Bottom line: if the Gophers are going to beat OSU or Michigan, they have to win clearly. Razor thin goes to the ranked team. We made too many mistakes early. Upside: we learned again that Brosmer and our receivers can play if you let them (and OL holds their blocks for 4 seconds).
Watch the documentary on Tim Donaghy. The NBA ref who bet on games. He does a solid job describing the "suggestions" refs were given by league officials. Certain teams winning is good for the league, whatever league. I'm not saying today was that, but you have to wonder.
Agree. I have written this a couple of times. There is no conspiracy against the Gophers. But in close games vs. Ohio St or Michigan, when a critical, 50/50 call has to be made, we get the short end of the deal. Count on it. I remember a tight game was vs Michigan a few years ago, Beth Mowens (sp) was calling the game and she blurts out, "there is no way Minnesota is going to get a call." A Michigan DL guy unloaded on Cupito well after the ball was thrown and she said, "that hit looks to be a little late." No flag of course.
This is a 100% true. But I see it as a bigger thing. It's not just the Gophers. Purdue, Indiana, Illinois, etc have all been effed over more times than you can count vs the big boys. Happens every year. Was the ref deliberately trying to make the Gophers lose? Doubtful. But there is something in the Big Ref world that says "if it's a close call, especially in a close game, you call it in favor of the Buckeyes or Wolverines." And that is absolute.
Beth Mowins was doing games when Cupito played?
for this, blame the league more than the B1G. The corruption that is the SEC, the ACC, the old Big 12, and the old PaC are all rife with examples like this. Fairness is less important than money and power. Bank on it. Fans still show and networks still air the games, regardless of the outcomes being all but predetermined.
Now that I think about it, it might have been Brent Musberger.
Easy to confuse them.
Even the pyramids?
It was a while ago. It was Mowens who made the comment, "there is no way Minnesota is going to get a call." She was and is correct.
Just joking around...
Certainly could have been. At the end of the day we lost that game yesterday by a whisker.
Breth Mowinsberger
Refs lose jobs if they blow calls regularly.
What would make them more professional and what would they do the rest of the week?
www.footballzebras.com
Is that actually true in football? It's not in hockey, soccer, or baseball.
There are officials let go nearly every year.
That's good. I could nominate a couple college hockey refs.
Michael Jordan resembled a running back as much as a basketball player once he reached Basketball Sainthood. What's a pivot foot?
This. I was going to post just that. The penalty for hands to the face on #55 for Michigan got us the ball back with a first down that led to our TD, whereas Mich was set to take over on downs. The hands to the face by Ersery was clearly worse as it took the Michigan player's helmet off and wasn't called.
