'07 TN WR Golden Tate (Signed LOI to Notre Dame)

[Jebediah Springfield]

horrible call... but happy for Tate.

 

[aubeirish]

I'm suprised Stuart Scott saw more than half of the play.

Haha.
That was very unprofessional of him. I'm sure Golic is gonna lay a pancake on him next time he sees him in the office. Terry Tate style.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Hey the refs are idiots and Golden sold the play. But, the first TD he scored was straight sick. I'm glad he got his act together, going to be a Steve Smith type WR.

 

[IrishinSyria]

The push-off was blatant but I agree with the ruling of a touchdown... if both the receiver and defender have control of the ball in the endzone, that call's going to the receiver 100% of the time.

 

[NDFANnSouthWest]

IMO the Defender had more of the ball then Tate. Clear blown call....

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

The push-off was blatant but I agree with the ruling of a touchdown... if both the receiver and defender have control of the ball in the endzone, that call's going to the receiver 100% of the time.

Explain how Tate had control of the ball here.

 

[ND NYC]

The push-off was blatant but I agree with the ruling of a touchdown... if both the receiver and defender have control of the ball in the endzone, that call's going to the receiver 100% of the time.

gotta be a bears fan...

 

[IrishinSyria]

IMO the Defender had more of the ball then Tate. Clear blown call....

It's not a value judgement*... the dback had 67% of the ball to Tate's 33%....

an offensive player had 2 hands on a ball in the endzone. Like other's pointed out, the play was nearly identical to Tate's hail marry catch vs WSU.

*if I'm wrong, show me the specific rule. For what it's worth, I think the call was the right one, but the Packers got boned. Still if you're a dback, get that ball to the ground, don't try to pick it.

 

[RDU Irish]

Don't hate the player, hate the game!

In defense of the crappy refs, it is a real time call of joint possession which is not reviewable and relies on whatever angle and view the refs have on the field. Real easy to look at the slow motion replay and call them idiots. I think the real refs would have thrown the offensive pass interference and who caught it would have been irrelevant. The two hand shove was the only hope Tate had of getting to the ball so hard to blame him for it.

Tate could show some more class for sure.

 

[RDU Irish]

And the Packers can suck it. Half the reason for the hate is nobody is a Seahawks fan versus half the country loving the Packers.

 

[ND NYC]

Don't see how anybody can look at this and say it's a clean block. Definitely lowered his head and lead with his helmet. Originally I thought it was clean until I saw it in slow motion on a gif. Definitely a cheap shot. Pretty much the only way Tate is going to get on Sportscenter though.

i can think of other ways

 

[ND NYC]

Don't hate the player, hate the game!

In defense of the crappy refs, it is a real time call of joint possession which is not reviewable and relies on whatever angle and view the refs have on the field. Real easy to look at the slow motion replay and call them idiots. I think the real refs would have thrown the offensive pass interference and who caught it would have been irrelevant. The two hand shove was the only hope Tate had of getting to the ball so hard to blame him for it.

Tate could show some more class for sure.

not a chance. they NEVER call that.

 

[NDFANnSouthWest]

It's not a value judgement*... the dback had 67% of the ball to Tate's 33%....

an offensive player had 2 hands on a ball in the endzone. Like other's pointed out, the play was nearly identical to Tate's hail marry catch vs WSU.

*if I'm wrong, show me the specific rule. For what it's worth, I think the call was the right one, but the Packers got boned. Still if you're a dback, get that ball to the ground, don't try to pick it.

Good point..if the D back knocks the ball down-- game over.

 

[tadman95]

The really sad part to this is the interference call that put Seattle in a position to even have the ball. That was worse, IMO.

 

[johnnykillz]

The really sad part to this is the interference call that put Seattle in a position to even have the ball. That was worse, IMO.

Green Bay had a bullshit interference called in their favor that sat up their scoring drive. On a third and long also.

Enough whining. Gay Bay sucks this year...

 

[tadman95]

Green Bay had a bullshit interference called in their favor that sat up their scoring drive. On a third and long also.

Enough whining. Gay Bay sucks this year...

Didn't watch much of the game so I didn't see that but it's not surprising.

What's fun for me, I find all of this pretty entertaining! LOL I am a college football fan though.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Some funny twitter reaction:


RT: ""Golden Tate is officially the first player in NFL history to commit pass interference, not catch the ball and score a touchdown.""

RT:"Golden Tate is such a beast - drills someone in the back, doesn't catch the ball, wins the game."

RT:"Every time Golden Tate celebrates, an angel loses its wings."

RT: "I'm a tell my son when all else fails do a golden Tate. "I don't know what you talkin about" works every time I see"

RT:" Golden Tate.....praising God and lying through his teeth at the same time."

RT: "I'm sure Golden Tate will be proud to tell his grandkids that he gave the most famous reach-around in NFL history #MNF"

RT:"In Golden Tate's defense how incredible is it to make a no-handed catch? @nfl @nflcommish @espn #boycottnfl "

‏@OnionSports
"It's clear Golden Tate was just hugging M.D. Jennings to congratulate him on winning the game for the Packers."

@Evan3Longoria
Golden Tate asked if he pushed off...Tate -" IDK what your talking about" haha classic!

