Saw a headline on premium mentioning Zeb Nolan saying we were clapping on defense?

What's the deal with this? The closest I saw was that chopping thing in our secondary to communicate. This has come up repeatedly this year.

Anyone see clapping or have more details on what Zeb Nolan was saying?

Didn't see the hand chop or the clapping. Didn't see them jumping off sides much either

he likes to hold the ball in the pocket --- not a good idea

I give him credit for staying in the game so long, but the boy definitely lost IQ points last night.

Opposing teams trying to combat crowd noise at Kyle by whining. See Nick Saban. Wrecking crew defense using Kyle crowd noise to their advantage and probably going with a little gamesmanship.

I think he's hearing claps in his head after our d-ends clapped him early in the game.

Oregon got called for something similar. Cristobal went ballistic. Oregon did not get called in the second half.

Oregon LBs will call "move" once the qb begins his cadence. It directs the DL to shift.

Will be interesting to see how rules committees deal with issues like these.

He did get hit a lot... probably doesn't remember a damn thing or who he was even playing lmao

Appeared he was knocked unconscious on the big hit.

The clapping he's hearing is him getting his cheeks clapped by the wrecking crew

itsyourboypookie said:

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The clapping he's hearing is him getting his cheeks clapped by the wrecking crew

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This needs to be addressed immediately by the head of SEC officials.
Saban and others can just make the claim during the game and the refs are buying it completely and penalizing the opponent.
Why are they doing that when in fact the defense has a right to call their own audibles or signals too?
Besides..it could be someone in the stands doing it as fans clap constantly during a game...some of them seated right down on the field level.
Are you now going to punish fans for clapping because the opponents cannot figure out a different way to initiate the snap of the ball?

When we got called for this twice the other week, I found an article online that basically says, "The defense can not clap". I thought it was ridiculous. Kind of like the offense owns the right to clap...I will try and find it again, but it was one of those ex-refs that are now analysts that help the viewers understand the calls/rules.

Here is one..but it is from 2016

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Officiating and Coaching Guidelines: Clapping as a Defensive Team Signal Offensive and defensive teams may legally use a variety of signals in preparation for the snap. The offensive team has wide latitude in this regard, as long as the signals do not constitute a false start. The defensive team is more restricted; while they may give signals that prompt changes of position and alignment, by rule these signals may not disconcert the offense or simulate the sound or cadence of the offensive starting signals (Rule 7-1-5-a-5). Clapping the hands has emerged as a way for offensive teams to give signals. This has been established across the country as an offensive team cadence to communicate starting signals. Defensive teams have only recently begun to use clapping, which thus gives it the appearance of having the intent to mimic the offense. Therefore, the use of clapping by the defensive team is in the same category as voice signals such as the sound "hut," the use of which is clearly contrary to the spirit and intent of the rule and has long been prohibited. We are directing our officials to treat clapping by the defense prior to the snap as an attempt to simulate the offensive team's starting signals. Thus, this action is a foul under Rule 7-1-5-a-5. Rogers Redding Secretary-Rules Editor, NCAA Football Rules Committee CFO National Coordinator of Football Officials

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PatriotAg02 said:

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I think he's hearing claps in his head after our d-ends clapped him early in the game.

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The shot of him laying spread eagle on the ground was great. You can literally see him thinking about just wanting to go back to holding a clipboard as a GA

Any olds might remember this from Happy Days. Nolan got the Mulachi Crunch.

can we get a clip of the knockout

Yes. Our defense was clapping. CLAPPING HIS CHEEKS

Just a thought......

We need to start a new yell/tradition.

Have the yell leaders lead a new synchronized clapping yell. Imagine if the entire crowd of Aggies at Kyle Field clapped the rhythm of the first eight notes to the Aggie War Hymn and repeated as necessary until the quarterback/center snapped the ball.

Just a thought.....

It needs to be address by the NCAA and/or the SEC that the offense just has to deal with it, if they choose that a f'ing hand clap is going to be their signal to snap the ball. That is ridiculous. Kyle Field was loud as **** vs. Bama, our D players have to be able to communicate.

It should 1000% be on the offense that if that is how they choose to operate their offense, the defense and home fans don't have to accommodate it. They need to go with a traditional cadence or a silent count.

What if we chose that on the road Calzada would whisper the snap count? Does the crowd in Baton Rouge or Tuscaloosa just have to sit quietly while we are on offense?

F'ing ridiculous.

PS - any supposed clapping by our defense had nothing to do with the 11 yards they managed to put up over 3Q of SEC football......

Zeb wasn't hearing clapping. That was ringing in his head.

We were sometimes clapping, clapping on the Kyle Field floor.