MN vs “B1G powers that be” game thread…

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Unfortunately, the way CFB playoffs and payouts are set up, you will continue to see this level of clear corruption. The ability of the athletes to make gobloads of dark money now only worsens this.
 













Denver_Gopher said:
The targeting rule were put in place for player safety, but obviously the B1G doesn't care about safety
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Player safety is important, except for well-known exception: a call that would retard the ability of the B1G to ensure OSU a spot in the college playoffs. In that case, player safety is a non-factor. And, had targeting been called there and the Gophers went on to score, we were an onside kick away from a potential victory. It was a very meaningful non-call.
 




Mrs. Billd is very pissed. She has decided she does not like OH-IO State. She thinks the refs were bought off too. I explained she was in very good company.

More reasons to love her.

Losing sucks. We had our chances but did not wet the bed. 11 more games to go...

BTW I asked if she disliked OH-IO State more than Wisconsin? She said "no." Good answer.
 

There should be a less severe penalty for such helmet to helmet contact plays like this (15 yard unnecessary roughness no ejection). I don't think the play was cause for ejection but with such plays being this inconsistently called, it would take more of the guesswork out of calling a penalty and do more to protect players!
 

Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0 said:
There should be a less severe penalty for such helmet to helmet contact plays like this (15 yard unnecessary roughness no ejection). I don't think the play was cause for ejection but with such plays being this inconsistently called, it would take more of the guesswork out of calling a penalty and do more to protect players!
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I heavily disagree with you. That was blatant targeting. Don’t let yourself be influenced by the weak ass Fox commentators. Look at the video. It was helmet to helmet with no attempt by the defender to wrap him up with his arms. It was all about trying hit him as viciously as he could. This is exactly what the rule is intended for.

And to not even review the possible targeting? It just makes me sick, and lessons my respect for the B1G.
 



Spaulding!No! said:
HD we been down one score when that plays was made I think the crowd would have lost it.
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I’ve never spent as much energy letting the refs have it as I did last night… I want to rewatch it to see if they were all as bad as they seemed live, but in addition to the targeting on #22, blatant blocks in the back, many holding non calls, they had two hits to Morgan’s head early on QB slides, PI calls on balls 12 yards away from the receiver for them… My OSU fan buddy said the roughing the passer call we did get was soft, but no replays were shown… So I did want to check that.
 

I will re-watch as well. Wish the stadium crew would be better at showing replays but they aren't.

I completely stopped watching the NBA about 15 years ago because the officiating was such a joke and it was obvious the league is largely a scripted event. If the NCAA/B1G insists on going the same route they'll probably experience a similar decline in overall interest.
 

WAGopher said:
I heavily disagree with you. That was blatant targeting. Don’t let yourself be influenced by the weak ass Fox commentators. Look at the video. It was helmet to helmet with no attempt by the defender to wrap him up with his arms. It was all about trying hit him as viciously as he could. This is exactly what the rule is intended for.

And to not even review the possible targeting? It just makes me sick, and lessons my respect for the B1G.
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@ the :25 mark of this video Ransom clearly is leading with the front of the helmet, not the crown. Have hits like this been called targeting in the past? Yes they have! I don't think it rises to the level of egregious targeting as when a defender leads with the crown!

I will add that if a defender continues to show a pattern of helmet to helmet hits, ejection and game suspension should be in play! Hits like this happen in football. It's the nature of the game.

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The ref completely ignored the post-play potential targeting call in reporting the review.

What the heck does that mean? Was it not even a consideration?

Just wanting to better understand.
 

It means Vegas had the Bucks at 14 point favorites and did not want MN to score any more points.
 

PoockItInfor6 said:
I’ve never spent as much energy letting the refs have it as I did last night… I want to rewatch it to see if they were all as bad as they seemed live, but in addition to the targeting on #22, blatant blocks in the back, many holding non calls, they had two hits to Morgan’s head early on QB slides, PI calls on balls 12 yards away from the receiver for them… My OSU fan buddy said the roughing the passer call we did get was soft, but no replays were shown… So I did want to check that.
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Dude hit Morgan up high at the neck/head after the ball was gone. That wasn't soft, that was exactly how the rule was written.
 

CentralGopher said:
Dude hit Morgan up high at the neck/head after the ball was gone. That wasn't soft, that was exactly how the rule was written.
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The OSU fan sitting in front of us was texting with his friends in Ohio who saw it on TV. They said it was "technically" the right call, which I took that to mean a bit soft, but still the right call.
 

Similar play happened last night in the UCF-Boise game. Clear intentional helmet to helmet. They did review it, but decided not to call the targeting. It's almost as if the powers that be don't want to see guys suspended the first week of the season.
 

The officials have decided to make targeting a point of de-emphasis…for Ohio State.

Given the state of our defense last night, Ohio State‘s dominance in offensive skill players, and the loss of Mo we “probably” weren’t going to win the game but it may have been close and certainly more interesting.

While many fans are reluctant to call out the league for poor officiating considering it “whining”, bad calls and non-calls not only effect the outcome of games but cheat players and fans, and undermine confidence in the league and fair competition.

This looked like bias, favoritism, and perhaps a bit of gambling interest taking precedent over enforcing rules. I’d like the league to take action against this crew but we know they value appearances over doing what’s right. They know the furor of the “whiners” will abate and the game will carry on, less a few fans. The NFL, for example, it still around and it’s officiating is clearly even more compromised. What are football addicts going to do, read books or take up woodworking?
 


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