On Jan 11, 2009, at 10:25 AM, Shane Ford wrote: > The early effects of the energy drinks certainly paid off, because > when Murphy caught the ball and spun away from his defender, his > arm and the ball came down onto the white goal line separating the > field from the red painted Oklahoma end zone. > > It looked for a second as though Murphy might have fumbled the > ball. Upon impact with the ground, the ball flew from his hand and > was eventually picked up by a Sooner defender. The referees > signaled touchdown and there was no review of the play. > It is a TD the moment the ball crosses the goal line (except, apparently, for Cleveland Gary).
What happens after it crosses the line is irrelevant. Even if it were in the field of play, the elbow hitting the ground while the ball is in the hand ends the play. What happens when the hand hits the ground after the rest of the body is down is doubly irrelevant. Not sure why the innuendo that it may not have been a valid score, without pointing out what the replays demonstrated. -Zeb --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
