List of bad calls
October 18th, 2015 at 8:01 AM ^
have been called for blowing up the snapper on the last play of the game.
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III. NCAA Approved Ruling 9-1-2-XVIII-XX
Team A is in an obvious scrimmage kick formation. Immediately after the snap, nose guard B55 charges directly at the snapper, contacts him, and drives him backward. The ball is snapped to an upback three yards behind the scrimmage line or to the potential kicker, who instead runs with or passes the ball. RULING: Foul. Penalty – 15 yards and automatic first down. The snapper may not be contacted until one second has elapsed after the snap when Team A is in a scrimmage kick formation and it is reasonably obvious that a kick might be attempted.
I rewatched the replay (puke) and looks like the nose guard blew up the long snapper immediately. I am probably bias so yeah. There's the rule and my interpretation.
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October 18th, 2015 at 8:27 AM ^
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October 18th, 2015 at 11:56 AM ^
you cannot bowl over the long snapper in any snapping attempt in order to rush the kick and block it. I don't know if Sparty did that, or whether they lined up in the neutral zone before the snap as some have alleged. But it's clear that the officials took the last play off other than signaling the TD.
October 18th, 2015 at 8:10 AM ^
I was screaming this. I don't see one second here: https://twitter.com/espn/status/655525003706966017
II. NCAA Rule 9-1-2-o
When a team is in scrimmage kick formation, a defensive player may not initiate contact with the snapper until one second has elapsed after the snap (A.R. 9-1-2-XVIII-XX).
October 18th, 2015 at 8:20 AM ^
I've seen the snapper rule called before. It was actually called against OSU in the big 2006 game of unbeatens.
This gang of miscreant refs had a really bad day at the office. It is a shame that the whole shit show they put on will be totally overshadowed by that last play.
October 18th, 2015 at 9:09 AM ^
October 18th, 2015 at 12:03 PM ^
worked a Michigan game at the Big House this season. And their first game was worse than this one. This, I think, contributed to Harbaugh's frustration with the calls that went against his team. 70 yards of penalties against Michigan, including 4 generating first downs. Unbelieveable. This enabled the Spartans to keep that marathon no-score drive alive in the first quarter.
Look, I don't want to dwell on the officials and bad calls. This team played well enough to win that game and still didn't finish properly. And that is the lesson here, and needs to be drummed home going forward. Finish teams off and you can complain to the league all you want about the officiating afterward with no bitterness about it.
How many times in this rivalry, are last second plays going to decide games in Sparty's favor. It's just incredible. You have to take their fucking heads off when you have the chance. Just take them out, that's the only way to play against them. They hate us. Well, return the hate by making it stick in a way that underscores why they will never, ever be better than Michigan in this game. Never.
October 18th, 2015 at 10:55 AM ^
Wow.
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October 18th, 2015 at 8:28 AM ^
The line ref has GOT to call it because it was implemented for player safety. Public grades need to be released for all refs.
I can't wait for the big ten to look at all the calls Harbaugh sends in. Literally every huge play or huge penalties went in state's favor.
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October 18th, 2015 at 8:36 AM ^
It won't change a damn thing.
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October 18th, 2015 at 9:23 AM ^
October 18th, 2015 at 9:22 AM ^
Same player was lined up in the neutral zone before the snap and should have been flagged for offsides.
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October 18th, 2015 at 8:02 AM ^
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October 18th, 2015 at 8:07 AM ^
Could you explain how losing your leading tackler for most of the game does not make a difference?
October 18th, 2015 at 8:11 AM ^
October 18th, 2015 at 9:36 AM ^
It looked like Delano Hill to me.
October 18th, 2015 at 8:29 AM ^
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October 18th, 2015 at 8:37 AM ^
I don't think it is the sole reason we lost either. I just think any time you lose your leading tackler it is going to have an affect on the game. What did you think of the personal on Willie Henery? After they let the 3rd down with Huma go on so long I think it makes it hard to make that call later in the game. He did jump on the pile no denying that.
October 18th, 2015 at 9:02 AM ^
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October 18th, 2015 at 10:41 AM ^
I agree. Very bad decision by Henry. Whistle might have been hard to hear, but there were at least 4 Wolverines piling on before Henry's superman impression. That did not end up costing us directly, but I don't consider that a bad call by the refs.
