Gaston interview on Eli Gold (merged threads)

[CK77Sman]

Did anyone catch the interview this afternoon between Eli Gold and Bobby Gaston, on the no-call from Saturday's game?

Gaston claimed that the ref simply couldn't see from his standpoint, even though we-as fans could see from the television viewpoint. He also said that he wished they could go back and make the right call because according to what he's seen from the replay, a PI should've been called on Spears. When asked about the SEC Officiating procedures for bad play calls, Gaston says that they send out an official tape reviewing the play, contact the school (in this case he says he is going to apologize to Mike Shula), and the officials have to sit down on Saturday's before games to review a 30-minute tape of the previous week's bad calls. As far as the officials for the LSU game, they were NOT both part of that bad call in the Florida/Tennessee game (Gaston). The officials must score high with low complaints to be eligible to call the SEC Championship game, but they all get paid part-time, only. Eli said they didn't allow fans to talk to Gaston because there were some steamy people just waiting to tear him a new one! WHAT A MESS!

In my opinion, football will eventually have an instant replay/challenge rule in all divisions. And once that has been settled, as in this particular play, they'll have to meet the demand for a rule to challenge non-calls. One way of doing this in my mind would be that during a disagreement with a non-call decision, either the team captain or ultimately the coach will call the Disagreeable Challenge, then the refs must watch an instant replay and do a "short-vote" amongst the Zebra's to determine whether the challenge is eligible for a play call, or not. Would this actually work, though?

CK

 

[Queasy1]

Gaston claimed that the ref simply couldn't see from his standpoint, even though we-as fans could see from the television viewpoint.

So Gaston is corrupt as well as incompetent? That's a nice combination. There were two stinking refs right there....one of them literally standing just to the side of the two players. There is no way that that call gets missed with anyone else but SEC refs.

 

[BLAST FROM THE PAST]

Bobby needs to see

The game photos from Tidefans that clearly show both refs in position to make the call.

 

[CnW]

Did anyone catch the interview this afternoon between Eli Gold and Bobby Gaston, on the no-call from Saturday's game?

Gaston claimed that the ref simply couldn't see from his standpoint, even though we-as fans could see from the television viewpoint. He also said that he wished they could go back and make the right call because according to what he's seen from the replay, a PI should've been called on Spears. When asked about the SEC Officiating procedures for bad play calls, Gaston says that they send out an official tape reviewing the play, contact the school (in this case he says he is going to apologize to Mike Shula), and the officials have to sit down on Saturday's before games to review a 30-minute tape of the previous week's bad calls. As far as the officials for the LSU game, they were NOT both part of that bad call in the Florida/Tennessee game (Gaston). The officials must score high with low complaints to be eligible to call the SEC Championship game, but they all get paid part-time, only. Eli said they didn't allow fans to talk to Gaston because there were some steamy people just waiting to tear him a new one! WHAT A MESS!

In my opinion, football will eventually have an instant replay/challenge rule in all divisions. And once that has been settled, as in this particular play, they'll have to meet the demand for a rule to challenge non-calls. One way of doing this in my mind would be that during a disagreement with a non-call decision, either the team captain or ultimately the coach will call the Disagreeable Challenge, then the refs must watch an instant replay and do a "short-vote" amongst the Zebra's to determine whether the challenge is eligible for a play call, or not. Would this actually work, though?

CK

Gaston claimed that the ref simply couldn't see from his standpoint

What was keeping him from seeing? Dang if he couldn't see he either needs glasses or needs them changed.

 

[Alanbama27]

CK77: No a chance

that will ever happen! There will never be a "no penalty called" challenge rule in any aspect of football! The only instant reply that will even be considered are the ones similar to the NFL and Big 10...but you'll NEVER see a challenge rule that could have corrected the call in the Bama game. Also, as for Gaston's argument that the official couldn't see the play....that doesn't hold water because on my TAPE at home he is clearly looking directly AT the play and the two players and had the best view of all the see it!

Gaston is literally a moron who needs to be fired and his band of idiots needs to be right behind him!

 

[dayhiker]

I wonder how they fit in all the bad calls for review in the alotted 30 minute pregame meeting?

 

[RollTideinGA]

Gaston claimed that the ref simply couldn't see from his standpoint

What was keeping him from seeing? Dang if he couldn't see he either needs glasses or needs them changed.

$$$$$$ Money, money, money!

