Insomnia/Can’t Sleep

[blueboss]

Should have been a touchdown


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[Darrell KSR]

Should have been a touchdown


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Not even a question.

They never blew a whistle because a) knee never went down, b) no forward progress was stopped until c) ball broke the plane of the end zone...and continued further into the end zone, along with the helmet, upper torso and other parts of the body of Rodriguez, such that the field of play was behind all of them.

When they failed to blow the whistle because their instinct and training tells them not to blow the whistle unless a play is over, they saw the ball in the end zone. But nobody wanted to signal touchdown. That isn't an instinctual thing like the whistle blowing; it's a conscious act--one that requires reason, judgment, and a decision to make.

I have been part of a group of officials (mostly basketball, but some football) for two decades. All at lower levels, generally, high school to D3, D2 etc. with some lower level D1 occasionally). They all talk about how you don't even think when the whistle blows...it's automatic. No decision. Just happens.

Here, it didn't, because, well, their training and instinct kicked in to tell them it wasn't time.

But the 2nd part is the conscious, thoughtful decision. Do I signal a touchdown, or don't I?

Nobody wanted to make that decision. I don't know why. But nobody wanted to, and they didn't.

Then they were stuck with a predicament. What the heck do we do now? Let's slowly retrieve the ball from the end zone and put it back in the field of play, and figure it out with a replay. It gave them time to think. It gave the replay booth/SEC replay officials and boys in Birmingham time to reflect.

What are we going to do with this play?

Our options.

a) Pretend that his knee was down. But 1) no whistle blew, so that wasn't the call, and 2) the ball would've been marked well back of where it was marked had that been the very bad, very erroneous call anyway. So that could not have been it.

b) Pretend that his forward progress was stopped. But they blow whistles when that happens, too. Clearly in real time, there was no moment in which progress was halted, or really even slowed, and in replay, it was even more evident. But let's hold this thought for a minute and look at other options.

c) "Reverse" the call and call the touchdown. That would require them to acknowledge what thousands of people saw live in the stadium, what all players saw live on the field, what all officials saw live on the field, and what millions of people saw on television using the same replays the boys in Birmingham saw. It's unanimous among all those who saw who were not decision-makers...clearly, obviously, a touchdown. But let's hold this thought for a minute and look at one other option.

d) Huddle and abide by whatever directive is presented by replay. Perhaps they'll fix the screw-up (if it were inadvertent) or the intentional omission (if it wasn't). Or perhaps they'll ride that horse instead.

And that's what they did. They determined that we all saw a U.F.O. (Unidentified Field Object) that resembled a player, and resembled a football, both going over the plane of the goal, but not actually being the real player, or the real football, being carried over the plane fully and completely. Instead, they told the world it was a figment of our imagination. In effect, we were gaslighted by the officials and the boys in Birmingham.

There's no other explanation that makes sense.

Now, why that happened, I do not know. But it happened, as sure as I'm still boiling mad about it. As I said, I don't know what would have happened had they gotten it right. But I can only mirror what the AUBURN player said. He said it changed the game. Let me say that again. THE AUBURN PLAYER SAID it changed the game. Oh, he said it a little differently--he said UK's failure to get it in the end zone changed the game.

And, of course, that was the net effect.

I'll take his word for it.

[Darrell KSR]

Yeah, I'm still mad. You'd think I am old enough to get over that crap. I'm not.

[dan_bgblue]

Being mad in this situation is just bad for my health. I can handle being flaming mad if there is something I can do to correct the blatant, egregious, error made by a group of chimpanzees, but when I just have to rant and moan to my heart's content and then sit down and "TAKE IT", I am much better off to walk away and go punch something until that feeling of having been kicked in the scrotum subsides.

[dan_bgblue]

Adding insult to injury is the failure of ESPN to even mention the travesty.

https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...tucky-wildcats

[dan_bgblue]

Did they mention it on the SEC sports website?


NO!!!

[MickintheHam]

Adding insult to injury is the failure of ESPN to even mention the travesty.

https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...tucky-wildcats

They did mention Aubie was robbed of a pick 6. It was on the crawler al night long!

[dan_bgblue]

They did mention Aubie was robbed of a pick 6. It was on the crawler al night long!

OH YEAH, that was the lead headline for their report on the game

[Darrell KSR]

I stayed away from the sports board and this forum as a whole today, just bothered about the game. I really felt like the whole game was a sucker punch to my gut. I had downplayed the whole season, calling it an exhibition and a bonus for whatever we get, so I don't get my hopes up too high, but I guess I really wasn't listening to myself.

