Shady Ref - What the hell is he doing

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Ref tackles quarterback



Welcome to the SEC, Stephen Garcia! Signed, your local umpire

By Matt Hinton

As if Stephen Garcia didn't have enough obstacles in his life -- keeping his pants on while being chased by police, dodging determined beers until his 21st birthday, controlling fire extinguishers with a mind of their own -- now he discovers in his first career start that, in South Carolina, the refs are unnecessarily rough with you:

I'm not sure what's going on here, and certainly not about to take liberties with the ethical reputation of officials in the SEC, the league that gave us the arbiter named "Penn Wagers." But assuming a disgruntled umpire is destined to take out a stunned ballcarrier somewhere, is it really a surprise it happened during a game featuring one team from Louisiana and another whose mascot is inspired by an illegal bloodsport? In fact, if you take a regular Saturday night in Columbia, then add the State Fair and several thousand victorious Cajuns in town, a ref thumping Stephen Garcia was probaby among the more mundane events of the evening.

The Wiz has a couple illuminating screenshots. It's great form, really. Chris Spielman would be proud.
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http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footba...C-Stephen-Garcia-Signed-your?urn=ncaaf,115984
 
Rich

Rich

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LOL, ref paid by LSU fans or what? hahahahhahahahahahaha he didn't even try to avoid him and he used his shoulder ram hahahahaha
 
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Fucky McFuckerson

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Yeah...and guess what? The SEC saw NOTHING WRONG WITH IT....are they out of their fuckin minds????

The collision between South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia and umpire Wilbur Hackett Jr. in Saturday's loss to LSU has drawn a lot of attention over the past two days, but Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier says Hackett did nothing wrong.

Hackett, a former linebacker at the University of Kentucky from 1967-70, ended up making contact with Garcia after the Gamecocks' QB rolled to his left and headed for the end zone in the second quarter. Hackett and Garcia collided at the 5-yard line as the LSU defense closed in.

"He was trying to get out of the way," Spurrier said of Hackett, according to The State in Columbia, S.C. "Stephen sort of cut back right into him. Sometimes that will happen."

When contacted by ESPN's Joe Schad, the Southeastern Conference office said after reviewing the play, it believes the umpire was in appropriate position. A spokesman said the umpire raised his arm to defend himself after a change of direction by the runner.

Garcia took over at the LSU 8 after a 46-yard interception return by Carlos Thomas. On first and goal, Garcia started running to his right before the hole on the line closed. He then rolled to his left and cut upfield, where he ran into Hackett.

Three plays later, Mike Davis scored on a 1-yard run to give South Carolina a 17-10 lead it would hold at halftime. LSU scored two second-half touchdowns for a 24-17 victory.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3654428
 
KillaClown

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lol, damn. That ref was accelerating INTO the QB and hit him with a shoulder. If he was really "defending" himself because of the "quick change in direction" he would have side-stepped or backed down, not advanced forward using his shoulder. Come the fuck on, you're a professional ref for X amount of years and you can't avoid one quick cut by a damn QB?
 
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