Northwestern Wildcats vs. Illinois Fighting Illini - 11/14/09

[NUBears]

They were left off because of the 10 minute limit. If you want to see it, watch it on ESPN360 and jump to 3:10:15 and 3:10:50. Possession was never established.

[vap420]

Illinois wasnt going 70 more yards with 32 seconds left

[GhostAOR]

@vap420

and you know this how exactly? it was entirely possible to score a TD it's just too bad it ended on a BS call so we'll never know for sure.

[chickenvideogames]

wisconsin next week!

[champs2510]

It feel great to deny Illinois a bowl bid yet again.

[deegan1212]

bullshit call

[amazingfertilla123]

i was there i told the ILLINI to shusshhhh after 3rd down conversions

[bweigel29]

that was the worst call ive ever seen. Im not sayin the illini wuld have scored any way but both the referee and replay official completely missed the call...to say the least. Northwestern did play pretty well and the Illini's defense was atrocious as it has been for most of the season, but to me the only thing that I will remember from this game was that blown call, which is up there with the worst calls ive seen

[timmyboy316]

The ref knew he fucked up. The NCAA is that there must be indisputable evidence that the replay proves the call wrong. Apparently the evidence was strong enough. (bull shit)

[NUBears]

It was pretty clearly the right call. Two replay angles showed that the receiver lost control of the ball immediately once his left elbow hit the ground.  He never had possession.

[bradmassingill]

Could you add those replay angles to this highlight reel so we can form our own opinions?

[Maverick13414]

@NUBears That is just it. If he has possession when his elbow hit the ground, he should be ruled down regardless if the ball came out after his elbow hit. Any part of the body on the ground besides a foot or hand rules a player down in college. Terrible, terrible call.

[NUBears]

No, the rule clearly states that the ground cannot cause a fumble. A receiver has to have control of the ball all the way through the ground in order to establish possession if he hasn't already done so with his feet.

[Maverick13414]

@NUBears If you have the footage of the angles, please post them. I get the feeling that you purposefully left them out because you know that the call was wrong and don't want to supply the evidence that proves it.

[CloudIXLiobird]

Yeah, go Cats! I was there