crooked refs

[Gully]

You guys got some calls that went your way as well. I agree with those who understand that you've got to be good enough to overcome bad officiating.

But congrats on a great season. You have a talented team and solid fans.

At least we agree it was bad officiating. Exactly how many points better do we need to be to overcome said bad officiating?

[A1pigskin]

At least we agree it was bad officiating. Exactly how many points better do we need to be to overcome said bad officiating?

I am guessing 10 points.

[IzzyFlexion]

ok so I have a couple more.





what's worse about this one is you have a ref in perfect position and he blows the call. So now you have an incompetant ref on the field paired with one in the replay booth. I think the Bison did pretty good considering on several plays they had to deal with 11 EWU defenders in red and 2 extra wearing white and black.

My internet feed was frozen during this part of the game.
2 questions.
1. was that a 4th down play?
2. was the first down marker right at the 30 or was it beyond the 30?

[Twentysix]

My internet feed was frozen during this part of the game.
2 questions.
1. was that a 4th down play?
2. was the first down marker right at the 30 or was it beyond the 30?

Either way he didnt have his hands underneath the ball, while he was in the air the actual ball touched the turf, thats an incomplete pass.....

his hands were on the pointy ends of the ball like this hand<==>hand, not underneath it. I believe it was third and more than 5. The next play would of been a punt but actually ended up being Taiwan jones best run.

[bisonmike2]

My internet feed was frozen during this part of the game.
2 questions.
1. was that a 4th down play?
2. was the first down marker right at the 30 or was it beyond the 30?

It was a 3rd down play. that play gave them a 1st down and the very next play Taiwon ran 60 plus yards for a TD. The angle is weird, he was coming back to the ball and had he actually caught it, he was in position to make it a first down.

[IzzyFlexion]

Either way he didnt have his hands underneath the ball, while he was in the air the actual ball touched the turf, thats an incomplete pass.....

his hands were on the pointy ends of the ball like this hand<==>hand, not underneath it.

My questions have more to do with the spot after declaring it complete.
In other words, if that was a 4th down play.....did they get at least get the spot right?

[bobcat89]

I'm an MSU fan so really didn't care who won the game yesterday and, unfortunately (had to Christmas shop with my wife) only saw the fourth quarter but just getting that small taste showed me what kind of game it really must have been. It was one of those games that you don't want to see end if you're a neutral observer. I was hoping you guys would score in OT and keep it going. Personally, I think you guys got screwed on the final call. It was clear to me that the runner was down before losing the ball. That said, it's always easy to look at one play (i.e. the Boise State loss) and focus on that but how about the personal foul one of your guys got when you would have had a third and short around their ten yard line with five minutes left and a 7 point lead? You end up getting the FG blocked and nothing out of the drive. Since I only saw the fourth quarter I'm sure you guys can point out several other things that if just one of them go your way you win the game.
As a high school coach myself, I always tell my players that you have to be so much better than your opponent, outscore them by so much, that you take the refs out of the game...you make them irrelevant. That's easier said that done but it's a philosophy that takes the focus away from one play that most people think lost the game (i.e. your fumble at the end). If you take care of business throughout the game then you don't have to depend on the refs making the right call.
You guys had a great season and a great team and your program is on the way up . Wish you would have joined the Big Sky with UND. Would have been fun to have two huge rivals in the same conference. What are your thoughts on that? It must be frustrating not to play UND every year. The Cat-Griz game is the biggest sporting event in Montana each year. Wouldn't it be nice to get the Bison-Sioux rivalry going again?

[No_Skill]

You guys got some calls that went your way as well. I agree with those who understand that you've got to be good enough to overcome bad officiating.

But congrats on a great season. You have a talented team and solid fans.

To which calls are you referring?

[bisonmike2]

To which calls are you referring?

the one where Jemison got a personal foul for going for the ball in the fumble pile? Oh wait. That one was against us too.

[IzzyFlexion]

It was a 3rd down play. that play gave them a 1st down and the very next play Taiwon ran 60 plus yards for a TD. The angle is weird, he was coming back to the ball and had he actually caught it, he was in position to make it a first down.

thanks.............