Overturn call on TV was a complete guess by the officials.

[David1979]

Saying "maybe", "I think" or "I thought" isn't enough to overturn the call.

Well they obviously thought they saw enough to overturn the call. Get over it.

 

[myteamcanbeatupyourteam]

And b/c of the (guess) call, Stanley doesn't tie Long for the Iowa TD record, right?

This was the first thing I thought.

 

[sober_teacher]

They can't leave cameras on the goal line all game. That play started at like the 30 yard line.

I’ve seen several games where there is a camera in the pylon for this sort of situation. Watching live I thought he might have been down inside the 1, but without a camera down the goal line there’s no way to have indisputable evidence the ball wasn’t across the goal line for a touchdown.

 

[paladinhawk]

I think the worse officiating error was the missed block in the back on a huge BC gain.

I was quite surprised that the announcers didn't say anything about that play. It looked pretty obvious to me.

 

[Hawktruck]

I think the worse officiating error was the missed block in the back on a huge BC gain.

If we're thinking of the same play, it was Gervase that got shoved. He would have had the BC ball carrier stopped and it wouldn't gave been necessary for Hooker to run him down 30-40 yards later.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Well they obviously thought they saw enough to overturn the call. Get over it.

"Thought" isnt enough under the rule.

 

[Slappy Pappy]

If we're thinking of the same play, it was Gervase that got shoved. He would have had the BC ball carrier stopped and it wouldn't gave been necessary for Hooker to run him down 30-40 yards later.

That was right at the los, too. Should have been a no gainer. Hardly anyone around them, too, an easy call.

 

[El Simbolo]

I think the worse officiating error was the missed block in the back on a huge BC gain.

May have actually been the celebration penalty on them

 

[kceasthawk]

Saying "maybe", "I think" or "I thought" isn't enough to overturn the call.

Thats the crux of the whole thing right there. I'm not sure it was a touchdown either, but the key should be that it was called a TD on the field. Barring better evidence,(which they didn't have), that play should have stood as called.

 

[JD720]

You could make the case that his elbow hit first, and then an instant later the ball/hand hit the pylon. So they must have surmised that the ball was short when the elbow hit.

I think this is the key. Based on the angle he was taking, he wouldn't have crossed the goal line until he hit the pylon. Since the elbow was down before he hit the pylon, he was short. The exact spot was a bit of a guess, but it was no doubt short of the goal line.