Notice, the Illinois player was in the air, the ball was in the air. This led to 7 points, the difference in the game. I’m not saying that Illinois wouldn’t have scored another touchdown, but this was a blown call that did affect the outcome of the game. The refs certainly didn’t contribute to the 3 interceptions tossed up by OSU or the run defense being shredded (ok, maybe a little with the absolute mugging of the defensive line, but show me a game where this hasn’t happened this year.)
This was allegedly the same officiating crew that blew the big calls in the Penn St/Purdue game the week before and was punished. It makes you wonder if key figures didn’t stand to gain financially from a poorly officiated game ala the NBA refs. That’s it, I’m not going to talk or think about it again.
I couldn’t believe that they had let that one go. I was sooo mad. But what can you its in the past. I just couldn’t believe that they didn’t see that one. I saw it before they did the replay.
Totally agree LadyBuckeye. A travesty. There was the illegal pick on one touchdown, the second missed fumble, though I think that was more of a judgment call. However, the Illini did kick butt in the trenches, so the outcome may have been a foregone conclusion anyway. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Yeah that call was frustrating. It’s no wonder though, look at the refs from the Penn State Purdue game. I’m not saying that call changed the outcome by any means but who knows what effect it had being that early in the game.