Seriously how can a guy standing on the goal line not see a play next to him, 2-5 yards deep. Was the pylon in his way? What about the official standing on the 5 yard line. The other official must have blocked him out. What a crock of an answer!

 

[crimsonbleeder]

GASTON won't do it, so HE'S GOTTA GO!

After hearing his interview "coverup" during lunch, I am FIRMLY convinced that Mr. Gaston MUST go... There is NO DOUBT that he is simply trying to cover up his officials' mistakes. NO ONE can honestly believe what he is saying about no officials being in position to see the interference, even though BROWN WAS DROPPED TO THE GROUND!!!

Start the campaign NOW! Enough with the "let's score officials", etc... Let's just cut the head off! If Slive continues to support Gaston, then HE GOES TOO! The SEC is too good a conference to let these idiots ruin it for EVERYONE!

The numbers are posted on other threads. Continue to pound them...call, write, involve the media. WE MUST MAKE THEM ANSWER! We UNDERSTAND that everyone makes MISTAKES..BUT, blatantly IGNORING a foul is not a mistake, it's corruption! This is SEVERE!

GET GONE, GASTON!

 

[lnadell]

Gee why doesn't someone print out those photos put them in an envelope and mail them along to Gaston complete with the images of the circled ref's looking right at the play, and then get him to state in public again for the record that the refs simply could not see the interference happening.

 

[Crimson Surfer]

I actually saw both the officials in the area looking at the play during the game when it happened. I was livid. I mean beside myself. Where else could they have possibly been looking at that time? Official # 1 was looking directly at the pass interference and he even looked at Brown as he went down to the ground rather than the interception. If you watch the replay the official # 2 was in even better position to call the penalty to the left of the screen. He was looking directly at the play with no obstruction. He actually ran down the sideline with the LSU player, almost like he was going to throw a block because he was so full of LSU, for crying out loud. If I were Eli I would have asked the obvious question that should have and needed to be asked. What were they looking at if they weren't watching the game play?

 

[Bebes]

The official was standing right on top of the play. That is a lame excuse.
I think I dropped more F-bombs than Coach Shula after that play

 

[Boo Radley]

Did anyone catch the interview this afternoon between Eli Gold and Bobby Gaston, on the no-call from Saturday's game?............

..............As far as the officials for the LSU game, they were NOT both part of that bad call in the Florida/Tennessee game (Gaston).
CK

Are you sure? The Tuscaloosa News claims it was the same crew in this telephone interview with Gaston: BREAKING NEWS: SEC officials admit it was interference

 

[LSUby16]

I guess the question I have is....

after LSU intercepted the ball, ran it back 44 yards, ran some offense and punted, couldn't Alabama have done something at that point to preserve the win?

I guess that leads to more questions.

with almost a full half of football and the lead, Bama couldn't win?

Alabama players and coaches were so devastated by a perceived no-call that they were unable to gain their composure and their play changed?

BUT if Alabama converts that play into a touchdown, they win? If not then why complain so much?

Is that what alabama football is about? The inability to overcome adversity?

I am to believe that on the play before the no-call that Bama was good enough to win?

On the play after they weren't?

Is Aalabama that weak that a single no-call turned a sure victory into a 16 point drubbing?

What about Joseph Addai?

I guess if its 17-6 you are suggesting that he would have just given up? Your defense would have covered him? maybe tackled better?

I guess if its 17-6 LSU just gives up? is what you are saying? Did LSU give up in its other three come from behind wins?

I guess if its 17-6 then LSU would have been unable to play a great 4th qtr like they did?

I guess if its 17-6 then all of a sudden Alabama is able to move at will on the LSU defense instead of the 40 something yards you managed?

It was the no-call that led to all the bad field position? did the no-call cause THREE fumbled kickoff returns?

Had the game been 17-6 then Alabama would have managed to shave 10 points off of LSU's production?

It might have been a bad no-call but that is football. You guys have started dwelling on this because it gives you a way to not face the facts. It gives you a way to say to yourself that you would have beaten LSU.

The fact is LSU is THE better team. Even with inconsistent QB play and only four contributing seniors LSU IS better. The proof is in the 4th quarter. LSU wore down Alabama and won the game, which was expected. You fought hard but don't have the depth. You didn't lose because of a no-call. Not with so many opportunities, many of which Alabama blew.