@thelukerodgers
In Golden Tate's defense how incredible is it to make a no-handed catch?

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Trey Wingo:
@wingoz:"NFL says a penalty should have been called on Golden Tate for offensive pass interference"

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

As a Packers fan, I'm totally disgusted.

 

[NDhoosier]

Don't hate the player, hate the game!

In defense of the crappy refs, it is a real time call of joint possession which is not reviewable and relies on whatever angle and view the refs have on the field. Real easy to look at the slow motion replay and call them idiots. I think the real refs would have thrown the offensive pass interference and who caught it would have been irrelevant. The two hand shove was the only hope Tate had of getting to the ball so hard to blame him for it.

^ This, It was a judgement call in real-time. The refs didnt have the luxury of slow-motion replay like we do. The problem is the rules set forth that you cannot challenge who has possession of the ball. The refs COULDNT overturn the call even if they wanted to. The only thing they were looking for is whether the ball hit the ground or not.

As for Tate being more "classy." What did you want him say? "I didnt catch it, give us the loss."

 

[irishff1014]

^ This, It was a judgement call in real-time. The refs didnt have the luxury of slow-motion replay like we do. The problem is the rules set forth that you cannot challenge who has possession of the ball. The refs COULDNT overturn the call even if they wanted to. The only thing they were looking for is whether the ball hit the ground or not.

As for Tate being more "classy." What did you want him say? "I didnt catch it, give us the loss."

Actually alot of people wrong. The head official never made an official call on the field. So there is a problem right there. The replay official should be fined 2 weeks work of pay, and the nfl should be ashmed that they backed this call.

 

[johnnykillz]

As a Packers fan, I'm totally disgusted.

But not on that rogue call against Seattle on the go ahead drive to Finley? That would've forced a punt. Lol. Hilarious.

Lol. Sounds like Michigan fans in here...

 

[dudesthisisthebest]

But not on that rogue call against Seattle on the go ahead drive to Finley? That would've forced a punt. Lol. Hilarious.

Lol. Sounds like Michigan fans in here...

Troll comment bro. Take one thing and completely take it out of context. Sounds like a Bears fan in here...

 

[ND NYC]

on mad dog radio...they said tirico got it wrong and that regardless of what was called on the field (in this case a TD)...that the replay booth guys COULDF HAVE overturned it because the play was in the end zone.
had it been anywhere else, replay booth couldnt overturn the call on the field.

does this make sense?

what a mess this is!

ps im starting to feel bad for golden all the talk radio is crucifying him on his post game interview. i can feel the anti ND hate coming thru...whether its conscious or subconscious.
the stuart scott jab at ND didnt help things either.

these NFL Owners have been laughing at all us fans for years...billionaires destroying in 4 games what took decades to build. penny wise and (billion) dollar foolish.

 

[SaltyND24]

My thing is that one ref ruled it an interception and the other a TD, I don't believe I saw any meeting of officials (head referee) coming over to discuss what each one of them saw...Another thing is that simulatneous possession and joint possession are two different things...You can gain joint possession without it being simultaneous, but simultaneous possession is JOINT POSSESSION from the jump and you can't tell me that that is what happened...As for what Golden said in the interview, anybody in the same situation would say the same thing...Hell, if they are gonna gonna pissed at Golden, get equally mad at Russell Wilson...Blown call, get the refs back and let's get the game looking more like the NFL than the XFL

 

[SaltyND24]

As for the Wash St. catch, THAT was simultaneous possession as Golden had two hands on the ball from the start...

 

[TheSunIsRising]

My thing is that one ref ruled it an interception and the other a TD, I don't believe I saw any meeting of officials (head referee) coming over to discuss what each one of them saw...Another thing is that simulatneous possession and joint possession are two different things...You can gain joint possession without it being simultaneous, but simultaneous possession is JOINT POSSESSION from the jump and you can't tell me that that is what happened...As for what Golden said in the interview, anybody in the same situation would say the same thing...Hell, if they are gonna gonna pissed at Golden, get equally mad at Russell Wilson...Blown call, get the refs back and let's get the game looking more like the NFL than the XFL

Eric Davis brought up a good point, that by the time the defender had gotten to the ground (don't forget that you have to maintain possession to the ground to have been deemed to have caught the ball), Tate appeared to have had both hands on the ball. This goes back to Syria's post about possesion not being a value-judgment, so calling it a catch may very well be valid.

No question the push was Offensive PI. If penalties were reviewable, that could have been an out for the officials; have them rule the catch, but call it Offensive PI so the down has to be replayed

 

[ND NYC]

Eric Davis brought up a good point, that by the time the defender had gotten to the ground (don't forget that you have to maintain possession to the ground to have been deemed to have caught the ball), Tate appeared to have had both hands on the ball. This goes back to Syria's post about possesion not being a value-judgment, so calling it a catch may very well be valid.

No question the push was Offensive PI. If penalties were reviewable, that could have been an out for the officials; have them rule the catch, but call it Offensive PI so the down has to be replayed

are you talking about Eric Davis...the guy who works for the NFL NETWORK?

nuff said

 

[peoriairish]

It was reported there were 70,000 voicemails left at the NFL office after the game...

 

[irishfanjho15]

I'm going on record, as a Bears fan, Green Bay lost that game because of blatant bad call.