Miami got hosed. No way was that pass interference in the first overtime. The game should have ended there. It was an Al Gore recount.
Ah, well. Go Hokies, next season.
Not another... Do you think that wrapping your arms around the offensive player 5 yds past the line of scrimmage is legal? I don't, and the ref didn't either when he called 'holding - pass interference'.
Go Blue!
Oh, well. I'm sure it'll be on SportsCenter or something.
NO WAY IN MY 50 SOME ODD YEARS OF WATCHING FOOTBALL WAS THAT A FAIR CALL!!! NOT IN A MILLION CALLS OF THE THAT TYPE.
Pure midwest UPI/AP poll sportswriters/sportsmedia biased officiating we've had to put up with, it seems forever. Michigan, Ohio State - 75-80% of the sportswriters and many officials are from these schools.
It use to be Nebraska was their 'honey pie' team they favored for a long time, but Ohio State always did get the favored calls from all the games I've seen in my years.
That's how they got there this year. They won three games on questionable calls which kept game-winning drives alive.
Pure unadulterated hogshow this time. A good game overall but Ohio State's offense was not impressive. They must have had less offensive yards than Miami. Turnovers killed Miami, especially the two first half interceptions that were hard thrown tipped Dorsey passes which Ohio had the fortune of having some lucky defender right there to intercept. They may not have scored in the first half if it hadn't been for those lucky plays.
They won, but were fortunate and predestined to win and got the 'hail Mary' official call on the last play of the drive that should have ended in their loss. They didn't make the play. The guy was NOT interfered with and he STILL dropped the ball. If he caught it outright, i wouldn't have complained, but he was saved by an official's deliberately biased call IMO.
As much as I wanted Miami to lose, you are correct in your judgement. The game was over. It wasn't pass interference. I would have preferred to see Ohio State win fairly.
Besides which, on Miami's first touchdown drive there was a critical 3rd down completion that was facilitiated by a blatant hold in the backfield that wasn't called.
Go Buckeyes!
Sounds like SoreLoserman!
Five turnovers are what cost Miami. FIVE turnovers.
OSU gutted it out and earned it fair and square.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!
Exactly. I've watched my last college football game as a result of this game. How ridiculous for these kids to bust their asses and WIN the game, to have it taken away by a senile old bastard who will be bagging groceries until the next football season starts. The referee closest to the play called it incomplete, they even drew an "X" on the guy during the replay and the announcer said it was a bad call. Watching this game was a waste of time when the result ends up flawed.
You're right. It was Defensive Holding on the receiver. First and goal from the two, not the one.
Miami got hosed. No way was that pass interference in the first overtime. The game should have ended there.It was both pass interference and defensive holding, either means first down OSU. Miami caught a break late in regulation when Gamble was held on 3rd down (the replay showed his shirt pulling away in the DBs hand and I don't think it was due to magnetism) on a pattern and there was no call. The Buckeyes get the call there and they run out the clock to win 17-14.
-Eric