sideline infraction

Wow. Tough break, but great playcall. Were you called for too many coaches in the pressbox or for people in the sideline buffer?

the sideline referee didnt really explain it to us. he said that we are only allowed to have three coaches in the sideline box. we were later told he ran into a cameraman; however the only cameraman i see on the film is the one on the opposite 35 yard line. what really bothers me is that when you have a 5 man crew, not one of them knew how to properly mark off the penalty, even if the call deemed appropriate. our head coach called the head of the state and he told us 1) that this penalty has never been actually marked off in a game in our state, 2) should not have been called in a game that was 21-20 in the third quarter, and 3) if called, was marked off incorrectly. the crew was suspended for the following week. this cost us a shot at winning plus it took a home playoff game away from us.

this took place in KY and for the last two years, emphasis has been placed on horsecollar tackling and sideline infractions. honestly, our team and opponents have been warned almost every game for the sideline infraction and i have seen about 20 flags at least on horsecollar tackling. with that said, we have had zero flags for holding this year. i dont think referees even call holding anymore and as the OL coach, we will be more aggressive with our hands next year, that is for sure since they are letting lineman get away with it.