I haven't watched the last play again, but it is extremely upsetting if our long snapper got all blowed up by a guy lined up in the neutral zone.
October 18th, 2015 at 12:14 PM ^
It hit all five red zone opportunities. So, the offense did the job when it moved the ball into scoring territory. It was the defense that for the first time since UNLV gave up a big play, a huge bust that we haven't seen all season. They gave up a TD pass again with primary safety coverage as well. And MSUin scored on a running play in which holding might have been called, but in any case Michigan gave up the edge. The defense was mostly stout but Sparty took advantage of its opportunities.
Ultimately, this is a team game and the punter's mishandled snap was only the play that prompted the defeat not what caused it, because that belongs on everyone on the team who couldn't get one more first down or couldn't make a play on a fullback running alone downfield or not making one more play to prevent Sparty from having any remote chance to steal a victory. This was theft and we have nobody to blame but our own guys.
October 18th, 2015 at 8:11 AM ^
October 18th, 2015 at 8:16 AM ^
I'd like an explanation from the NCAA. That was a disturbing call. Totally changed the momentum. And did anyone else see Dantonio crying for an ejection on the sideline? Looked like Patty Fitzgerald jumping for joy at a personal foul.
October 18th, 2015 at 12:26 PM ^
the penalty yardage markoff when targeting wasn't declared agaisnt Northwester on Rudock even though he was hit twice on the same play while he was down. I mean there ought to be some consistency to applying this rule whether you administer it properly.
Last year, in the infamous game against Minnesota, targeting on the hit to Morris wasn't even considered and no penalty was called on the play, even though that play underlined the reason for creating the rule in the first place, safety to defenseless players with hits that could be dangerous and lead to major head trauma.
League integrity requires weekly evaluation of the officiating crews and it takes place. And schools can and do submit tape of plays they want the league to review. I don't know how many Harbaugh might ask the league office to look at this week. But if they bowled over the snapper on the last play, that's a judgment rule call and should be an automatic flag.
October 18th, 2015 at 8:04 AM ^
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October 18th, 2015 at 8:21 AM ^
Butt's looked like a catch to me but not sure it was convincing enough to overturn and rule it a catch.
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October 18th, 2015 at 8:27 AM ^
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October 18th, 2015 at 10:12 AM ^
The thing that bothered me about the Butt "non-catch" was that the ref closest to the play called it a catch and then he was overruled by another ref way on the other side, who couldn't have possibly had a good view. Why?
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October 18th, 2015 at 8:08 AM ^
October 18th, 2015 at 8:12 AM ^
Pretty clear offensive holding on the MSU fake punt. As it turned out the lack of penalty flag didn't hurt M since Morgan stopped runner just short of line to gain.
October 18th, 2015 at 8:13 AM ^
Those refs owe college football fans an appology. Why even make calls on the field if every single one is going to be reviewed and 80% will be reversed? Something was not right with that crew. The ejection? Without bias - one of the worst calls I have EVER seen.
October 18th, 2015 at 8:15 AM ^
you are only causing greater amounts of scar tissue to form. no good will come from that.
October 18th, 2015 at 8:43 AM ^
where we intercepted the ball. The MSU receiver ran into an official, because of that he basically stops and our defender falls over / on him because of the contact with the ref. Should have been incidental contact. If this play was at a more critical juncture of the game, it may have been worse than the "Spartan Bob" call. Instead of us having the ball in their territory, they go in and score. Who knew the officiating would get worse after this game changing screw up. Easily the worst officiated college game, I have ever witnessed.
October 18th, 2015 at 8:46 AM ^
That one seemed like the worst one to me. There is no way they win if that's a pick, bonkers shit or no.
October 18th, 2015 at 9:47 AM ^
October 18th, 2015 at 10:58 AM ^
Actually, you are right - Michigan scored on the ensuing possession. I thought it was on the Bolden targeting drive.
October 18th, 2015 at 8:33 AM ^
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October 18th, 2015 at 8:35 AM ^
you could see that he drug his foot just barely. Elite catch.
Many other things were bullshit though. Butt's catch was a catch. I can't believe they reviewed Bolden's play and still ejected him. On what basis did that meet the targetting rule?
October 18th, 2015 at 8:37 AM ^
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