The Overturn
I addressed a couple of the Notre Dame officiating complaints after the game in yesterday's UV but didn't get around to the big one (other than what I'm pretty sure will be specious complaint about the holding call on Rudolph's screen touchdown, as I've seen a number of Michigan DL hogtied in the first half already). That would be the overturn of Armando Allen's screen touchdown, which was… you know… correct:
Notre Dame fans are accusing Big Ten referees of bias because they did not call Allen out of bounds despite the fact he was, and they are complaining that the video review made a correct call. This may be the most very special instance of internet Notre Dame mentality ever.
The argument here relies on the idea that the review was "inconclusive" given the replays shown on the TV, but those things are not necessarily the same things the replay guy sees. If we are parsing the shadows and whatnot—some Notre Dame fans see that picture and suggest that Allen's heel is not out of bounds—then we're back to semantics. What is "voluntary"? What is "conclusive"? If I close my eyes, does the universe cease existing?
The call was correct. You are not allowed to complain about a referee getting something right. That's not how complaints work.
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NewsCenter 16 has learned that officials of the Big East did not think the touchdown pass from Jimmy Clausen to Armando Allen in the first quarter of Saturday's game should have been overturned. The Big 10 officiating crew ruled that Allen did not step on the sideline but a request by Michigan to have the play reviewed resulted in no touchdown. ND settled fior a field goal in the 38-34 loss. Notre Dame uses Big East officials so that is why that conference reviews the video sent by the Irish football office for grading. It will be a Big 10 crew on Saturday when the 1-1 Irish host Michigan StateI am done now on this topic
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Notre Dame uses Big East officials so that is why that conference reviews the video sent by the Irish football office for grading.I get the feeling the Irish football office ... ahem ... left out the more damning tapes if you will. Michigan has had lots of non-Big Ten refs calling games in early season things and bowl games. I can't remember ever hearing of the Big Ten reviewing the tapes AND publicly questioning another conference's officiating crew. This seems kind of like out of bounds. Anyone think of any?
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