SIR: Florida coach ejected on Saturday after a 25-minute replay review
I missed this Saturday so my apologies if redundant.
Florida and Arkansas sent into extra innings on Saturday tied at six.
In the top of the 8th, Arkansas gets two on a tries to sacrifice. Batter gets the ball down but the umpires rules the ball hit the batter (it did not). They throw the runner out at first, but it's ruled a dead ball. they go to review (remember SEC uses central review and somehow the batter is awarded first base (absolutely no logic involved). Florida complains and another review occurs - this one lasing 20 minutes plus. Supposedly the NCAA was even called. Same silly ruling is upheld which loads the bases for Arkansas with no outs.
Florida coach Tim Walton goes ballistic and gets tossed, BUT Arkansas doesn't score and Florida wins with a walk-off grand slam in the 9th. The video in the linked story is an absolute classic.
p.s. I've always thought the SEC had a better replay system since it's centralized, but now I'm not so sure.
Posted: 04/07/2025 at 09:12 PM ET
Thread Replies (29)
SIR: Florida coach ejected on Saturday after a 25-minute replay review
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-- VTChip
Apr 07, 2025 at 09:12 PM ET
VTChip
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04/07/25 09:12 PM ET
replay/ review = death to enjoyable watching of sports. **
-- Lancelot Link
Apr 08, 2025 at 02:28 PM ET
Lancelot Link
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04/08/25 02:28 PM ET
I can’t even imagine 25 minutes. The crowd must have been nuts**
-- VTChip
Apr 08, 2025 at 02:32 PM ET
VTChip
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04/08/25 02:32 PM ET
The announcers seemed convinced the call was because the batter touched the
-- Stork
Apr 08, 2025 at 09:40 AM ET
Stork
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04/08/25 09:40 AM ET
I thought a batted ball that hits a base runner in fair territory is an
-- Italian Stallion
Apr 08, 2025 at 09:34 AM ET
Italian Stallion
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04/08/25 09:34 AM ET
But it didn’t hit her; ump called ball dead
-- hokiepro
Apr 08, 2025 at 10:42 AM ET
hokiepro
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04/08/25 10:42 AM ET
Yeah, that is really a bad result. Should have just put everything back to
-- Italian Stallion
Apr 08, 2025 at 10:54 AM ET
Italian Stallion
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04/08/25 10:54 AM ET
That’s why I’m not buying that the original call was about batter touching
-- Stork
Apr 08, 2025 at 11:06 AM ET
Stork
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04/08/25 11:06 AM ET
It's both of those things: it's a dead ball, out as opposed to a live ball
-- BG Hokie
Apr 08, 2025 at 03:04 PM ET
BG Hokie
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04/08/25 03:04 PM ET
Hit runner is a dead ball. **
-- TomTurkey
Apr 08, 2025 at 01:11 PM ET
TomTurkey
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04/08/25 01:11 PM ET
I just read the rule book. If on base and hit, it’s a dead ball. If in base
-- Stork
Apr 08, 2025 at 01:41 PM ET
Stork
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04/08/25 01:41 PM ET
Your last sentence says the "ball is dead and the runner is out".
-- BG Hokie
Apr 08, 2025 at 02:51 PM ET
BG Hokie
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04/08/25 02:51 PM ET
Correct. That’s why I think the call was for something else. Batter
-- Stork
Apr 08, 2025 at 09:49 AM ET
Stork
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04/08/25 09:49 AM ET
Logical thought (for me): time by ump, review, batter out, time back in **
-- TomTurkey
Apr 08, 2025 at 09:21 AM ET
TomTurkey
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04/08/25 09:21 AM ET
Reminds me of the VT Miami football game**
-- SarahVTHokie24
Apr 08, 2025 at 09:12 AM ET
SarahVTHokie24
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04/08/25 09:12 AM ET
The dead ball rule is completely bass-ackwards
-- hokiepro
Apr 08, 2025 at 09:01 AM ET
hokiepro
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04/08/25 09:01 AM ET
So, even when the umps get it right, they are totally wrong!**
-- Italian Stallion
Apr 08, 2025 at 10:58 AM ET
Italian Stallion
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04/08/25 10:58 AM ET
I absolutely don't understand the call to give the runner first**
-- VTChip
Apr 08, 2025 at 09:14 AM ET
VTChip
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04/08/25 09:14 AM ET
I never thought that I would know more about the rule than 3 umpires.**
-- IB4TECH
Apr 08, 2025 at 09:12 AM ET
IB4TECH
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04/08/25 09:12 AM ET
Tim Walton . . . . I've got a story but let's just say his . . .
-- MidloHokie
Apr 08, 2025 at 07:38 AM ET
MidloHokie
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04/08/25 07:38 AM ET
I saw it. When he covered home with dirt, it seemed so banal to me. It did
-- dallasvt
Apr 08, 2025 at 12:11 AM ET
dallasvt
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04/08/25 12:11 AM ET
The runner on first is not possible. Go back to AB if dead ball.**
-- IB4TECH
Apr 08, 2025 at 09:05 AM ET
IB4TECH
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04/08/25 09:05 AM ET
Except Billy would have pulled homeplate out of the ground and thrown it
-- Hokie-2x
Apr 08, 2025 at 07:51 AM ET
Hokie-2x
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04/08/25 07:51 AM ET
Earl Weaver usually got his money's worth for getting tossed.**
-- Atlee Hokie
Apr 08, 2025 at 09:31 AM ET
Atlee Hokie
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04/08/25 09:31 AM ET
Obviously graduates of the "THREE BLIND MICE" SCHOOL" of softball umpiring**
-- ancient alien 2018
Apr 07, 2025 at 11:46 PM ET
ancient alien 2018
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04/07/25 11:46 PM ET
An MA degree earned on-line at UNCheat.**
-- ancient alien 2018
Apr 08, 2025 at 07:09 PM ET
ancient alien 2018
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04/08/25 07:09 PM ET