Umpire on Defense for SMU
At the SMU/Memphis game and watching SMU get two assists on defense by the UMPIRE. On two plays with balls over the middle, the crossing pattern was blocked effectively by the umpire resulting in two incomplete passes. Hannigan tried to thread it around him, but just no room. In the umpire’s defense, he’s blocking up the middle for everyone. Not even moving out of plays run right at him. I just hope he doesn’t get run over. But no matter what, he’s adding a new dimension to the game. And helping eliminate the middle of the field for passing. Update 1 In keeping up with the Umpire’s inclusion in the game, he also loves to make defensive players move from …