I'll be back tomorrow. Needed a day off.

[blueboss]

I stayed away from the sports board and this forum as a whole today, just bothered about the game. I really felt like the whole game was a sucker punch to my gut. I had downplayed the whole season, calling it an exhibition and a bonus for whatever we get, so I don't get my hopes up too high, but I guess I really wasn't listening to myself.

I'll be back tomorrow. Needed a day off.

I checked this morning, and it’s still not a TD🤯


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[dan_bgblue]

I checked this morning, and it’s still not a TD��


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Might take another week or so to get it to sprout and take root.

[blueboss]

Might take another week or so to get it to sprout and take root.

Maybe they’ll spot us six points for the Ole MS game.


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[dan_bgblue]

Have you seen an early line on that game yet?

[Darrell KSR]

Have you seen an early line on that game yet?

UK -7

[dan_bgblue]

Thanks

[jcgrey87]

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[blueboss]

I actually woke up around 5:30 this morning and started fixating/stressing on a few work related issues and couldn’t go back to sleep.


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[BigBluePappy]

For the first time in a long time.
2:35 Eastern and all is well (relatively speaking) in my little corner of the world.

[CitizenBBN]

Guys, I suggest a heavy course of sex and booze. May help, and if not you'll be less unhappy about not sleeping.

[dan_bgblue]

This might be worth checking out

[Darrell KSR]

This might be worth checking out

Maybe that would work for me, but I am skeptical. My issue has never been falling asleep--initially--though. It has always been waking up. I can go to sleep at 11:30, and be wide awake at 3.

Maybe it would work at 3 to put me "back" to sleep, but I doubt it. It's like a "super-nap" that I have that invigorates me for hours. Unfortunately, I think I need more than 3.5 hours of sleep to operate at 100%, so it's not a panacea by any means.

[blueboss]

Maybe that would work for me, but I am skeptical. My issue has never been falling asleep--initially--though. It has always been waking up. I can go to sleep at 11:30, and be wide awake at 3.

Maybe it would work at 3 to put me "back" to sleep, but I doubt it. It's like a "super-nap" that I have that invigorates me for hours. Unfortunately, I think I need more than 3.5 hours of sleep to operate at 100%, so it's not a panacea by any means.

You all let me know if it works... the hippie chick capsules work for the most part, but sometimes I too wake up 3:00/4:00 and struggle to go right back to sleep. Thinking of trying a hippie chic capsule to see if that works in those instances. I’ve been leery as I don’t want to build up a tolerance to them.


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[BigBluePappy]

3:04 AM and all is well in the Zoneton area.
Oh, well. Gives me a chance to brush up on the Sunday Scholl lesson.
Making lemonade out of lemons...

[Darrell KSR]

4:23 my time... Bleh.

[BigBluePappy]

Just got out of the shower and I feel incredibly ready to face the day. We have no choice as we have the Greats today.

[dan_bgblue]

Weighted blankets are a safe and effective intervention in the treatment of insomnia,

[CitizenBBN]

Won't be a problem tonight.

Been working to finish a big project. got to bed at 5am last night, 6am the night before. I'll be asleep in an hour I hope.

[CitizenBBN]

Weighted blankets are a safe and effective intervention in the treatment of insomnia,

I can't sleep without some weight on me. Not specially weighted blankets, just at least a blanket and sheet. Don't care how hot I get, can't sleep with just a sheet.

I sleep well with a sexy girl for weight. Eventually. And sleep well.

[Darrell KSR]

Weighted blankets are a safe and effective intervention in the treatment of insomnia,

I like the concept, but I have gotten too hot when I have tried it. I actually like the feel of a heavy blanket. It makes me think back about sleeping at my grandmother's house with heavy blankets because it was cold in the house. Probably some psychological stuff there that I don't want to go into. But I would be happy with a weighted blanket if I could figure out how to remain relatively comfortable, temperature wise.

[Darrell KSR]

I like the concept, but I have gotten too hot when I have tried it. I actually like the feel of a heavy blanket. It makes me think back about sleeping at my grandmother's house with heavy blankets because it was cold in the house. Probably some psychological stuff there that I don't want to go into. But I would be happy with a weighted blanket if I could figure out how to remain relatively comfortable, temperature wise.

Fwiw, will be trying out a weighted lap blanket next.