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Huge Badger fan here.  Attended 27-10 and 13-10 losses in 1998 and 2000 at the Big House.  This point is exactly spot on.

As much as I wish they would've called holding on this play (which would've been the correct call, dude had his left arm hooked around Rushing's hip for a long time), the appropriate response is to grow some balls and do something about it.  A lot of times when receivers are dominated physically, they think they're getting interfered with.  And a lot of phyiscally dominating receivers get interfered with on every play.  Thing is, they still make the play.

On this play in particular, if he wasn't held, it would've simply been an easier INT.  So, in the competitive nature of the sport, the foul didn't cause the failure to convert the 4th down.  Now, if dude was overthrown by 10 yards while being held, that's a different story.  My hope is actually that refs try to make these sorts of judgements when calling or not calling a penalty, because frankly it's sickening when an offense is bailed out by an inconsequential action that by the book is a penalty.

As the rule is written, I think this should've been called a foul, but I don't think the outcome of the game would've changed, and there were probably 20+ opportunities for Badger players to make a play that might have actually impacted the outcome, and they didn't make them.  Even if they somehow tie it up on that drive (requiring a few more miracles), the only chance they'd have in overtime is a turnover, and even then they had no FG kicker, so it might have been scoreless for the first 6 OT's, before the refs awarded the victory to whomever could advance the ball past the 20 first.

Peace out, and see you again in December!