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Post by FredFan7 on May 15, 2014 12:12:15 GMT -5
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Post by zebrablog on May 15, 2014 14:25:55 GMT -5
I heard there was some friction amongst the college coordinators about Walt Anderson just forging ahead with the center judge position. Corrente reveals a little of that discord. Apparently, the feeling is mutual, as Anderson refers to Corrente as "the Pac-12 coordinator."
There seems to be a lack of defined duties for the position, which seems to be little more than a ball spotter.
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Post by FredFan7 on May 15, 2014 16:01:48 GMT -5
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Post by refusa on May 22, 2014 10:00:33 GMT -5
I heard there was some friction amongst the college coordinators about Walt Anderson just forging ahead with the center judge position. Corrente reveals a little of that discord. Apparently, the feeling is mutual, as Anderson refers to Corrente as "the Pac-12 coordinator." There seems to be a lack of defined duties for the position, which seems to be little more than a ball spotter. Little more than a ball spotter? Among many of the benefits...just to name a few: Umpires are out of harms way at the snap and chances of injury are drastically reduced since they can actually read the play; Referees are in position and able to properly administer the substitute rule while completing all other pre-snap duties; the LJ has the ability to help significantly with the intermediate passing routes which in the past has been a bit of blind spot; front side coverage of blocks on running plays away from the referee is much improved; backside coverage of UNR or Chop Blocks that were in blind-spots in the past is much improved; hits on the QB and Kickers now have 2 angles for enhanced judgment; Pass/fumble by QB now has 2 angles for enhanced judgment; Dead-ball officiating coverage SKY-ROCKETS which means crews can prevent things from escalating; consistency of pace-of-play improved from the already high-level at which it was being administered. Besides all of that, it is fantastic for the officiating industry as more opportunities are now available. |
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Post by FredFan7 on May 22, 2014 10:12:54 GMT -5
It's my understanding the in the NCAA, the U will remain in his traditional position while the CJ will mirror the R in the offensive backfield.
I will be very interested to see any data on the distribution of flags from the U, R, and C this year when calling the 10 and 15 yard penalties.
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Post by refusa on May 22, 2014 10:17:59 GMT -5
Last year about 1 flag per game. Very few FST. Mostly Holding, other majors
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Post by andrewmccarthy on May 23, 2014 9:41:21 GMT -5
I think the mechanics of this position as well as 8-man mechanics will evolve as officials and supervisors see the pros and cons of various concepts. In the games I saw early in the season last year it was obvious he was little more than a ball spotter and between plays appeared to be running from a burning building. Later in the year there seemed to be at least a little more purpose in the mechanics.
That said, while it is good for the officials to have more game assignments to go around, I'm not sure we really need this 8th guy.
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Post by FredFan7 on May 30, 2014 10:28:49 GMT -5
tjmcaulay ยท10m American Athletic Conference will use 8th official for all conference games + all Navy games assigned by the conference.
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