ESPN, Dan Fouts, CNN....all are saying there was no interference and that Miami was the true champion. they ran up and down the field and easily outplayed OSU if not for a few stupid turnovers the game should have been 60-0. the better team did not win this game. phantom interference call.
Hans...when did you start following American Football? Weren't you living in the Orange Bowl 2 years ago?? As for the game, yeah, ugly win for Ohio State, but a win nonetheless. Their defense won it for them. Controversial call it was. What I don't understand is how the judge who made the call, was in the National Championship game to begin with. I know he's part of a crew, but I don't think any ref who has had two previous "letters of apology" written by his conference for bad calls, should be anywhere near the field where the National Championship game is to take place.
damn you Hans. anyway here is what a ESPN.COM article said: "Porter, part of a Big 12 officiating crew, says the call was delayed because he replayed it in his mind: "I wanted to make double sure it was the right call." In the last two years, the Big 12 has issued at least two known letters of apology after games where Porter has made controversial calls. " so basically, if this guy wasn't the official, the Canes win the game. Nice, I'm sure the NCAA will apologize to Miami, but what good does that do them?
With two minutes to go in regulation, Ohio State had a three point lead and the ball. Miami had only one time-out left. Krenzel converted a pass to Chris Gamble for a first down. This was shown clearly in the replay, but the officials blew the call. So, Ohio State punted. After a long return, Miami made a 40 yard field goal to tie the game. A bad call against Ohio State put this game into over-time in the first place. Not to mention serial holding by the Miami O-line, and several non-calls on pass interference. One that comes to mind is a play early in the game where one Miami DB knocks down an Ohio State receiver with the ball in the air, and another intercepts the pass. The point is, this game was not well officiated, but you can't honestly say that the officiating benefitted Ohio State more than Miami. The pass interference call at the end of the first over-time looks bad because the flag came in late, and the official who made was out of poisition. Its a call that many times would not have been made. But it was technically a correct call. The Miami defender was playing the man, and not the ball. He did make contact before the ball got there.
That's why most people, including many media outlets are upset with the call in the first place. Many calls were missed, yes, but if they didn't make the calls then, why make the call when it's 4th down in OT? It's not the way refs screwed up many calls during the game, it's the way the refs decided to finally start calling the game in OT.... And to top it off, the way the judge made the call, signaling incomplete pass first, then standing there for 5 seconds, then throwing the flag. Makes him look like he wasn't even sure. That's what has most people in a bunch. If it had been a cleanly officiated game from the beginning, I doubt many people would have complained. But after a game relatively free of holding and pass interference calls, out come the hankies in OT. Either call holding or pass interference early in the game (all those calls they missed) and set a tone for the rest of the game, or just let 'em play.
right b/c any other official would have let miami get away with pass interference/holding? dont think so... ted, go back to hunting all the hotties in oxford!
it was an instant classic that came down to a 4th down a few yards short in the 2nd inning (I like calling them innings ) of OT. Either team could have won a number of times very late in the game. In my mind both are exactly the same and nothing was decided. True, whiny biatch sore losers are all saying OSU was outplayed, but stupid cocky unintelligent people are saying Miami was outplayed. Someone had to win though so I'm just glad I hate both teams.
I'm opposite, I hate OSU slightly more than I hate Miami. If it was any other team who I was impartial too I would have wanted to see the 34 game streak end, but to OSU? God, that pissed me off. Just something else to inflate their egos.