ChiRedbirdfan
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I hear you but still feel surprised the on field call was reversed. It is tough to determine if the receiver had full control of the football at any point as it was being brought down towards his core. Glad we got the W and hope the team got out of town fast as I am sure the mo state fans were not happy.I agree that this could have gone the other way but I'll admit that I'm biased and I'll argue that the officials made the correct call.
Here's the definition of a catch -
To catch a ball means that a player:
"Maintains control of the ball long enough to enable him perform an act common to the game." You hear some announcers say that the receiver needs to catch the ball and then make a football move to establish possession. I submit that my client Wenkers Wright did just that. He caught the ball at the two-yard line. He turned his body and headed into the endzone - football move. Not knowing exactly where he was he deliberately held the ball out in front of him. He lost control of the ball at that point but he had already -
- Secures control of a live ball in flight before the ball touches the ground, and
- Touches the ground in bounds with any part of his body, and then
- Maintains control of the ball long enough to enable him to perform an act common to the game, i.e., long enough to pitch or hand the ball, advance it, avoid or ward off an opponent, etc., and
A) broken the plane of the endzone B) traveled 3 yards with the football while making a football move
C) controlled the ball a yard deep into the endzone. 2 pts. REDBIRDS!!!!!! The defense rests.