Cajuns Win A Wild One Over The Red Wolves On Senior Day

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The Louisiana Ragin' Cajun football team celebrated senior day the right way, with a memorable win.

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[CajunEXPRESS]

Amazing how ULM wrangled their schedule to get an off week just prior to our upcoming game. Any word on injuries that limit practice or participation?

[LaCajunsFan]

I wonder if anyone has a clip of the arky last play?

[Just1More]

I wonder if anyone has a clip of the arky last play?

I watched it on WatchESPN replay and it isn't even close. His knee was down way before he let go of the ball. In fact, his hip was contacting the ground before the ball left his hand.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Hard to believe the zebras got that wrong.

[basinbear]

Sun Belt

[TuffGuy84]

Hard to believe the zebras got that wrong.

Eh, scoring plays are always reviewed, if it's just a fumble, no review is necessary. I think they called it as a fumble/td so they could double check and make sure that they got it right.

[ATXCajun]

Still have not gotten it right. The correct call was to blow the whistle, or at least declare a dead ball after the fact, when the OL when a player other than the fumbler attempted to advance the ball.

Rule 4-1-3 Ball declared dead
A live ball becomes dead and an official shall sound his whistle or declare it dead:
(j) when, before a change of team possession on fourth down or a try, a Team A fumble is caught or recovered by a Team A player other than the fumbler.

Rule 7-2-2-a Caught or Recovered
When a backward pass or fumble is caught or recovered by any inbounds player, the ball continues in play.
Exception 2
On fourth down before a change of team possession, when a Team A fumble is caught or recovered by a Team A player other than the fumbler, the ball is dead. If the catch or recovery is beyond the spot of the fumble, the ball is returned to the spot of the fumble.

[Boomer]

Still have not gotten it right. The correct call was to blow the whistle, or at least declare a dead ball after the fact, when the OL when a player other than the fumbler attempted to advance the ball.

Rule 4-1-3 Ball declared dead
A live ball becomes dead and an official shall sound his whistle or declare it dead:
(j) when, before a change of team possession on fourth down or a try, a Team A fumble is caught or recovered by a Team A player other than the fumbler.

Rule 7-2-2-a Exception 2
On fourth down before a change of team possession, when a Team A fumble is caught or recovered by a Team A player other than the fumbler, the ball is dead. If the catch or recovery is beyond the spot of the fumble, the ball is returned to the spot of the fumble.

---This is really interesting---if I have it comprehended correctly, the ball was automatically dead WHEN the big lineman picked it up---there would have been 2 seconds on the clock with a Cajun first down from that spot??? Correcto???

[CajunEXPRESS]

Would that hold up in an appeal if the video had not been clear. Any case the friggin zebras never saw anything. They blew it any way they could.

[Crawfish]

Well, I think they considered it a backwards lateral. Even if it hits the ground, (unlike a fumble) it can be advanced by the player that recovers it.

Luckily the ball carrier was down before he lateraled (or fumbled).

[mahtoo]

FYI--replay of game is on right now on CSTHD 1037 (Cox).

[DieHard1280]

Well, I think they considered it a backwards lateral. Even if it hits the ground, (unlike a fumble) it can be advanced by the player that recovers it.

Luckily the ball carrier was down before he lateraled (or fumbled).

Correct, yes, and YES (he definitely threw it)

[ATXCajun]

Would that hold up in an appeal if the video had not been clear. Any case the friggin zebras never saw anything. They blew it any way they could.

This is the scary part. They were prepared to hand this one to ASU on an illegal play.

[ATXCajun]

Well, I think they considered it a backwards lateral. Even if it hits the ground, (unlike a fumble) it can be advanced by the player that recovers it.

Luckily the ball carrier was down before he lateraled (or fumbled).

In the previous post I failed in include some lead in language from the rule. I fixed that post and I'll include here.

Yes, under most circumstances, a backward pass can be advanced. However, the rule provides an exception that fits our circumstance:

Rule 7-2-2-a Caught or Recovered
When a backward pass or fumble is caught or recovered by any inbounds player, the ball continues in play.
Exception 2
On fourth down before a change of team possession, when a Team A fumble is caught or recovered by a Team A player other than the fumbler, the ball is dead. If the catch or recovery is beyond the spot of the fumble, the ball is returned to the spot of the fumble.