If this weren't a recurring issue with Minnesota I would agree with you but we see this every single week it's time we accept that we're just not disciplined instead of pointing fingers.......
The officiating awful, and the announcing wasn't much better. I knew that Tow-Arnett fumble would be ruled an incompletion as soon as it happened, yet the announcers seemed confused as to what was happening. I hate the rule, but guys now have to "complete the catch", eat a hamburger, and take 4 steps before a catch is ruled. You see it every week, and I was amazed the announcers were not on top of it.
Then the very next play Tow-Arnett was down by contact and a personal foul should have been called on MSU, I don't see how that was a TD for the Gophers unless it was ruled that Tow-Arnett never had possession.
If these officials called a game like this (mostly) against the home team in the SEC (or maybe even certain Big Ten schools), there would have been multiple homicides on the field.
If this weren't a recurring issue with Minnesota I would agree with you but we see this every single week it's time we accept that we're just not disciplined instead of pointing fingers.......
EG#9, with you on the first one. It was clear (and I didn't have my maroon-and-gold glass on) that Tow-Arnett didn't have posession on the play initially ruled a fumble. He had barely turned to go upfield.
On the second one, the ball was coming loose while he was turning over onto his back. How it managed to deflect that high is a mystery of football physics.
I only seen a part of the game, but the calls that were made during that time seemed legit...
BTW - When Brew made that comment about the Refs after the game, the first thing that came to mind was I could now believe he did tweet that comment about Ruesse.
There were plenty of legit calls (many more legit than not). I think Brew was amped up b/c the bad calls were pretty bad.
I would agree with this. I know that MSU fans are probably up in arms about this play, but I think it was the right call. Think of it this way - if Bennett had not caught that ball, and it instead fell harmlessly to the ground, would the refs have ruled Incomplete or Catch? You would have to say incomplete, since like EG said it seems like receivers have to go to extraordinary measures to be given the reception.Tow-Arnett didn't have control of the ball on the way down, hence it was a live ball. When Bennett caught it in mid-air, it was a perfectly legitimate play.
The refs heard an earful with the "These Refs Suck!" chant and boos throughout the entire MSU drive following the late hit call. It probably wasn't on TV with as it took off during an injury timeout but it was great to see the stadium come together for such a spontaneous chant.
For more horrid B-10 officiating, check out the IU @ Iowa game. Some absolutely brutal calls in that one too.
I wouldn't be surprised if Bill Lynch ends up in a sanitarium after that one.
The "these refs suck" chant was phenomenal. Well done stadium, I loved it.