Instead of offering congratulations to the winner, you guys dwell on a perceived bad call, even alledge a payoff, and hold to the belief that if not for one no-call you would have avoided a 16 point defeat and won.

wow. bama football ain't what it used to be.

 

[JackDaniels]

If the ref couldn't see from his standpoint,it just proves what I've been saying for years.The suckers are blind.

 

[CapstoneStan]

Instead of offering congratulations to the winner, you guys dwell on a perceived bad call, even alledge a payoff, and hold to the belief that if not for one no-call you would have avoided a 16 point defeat and won.

Congratulations! Now go away. I don't come to your site and gloat.

 

[lnadell]

LSUby16 your an idiot, first of all if the interference had been called as it should have been, it would not have been an interception, and if your player had not pushed the Bama player down it would have been a touchdown, but since he was pushed down, it should have been an automatic first down on the interfernce and likely Bama does score on the drive, putting us up by 7 on a field goal or 10 on a TD. Second of all in the interference ahd been called your player would never have been able to return the ball 44 yards. It was the 0 points that came out of the no-call and it was the bad field position that Bama suffered the REST of the game as a result of the bad field position that turned the game around for LSU. If your not man enough to even admit that the officials handed you guys a game based on that play then go some place else. To come on here and act like that play and the resulting 44 yard return were legit is absurd.

 

[TexasBama]

From the Tidesports article

Gaston - “The guy was at the goal line, because that was his responsibility, and the receiver got between him and the defender. When you straight-line it, as I have in slow motion, it would be hard for him to see. But I think there were enough clues there for where the guy did what he did.”

See for yourself

http://www.tidefans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20632

Gaston's full of it. The refs (there were two of them) were looking right at the play, and either had their eyes shut, or chose to ignore it.

 

[drjamesm]

LSU by 16

You are one blind fan if you think 17-6 lead,with you guys starting from your 30 or so with field position playing such a factor in the game doesn't change the outcome of the game. But,then again since when have LSU fans been accused of having any common sense. Yes, the fumble by our QB would never have happened b/c we would not have been inside our 10 after the exchange of field position. However, I'm not saying the game was won by UA even if the call was made....just that it would have been very difficult for LSU to come back at that point. But, I suppose you will continue to believe what you will since you are a LSU fan!
drjamesm

 

[LSUby16]

LSUby16 your an idiot, first of all if the interference had been called as it should have been, it would not have been an interception, and if your player had not pushed the Bama player down it would have been a touchdown, but since he was pushed down, it should have been an automatic first down on the interfernce and likely Bama does score on the drive, putting us up by 7 on a field goal or 10 on a TD. Second of all in the interference ahd been called your player would never have been able to return the ball 44 yards. It was the 0 points that came out of the no-call and it was the bad field position that Bama suffered the REST of the game as a result of the bad field position that turned the game around for LSU. If your not man enough to even admit that the officials handed you guys a game based on that play then go some place else. To come on here and act like that play and the resulting 44 yard return were legit is absurd.

You must not have read my whole post. I asked if it were 17-6 would LSU have just given up? I guess you can think that if you want to be delusional.

No. we were not handed a game at all. Are you serious?? We scored 20 points on your defense, and our defense scored 6. If you had that touchdown you have 17. You have to assume you would have stopped our offense in the 4th quarter and KEPT AT LEAST 10 POINTS off the board.

You didn't have a chance to improve your field position? those THREE fumbled kickoffs were because of the no-call?


and I'm the idiot??


The funny thing is LSU's offense didn't start rolling until well after the no-call. How exactly did the no-call affect that?

 

[LSUby16]

You are one blind fan if you think 17-6 lead,with you guys starting from your 30 or so with field position playing such a factor in the game doesn't change the outcome of the game. But,then again since when have LSU fans been accused of having any common sense. Yes, the fumble by our QB would never have happened b/c we would not have been inside our 10 after the exchange of field position. However, I'm not saying the game was won by UA even if the call was made....just that it would have been very difficult for LSU to come back at that point. But, I suppose you will continue to believe what you will since you are a LSU fan!
drjamesm

Oh. and exactly at what yard line were you going to tackle Addai?

He would have scored from 80 on either play.