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Out of print for more than 30 years, now available for the first time as an eBook, this is the controversial story of John Wooden's first 25 years and first 8 NCAA Championships as UCLA Head Basketball Coach. This is the only book that gives a true picture of the character of John Wooden and the influence of his assistant, Jerry Norman, whose contributions Wooden ignored and tried to bury. Compiled with more than 40 hours of interviews with Coach Wooden, learn about the man behind the coach. The players tell their their stories in their own words. Click the book to read the first chapter and for ordering information. Also available on Kindle. |
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More Bad NFL Referees by Tony Medley
I just watched the last play of the Tampa Bay-New
Orleans game. With the score 34-28 in New Orleans' favor, Tampa Bay
threw a touchdown pass with no time remaining on the clock that was
ruled incomplete because the Saints' defensive
back had pushed Tampa's receiver out of bounds
before the completion, and
the referee ruled that the receiver
cannot be the first person to touch the ball after he has been out
of bounds, so it was an illegal touching.
However, it is clear that the defensive back pushed the intended receiver out of bounds, why is that not pass interference? The rule is clear that a defensive player cannot initiate contact with an intended receiver more than five yards past the line of scrimmage. So if the defensive back pushes intended receiver out of bounds more than five yards past the line of scrimmage, that would be an illegal contact and would be pass interference which would place the ball on the one-yard line and give Tampa Bay one more play. But there was no flag and the game ended in a New Orleans victory. As bad as no referee calling a penalty, neither of the TV sportscasters brought up the issue. As I said last week, bring back the replacement refs and hire some commentators who know something about the game and its rules. Comments welcome. October 21, 2012
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