys. I hope the Orange comes back. The Beef's helmets were all orange without the Beef Logo on them...not sure if they'll be getting the logo added either...I hope so though, just plain orange without the logo doesn't look right...looks like they couldn't afford to pay for a logo or forgot to order them in time.
It was nice to finally see a live indoor game again. It was rough getting off work, getting my daughter and the two neighbor kids ready and then driving to the stadium to be there an hour before at 6pm, but I did it. After getting out of the car and walking to the stadium to meet my two friends who I had tickets for I reached into my pockets for the tickets only to realize that I forgot to bring them. I drove back home like a bat out of **** to get them and got back to the stadium 20 some minutes later (a new land speed record). I was looking forward to seeing the new merchandise on sale, which was nice, but unfortunately no White baseball caps with the Beef logo were there (I gave my only one away in 2005 while at an away game at Lexington when one of their coaches offered to switch his sweaty game worn cap with mine after seeing how cool mine looked and even though I didn't really want his I did it knowing I could get another one upon return to Omaha...WRONG...they were out of stock and never again brought that item back...**** ***** ****** ****** ***** **** ***** ***** ***** and I've been pissed off ever since). If that white hat isn't sold this year, then I'm just going to have to get one made myself. I must have the white hat again, it's become a quest for the white hat that must be had to be made whole once more...and on that day the Beef will win a championship and pigs will fly (I did bungee jump once...can't wait to do it again).
It would've been nice to go to the afterparty at Sidepockets (sports pub/pool hall...how great is that...I love pool), but I had to go home with the kids instead, which is ok. The kids had a great time, but all three of them really don't understand the game of football yet. I'm going to have to break out the Football for Dummies book for them.
Next week it's a bus trip to Sioux Falls...can't wait.
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Post by stormreport on Mar 21, 2009 3:03:47 GMT -5
Good showing by Wichita. The Wild came into last year feeling pretty good about their team but they got a rude awakening in regard to the level of play in the UIF. Looks like they've done a nice job acquiring the caliber of players they need to compete this year.
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Post by afan on Mar 21, 2009 5:55:01 GMT -5
ROFL at the halftime interview, saying wichita isnt a very good measuring stick, well ur winning by 4, so... lol Who was being interviewed that said Wichita isn't a good measuring stick? I'll admit that myself and others thought the same, but they sure shocked us tonight by playing really tough. In the first half there were three length of the field passes complete, two for touchdowns and one to the one yard line that eventually resulted in a touchdown...a very effective quick strike to stay in the game. In the second half they only had one of those. Wichita has some talent on both sides of the ball and played very well tonight, so anything can happen for them this season. I felt very lucky when the Beef pulled out the win, because Wichita almost had the upset. Dustin. He said Wichita may not be the best measuring stick and that the Beef needed more depth at a few spots (I think) - And he said it at half time. While the Wild looked much better than last year, time will tell is they are an accurate measuring stick.
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Post by exit322 on Mar 21, 2009 7:38:51 GMT -5
The way the walls were described to me (and I butchered it on the air) was that everything BUT a thrown ball was live off the walls. In that case, I think it was correctly called an incomplete pass. If somebody fumbled a ball into the wall, however, it remains live until it's recovered. That's different from last season, when it would have been blown dead. Best way to describe it - and the way I used when I wrote the CIFL rulebook (and a way that game officials do like; makes it easier) - the walls are an extension of the ground in the UIF, it appears. If it's live on the ground, it's live off the wall. If it's not live on the ground (like a thrown pass), it's not live off the wall. Should explain why kicks and fumbles are live while passes haven't been.
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Post by Bouncer_Texxx on Mar 21, 2009 8:49:36 GMT -5
How Purple Bear doesn't know indoor football is beyond me. That girl has been to more games than I have. THe "non wind aided" comment was referring to Allen Burrell's 40 time. It struck me funny, because well, we play indoors. That, and I had played NCAA 2007 earlier in the night and that's one of the announcers lines that comes up over and over and over. Payne must not have made the trip, perhaps an injury.. here's the starters Game Starters: Wichita Wild POS ## OFFENSE WR 1 Solomon, C. QB 12 Rasmussen, D. RB 28 Fudge, Darius WR 3 Riley, Tim WR 4 Cavanaugh, C. OL 74 Young, Jamaal OL 77 Gray, Charlston OL 76 Gretz, Garrett POS ## DEFENSE LB 20 Reid, Lamont DB 2 Akpan, Ene DB 8 Garvin, Bryon DL 45 Wilson, Teon DB 6 Kelly, Randy DL 92 Russell, B. DL 40 Montgomery, J. DB 26 Moore, Donta Player participation: Wichita Wild: 18-Brown, Andre, 21-Pohlman, Dylan, 34-Boatwright, Q., 68-Javers, Jeremy.
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Post by Banana Cat on Mar 21, 2009 21:48:18 GMT -5
How Purple Bear doesn't know indoor football is beyond me. That girl has been to more games than I have. Ha, she has been to many indoor football games, and one college game. She usually does other stuff than watching the football though, like chatting with any and everybody, watching the cheerleaders, messing around, etc, etc. The past few years I bring her friends or kids from the neighborhood along to keep her non-bored. I feel bad about some of the early years where she fell asleep in the 4th quarter of some of the games, so I'm trying to make up for that. She absolutely loves going on the field after the game though, and loves the bus trips, and indulgence in all the food and snacks involved at each and every game. I try to get her interested in football, but it isn't there. I get her to laugh when I say I want her to be like that NFL commercial where the Dad gets his two kids to log on to the NFL kids website to learn more about football and then it shows the kid later yelling at the tv during a football game saying "a 3-4 defense now, who's coaching this team," and the dad wipes a proud tear from his eye. She laughs and says that will never happen, so I'll just have to be content that she just enjoys going to the games. The only time I really saw her get into the game was when we sat at midfield right on the wall during the 2006 Omaha Beef home playoff game against the visiting Evansville Bluecats, who we lost too...oh the shame. She was interacting with players and loved it. I was worried the whole time the action came our way though that someone might come over the wall and I wouldn't be quick enough to cover her or something, so even thought that was awesome, we won't be doing that again.
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