Bobref

As always, it's a great day to be an Eagle.

Absolutely awful. SOmebody really overthought that one.

Just 2 more wins for the Eagles' 3-peat.

But Snider balances that with home run hitters on offense. Just answered with an 80 yd. TD run. 7-3 Snider with 9:44 in the 2nd.

5A crew looks great through the 1st quarter. This is one of the very best crews in the state, and it shows.

DC strikes first. 3-0 with 1"43 left in the 1st period.

Very nice game by the 3A crew. Two games down and no officiating controversies. 🤞

The brief meeting before the free kick is simply to check with each crew member to see if there are any issues that need to be addressed. Or to discuss a game situation coming up, such as an onside kick. And yes, that's my younger brother.

No running clock in the Finals.

Yes, he's a permanent fixture at the finals. He is not in any way affiliated with officiating. Between you and me, it seems like his stairs don't go all the way to the top.

Really nice catch by the Umpire on the blindside block on the Chatard interception return.

They had a very nice game.

Good no call on a potential illegal pop up kick.

Let’s see how the crew handles the upcoming onside kick.

I don’t know what the AC fans are booing about. That was only a sideline warning: first warning = no distance penalty. And it was definitely the right call.

Just another officiating groupie.

8:06 of the 2nd period in the 1A game. That linesman did a heck of a job hustling to the pylon on the AC touchdown pass. Ball was snapped at the 13 or so. Not easy to read and react that quickly. Nice goal line mechanics.

They are going to pick on that corner until he shows them he can play.

AC punts and Lutheran with another fast drive to make it 14-7.

And Lutheran hits the bomb and ties it up 55 sec. later. 7-7

AC strikes first with a long drive eating up half of the first period. 7-0.

At the finals, there are always 6 officials in uniform, although only a 5 man crew works the game. The alternate is used if anyone goes down during the game. The alternate also serves as the 6th official on any scoring kicks, going under the crossbar with the back judge, so that both wing officials can maintain their positions on the line of scrimmage. For the first time this year, the IHSAA mandated the use of an alternate at the Regionals and Semistate, in addition to the State Finals. Also, for the first time this year, the crews are allowed to choose their own alternate (within limitations). Previously, the crew was stuck with whomever the IHSAA decided to designate as the alternate official. The present system is a big improvement. True story: I worked the Penn - Warren Central final in 2003, and my linesman went down late in the first quarter with a pulled hamstring. We had to work 3/4 of the game with the alternate official, whom we had laid eyes on for the first time about an hour before kickoff. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your point of view), the game was not close.

Soxeone wins those big Powerball jackpots, too. But that's not xuch of a financial plan. Anyway, if you think FSU is still one of the 4 best teaxs in the country, put 'ex in. But if they're not, don't. Participation in the CFP is not a reward. It's a tournaxent, an invitational. The 4 best teaxs should be invited. Next year, 12.

We’re trying to determine a champion here. An undefeated FSU with a QB who has one foot facing backwards is not one of the 4 best teams in college football.

Except when I make them. The proverbial “Kiss of Death.”