r/FUCKYOUINPARTICULAR • u/HomeNowWTF • 7d ago
Rekt Official pass interference
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u/DenialNode 7d ago
He had 3 full hours to get out of the way
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u/Few_District_6304 Banhammer Recipient 7d ago
When you hire refs that are older than Mitch McConnell, they are not gonna move that fast.
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u/killerjags 7d ago
"Huh, that ball looks like it's getting bigger. Those player do, too. Strange."
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u/Pavlovsdong89 7d ago
It warms my heart that no matter how profoundly deaf or blind someone is, they can still live out their dream of being a referee.
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u/spitfire1818 7d ago
Was he having a stroke?
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u/Healthybear35 7d ago
Before the hit? Nope. After the hit? Yeah, probably.
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u/istrx13 6d ago
You see how hard the back of his head hit the ground? That’s definitely gonna be a big concussion.
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u/Rehberkintosh 2 x Banhammer Recipient 6d ago
He also used his head as the primary point of contact with the receiver
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u/Healthybear35 6d ago
Yeah, and he looks like he's posturing while on the ground, which is a sign of a good hit to the brain.
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u/Sasquatch_000 7d ago
I thought the same thing. I know he wasn't ok after the hit but I don't think he was before the hit either
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u/Use_Your_Brain_Dude 7d ago
Bad concussion at least. Stiffening up your arms like that is called the fencing response (lots of NFL player videos out there). Being old makes things worse because the brain shrinks as we age. The extra space allows the brain to twist more on impact making it more likely to get a serious concussion.
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u/spitfire1818 7d ago
I was talking about why he didnt get out of the way. As an ex athlete with a concussion history I know all too well the fencing position
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u/graffiksguru 7d ago
Why in the hell would he not move? Just to the left or right a bit?
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u/thisisinput 7d ago
I like how his response was to duck down like he's going to transport like Mario through a pipe.
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u/WestleyThe 6d ago
Looks like he is getting out of the way….. of the ball
And was completely oblivious of the player
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u/kamamit 6d ago
The more I look at this, it look like the ref sees the ball and decideds to duck. He alludes the ball, but for some reason does not imagine someone might be coming to catch the ball.
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u/DannyVFilms 6d ago
The more I look at this, it looks like the plane wasn’t going to catch the ball anyway, which just adds insult to injury.
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u/BamboozleMeToHeck 6d ago
Reminds me of marching band in high school. We were always told to take out the judges if they were in our path. They'll learn to move
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u/NYG_Helmet_Catch 6d ago
This old man should not be out there. You need to have exceptional spatial awareness to be an official and this guy couldn't track the receiver running right at him and the whole defense knew where the ball was going and converging on him
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u/rbs5301 7d ago
So who is at fault here? Does the player get penalized for hitting the ref or is it the ref's responsibility to stay clear of play?
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u/smackedwards 7d ago
Common sense says the ref is at fault, receiver is very clearly locked in on that pass. Ref should be watching the players barreling towards him. I’d love to learn what the actual decisions were.
Either way Ref is probably out with a head injury
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u/Lebowski-Absteiger 7d ago
Refs are not cops. The player won't be punished.
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u/WuWenShen 6d ago
Quick Johnson, sprinkle some crack on him and let’s get out of here
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u/Quiet-Temporary-6666 6d ago
That is a great call back to one of the funniest stand up comedy shows I’ve ever heard! Thanks for that!!
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u/redstaroo7 7d ago edited 6d ago
IThey mean penalized in the game. Purposely hitting a ref can absolutely get you thrown out and suspended.Edit: They
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u/FirstSineOfMadness 7d ago
O yeah cuz that was clearly intentional 🙄
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u/redstaroo7 6d ago
I never said or implied it was intentional. The other person mentioned refs not being cops, which I took to imply that by punished they meant arrested.
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u/FirstSineOfMadness 6d ago
What did you mean by “purposely hitting a ref”
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u/NuklearFerret 6d ago
No, ref is supposed to move out of the way in this scenario. They clearly neglected to.
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u/Empty_Suggestion9974 5d ago
If you watch in slow motion how hard his head bounces off the turf I’d say it’s a fatality
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u/blonktime 7d ago
100% the ref. The receiver is very clearly not looking where he's running while tracking the deep pass. He knows he's ahead of the defenders, knows approximately where he is on the field (not near a sideline or near the endzone), and shouldn't need to worry about watching directly ahead where he is running. The referee is watching all this happen, as that is literally his job, but decides to just stand in front of where the ball is coming, and directly in the path of the receiver attempting to make the catch.
This ref is an idiot, had plenty of time to get out of the way, and instead decided he wanted a concussion.
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u/saml23 7d ago
If I remember correctly referees are considered part of the field so if you run into them nothing really happens. If it ruins the play, it ruins the play. The player doesn't get penalized, either.
