six game-changing bad calls in one game - all against 1 team
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:33 pm
I have NEVER NEVER seen a game officated so unfairly in all my 40 years of watching college football. I don't have to tell you which game I'm talkin' about, cuz all the networks have mentioned it.
Examples:
1) 3rd and long yardage: Iowa caught a pass near midfield for a 1st down. ESPN replays clearly showed the Hawkeye receiver was at least one yard "inbounds". officials called it out of bounds.
2) "Facemask" call aginst IOWA....ESPN replays clearly showed it was actually Florida! Not only the wrong player, but the wrong team!!! This is the 1st time I have ever seen this mistake by officials.
3) Pass interferrence by the "umpire" on the 5 yard line --a sure touchdown reception by Iowa was foiled because the unpire clearly ran in front of the receiver. ESPN commentators called it "inexcusable".
4) "helmet to helmet" hit....ESPN replays clearly showed that his "arm" hit his helmet.
5)" Running into the punter" - ESPN replays clearly showed this to be a bad call.
6) Offsides on the final Hawkeye kickoff. ESPN replays clearly showed that no Hawkeye was offsides.
This Outback football game is clearly by far and away the most bad-called game most people have ever seen. It was also clear that the above mentioned bad calls made ESPN "very angry".
Many networks, newspapers, radio stations, etc throughout the Country have posted their "shock" regarding this event as well.
This was also the first time I have ever seen a a television news commentator's "on aire microphone" be temporarily turned off (because he got so angry at the officiating).
Hawkeye fans will NEVER forget the 2006 Outback Bowl. I don't blame anyone but the officiating crew. Sure - the Hawks should have won, but that's okay, as I am even more proud of IOWA than ever before. Hats off to IOWA...they are truly a "standup outfit".
By the way, the Outback Bowl was the fastest sellout in their history (this is one reason IOWA was picked for a January bowl).
My concern now is: Who could blame Kirk Ferentz if he took an NFL head coaching job??? Lord knows he's had many of these offers in recent years, and now there are many NFL head coaching openings. If I were coach Ferentz, I'd be wondering why I should have to put up with this kind of officiating.
Rumors abound, and they all come to the same conclusion......THE REFS WERE PAID OFF. Taking it one step farther = why?.......the most common "guess" is: a "certain NFL team" wants Ferentz.
Examples:
1) 3rd and long yardage: Iowa caught a pass near midfield for a 1st down. ESPN replays clearly showed the Hawkeye receiver was at least one yard "inbounds". officials called it out of bounds.
2) "Facemask" call aginst IOWA....ESPN replays clearly showed it was actually Florida! Not only the wrong player, but the wrong team!!! This is the 1st time I have ever seen this mistake by officials.
3) Pass interferrence by the "umpire" on the 5 yard line --a sure touchdown reception by Iowa was foiled because the unpire clearly ran in front of the receiver. ESPN commentators called it "inexcusable".
4) "helmet to helmet" hit....ESPN replays clearly showed that his "arm" hit his helmet.
5)" Running into the punter" - ESPN replays clearly showed this to be a bad call.
6) Offsides on the final Hawkeye kickoff. ESPN replays clearly showed that no Hawkeye was offsides.
This Outback football game is clearly by far and away the most bad-called game most people have ever seen. It was also clear that the above mentioned bad calls made ESPN "very angry".
Many networks, newspapers, radio stations, etc throughout the Country have posted their "shock" regarding this event as well.
This was also the first time I have ever seen a a television news commentator's "on aire microphone" be temporarily turned off (because he got so angry at the officiating).
Hawkeye fans will NEVER forget the 2006 Outback Bowl. I don't blame anyone but the officiating crew. Sure - the Hawks should have won, but that's okay, as I am even more proud of IOWA than ever before. Hats off to IOWA...they are truly a "standup outfit".
By the way, the Outback Bowl was the fastest sellout in their history (this is one reason IOWA was picked for a January bowl).
My concern now is: Who could blame Kirk Ferentz if he took an NFL head coaching job??? Lord knows he's had many of these offers in recent years, and now there are many NFL head coaching openings. If I were coach Ferentz, I'd be wondering why I should have to put up with this kind of officiating.
Rumors abound, and they all come to the same conclusion......THE REFS WERE PAID OFF. Taking it one step farther = why?.......the most common "guess" is: a "certain NFL team" wants Ferentz.