Week 7 - vs. North Dakota

[WSUfan1]

With four games left, the Cats have already won 4 games this season. There is potential, and I feel that Hill and company needs to take it one week at a time, that the Cats could end up with 6 wins this season. Is the offense ugly and hard to watch? YES!! Is the QB suspect? Yes!! But is he improving? YES!.

Despite 6 horrid , recent offensive quarters at home, I really believe they should get 6 wins and think its well within the realm of possibility to get 7. That certainly is something to be excited about regardless of how exhausting it is/was to get there. I've been very down on Jadrian and still see the need for much improvement, however, especially the past few games I've started to realize more clearly that the game planning and play call has made him look far worse than he is. SClark and Hill have to get their stuff together and give him a better chance to excel. We know clearly that he's the guy. It would also help if spot on throws weren't dropped at the rate they have been.

Last thing: I watched this game again and have replayed Denby's reviewed call on the "dropped" pass at least a half-dozen times. I am dumbfounded as to how that could be reviewed and not overturned. My eyes are getting older but I'd have to be blind to not call that a catch.

I at first as upset that the call was not reversed. However, I have seen far too many calls in football with the same play, and same call. For that to be a "catch," he does need to contain possession of the ball and "finish" the play. I don't like the call, but it was the correct call as the ball comes loose at the end of the play, not necessarily when he was tackled/down.

 

[oldrunner]

He was already down when the defender jumped on him and ripped the ball out of his hands. It was nearly a late hit, he had already slid a ways on the ground before the hit. To me it was clearly a catch, control, and a questionable late hit. It wasn't the only officiating mistake in that game. There were many. That wasn't a stellar performance by the stripey shirted guys.

 

[SWWeatherCat]

olds is right, two hands on the ball, secured against his chest, then his left knee goes down to the turf, then he gets rotated to and on his back where he starts to slide on his back-- the ball is still in two hands against or very near his chest-- then, the ball is ripped out by the defender. I've seen a lot of these types of calls too and there seems to be a lot of inconsistency in application of the (new) rules but this is a pure garbage call on the review.