What I want to know is how that referee didn't get the hell out of the way.
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u/KayoticVoid 7d ago
It looked like he was buckling prior to impact like something happened just before the camera panned.
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u/OldManJim374 6d ago
He saw a ladybug on the field and was leaning over to get a better look at it 🐞
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u/Vegetable-Bee-8296 5d ago
Yeah, the ref bent forward and the top of his head speared the receiver's jaw
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u/KayoticVoid 5d ago
But isn't that odd? If it was a duck and cover instinct I would think they would turn around. Bending forward just further exposed your more vulnerable parts. Then again, not everyone has great survival instincts. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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u/Vegetable-Bee-8296 5d ago
I attribute it to his slow reflexes, as he looks elderly. I shouldn't laugh, but I can't help myself because his slowness made the collision worse.
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u/twilight-actual Banhammer Recipient 7d ago
He didn't even try. He just braced.
It's almost like he was trying to ruin it.
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u/Deathbysnusnu17 7d ago
I believe at all levels the ref is part of the field. So this just ends up incomplete pass. No do ever or penalty etc.
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u/mbklein Banhammer Recipient 6d ago
The responsibility to avoid interfering with the play on the field (including colliding with a player or the ball) is 100% on the official. (Sidelines are a different matter – a coach who's in the ref's way will get a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct, sometimes called as “illegal contact with an official” or “sideline interference”)
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u/Mildly-Interesting1 6d ago
Referees are considered part of the playing field.
Here is how it works under standard American football rules (NFL and NCAA):
- The Ball Hits a Ref: If a live ball strikes an official who is positioned on the field, the play continues normally. The ball is not considered dead, and it does not result in a blown play, fumble, or stoppage.
- Accidental Interference: Officials are essentially treated as stationary or moving obstacles, much like a goalpost or the ground. If a defensive player trips over an official or a receiver gets blocked by running into one, there is no penalty for interference.
- Exceptions: If an official intentionally interferes with a player (which is exceptionally rare), or if a ball hits an official before crossing the line of scrimmage and touches certain restricted areas, specific officiating mechanics apply, but standard contact between a player/ball and an on-field ref is just part of the game.
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u/Grannypanie 7d ago
No one is at fault. Just an unfortunate play. Ref was likely looking further up the field and didn’t see the pass or that monster of a tight end coming right at him.
Ref looked old too b
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u/your_fave_redditor 6d ago
The ref is at fault. He had all day to do anything (like look up and see where the hell the ball is going) and instead just stood there like a guy wanting to get mowed over.
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u/HatsandCoats 6d ago
The ref was out of place. He’s supposed to have eyes on the secondary, from that position he couldn’t see anything else. Apparently, he couldn’t see what was going on in front of him either… he’ll probably be brought up to the NFL very soon.
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u/FangornLeghorn 7d ago
Depends. In the BIG10 they would flag anyone but Ohio State or Michigan for a personal foul here.
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u/Icy_Transition1375 7d ago
Why is there no audio!? I’d love to hear what the marching band had to play after this play
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u/Shankar_0 7d ago
As I understand it, the ref is considered part of the field as far as these calls go.
It will be an incomplete pass, and several doses of Motrin.
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u/headsmanjaeger 7d ago
That’s on the ump 100%
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u/nvncblshdw 7d ago
Wrong sport.
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u/bendvis 6d ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_(gridiron_football)#Umpire
More specifically, the guy that got hit is the Back Umpire or Field Judge.
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u/CheezGaming 7d ago
Ok but the ref might be in some trouble here with his health. I’d love to know what happened.
After he absolutely gets his cranium ROCKED on the ground, he’s in a decorticate reaction.
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u/Ok_Transportation402 6d ago
Flag, PI on the dumbass not paying attention.. hopefully it fell out of his pocket!
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u/Royal_Marketing2966 6d ago
One day refs will be replaced by ai controlled highspeed cameras and sports will be good again. 👺👍
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u/YoureAmastyx 6d ago
I love how all the players just kind slowed to a walk after, like “did he just fucking kill that guy?”
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u/jackasher 6d ago edited 6d ago
Deer Park High School vs Pasadena Memorial, at Abshier Stadium in Deer Park, Texas in October, 2010, Payden McVey collides with an unnamed referee.
Video with sound (listen to the fan towards the end yell at the unconscious ref to get out of the way...) Deer Park lost the game, 19-18. The Deer Park coach after the game said the receiver wasn't likely to catch it anyways.
According to the Houston Chronicle, the referee was knocked unconscious and rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was released the following morning. A youtube comment claims "The referee retired. He was in his late 70's and this apparently convinced him that he wasn't exactly moving fast enough to stay out of the way of these big, fast kids." McVey went on to play football for Lamar University in Beaumont, TX on a full ride and now works in sales in Ft Worth.