Wisconsin Badgers @ Fresno State - Blown Fumble Call

[bvoeck]

after further review i am just another under the table paid reff from the west coast.

[SidviciousWisconsin]

The WAC ref admitted later that week they make a mistake so don't think it was right

[SidviciousWisconsin]

Worst fuckin home town call ever, still pisses me off years later

[stewwalk]

Wow horrible call. No way!!. Guess Ilinois is the second big ten team to get job on a call at fresno. These folks got problems and it ridiculous.

[FHSWarrior24]

dont blame this on FS blame it on the refs

i was at this game and although i afree its a BS call, i couldnt care less =)

[ronpauleducates]

After further review....the previous play is reversed, NO CATCH!

Go Dogs!

[ronpauleducates]

Got to catch the ball before you fumble it. Anyone can see, the ball floats in his arms, that is the beauty of review, it is moer than meets the eye!

[Phaze2342]

@ronpauleducates ..........he tucked it away that shows possesion clearly is a fumble

[WyldeJakk]

can someone explain me why this fumble should or shouldn't have been called? I'm not a boss in football rules..

[daveyboygee]

This is truly one of the worst calls I've ever seen in my 20+ years of avidly watching football. It's a shame and a disgrace. I saw this live and threw a brick at my TV but luckily it was my Packer's Bad Call Brick!

Thanks for posting and exposing this fraud.

It wasn't by accident that the Badgers went on to win this game but the final score was much closer than it needed to be or should have been.

Go Badgers!

[SidviciousWisconsin]

One of the worst calls in college football history.

[bigapplebucky]

Lesson learned:

Never play a WAC team in a WAC venue with WAC officials, unless you want bad calls against the visitors.

Standard contract should be WAC officials only at the other team's stadium. In other words, each visitor brings their own conference officials.

- Or neutral.

[devilball2008]

fuckin bullshit call...and then Fresno always complains because nobody wants to play them...Pac 10 rejects

[325782]

@devilball2008 If you knew anything about FS and Pac-10 refs you'd know that FS generally gets fucked. idiot.

[JourneyToaSexyWorld]

LETS GO BADGERS

[WisconsinHockey09]

The refs pretended to view it over a lot the only reason they were there for 15 minutes was because Fresno St. paid the refs to do that. Seriously, it was in the news.

[WisconsinHockey09]

badgers win two years in a row!!!!!!!!!!

[mvperson]

too bad you can't challenge every call with these wac job officials

[wiscobadger33]

HAHAHA listen at the 2:40 mark! "Let's go Badgers!"

[WaconiaComedy]

yeah!? a crowd that cheers? cool!!

[RetepAdam]

It was @ Fresno State.

[samthebadgerman]

fresno state is so gay, we are gonna dominate in the rematch this year, idiot wac refs, idiod wac team, ON WISCONSIN

[jthizz2006]

no lie, wisconsin could win by running the ball. run run run cuz fs's run defense isnt that great. im from the valley but idk how this is gonna turn out. so go dogs!

[Asesino300]

Shane Carter is garbage. He did get some Int's but he blows so many coverages and misses so many tackles that the int's just don't make up for it.

[danyull1]

Yeah, and this isn't even the worst. In Fresno State vs. Hawai'i this year or last year, I forget, that kicker did the best acting job and got the "penalty" and STILL missed the field goal! Such a fucking loser, just like the rest of the team. Fresno State are a bunch of fucking losers that would probably never win if the refs didn't play for them. Not that they win anyway, because they are, in fact, terrible.

[MAGNIAhwFOOTBALL]

o happy new year to u 2......nd wait till we meet u nxt time we will squash on u!.....nd ur just mad becuz this is the golden state!...not the cheese head state...madison can go suck balls.......FS..

[brewersfan67]

fresno sucks dick

[MrYount]

I'd take a loss to Florida state over Colorado State everyday of the week. If you have to lose, lose to a good team with a great tradition.

[MAGNIAhwFOOTBALL]

we shoud've beat wisconsin...they almost lost to cal poly! by three points!LMAO! rankd #10MY ass

[ascott7007]

Sour grapes. Oh, how did that bowl game against mighty Colorado State go? While the Badgers may not have been good this year,  I've at least gained a better education in Madison than I ever would in Fresno! In a state full of great colleges, how did they ever create such a bad one??

[vwmh45]

Seriously, I love it how people rank on Fresno State for their education. It's soooo underrated you don't even know.

[cinammontwigs]

I remember that and i got pissed but we still won

[dbacksfan2]

that was a terrible call....why cant fresno be good for one year thats all i ask.. finally no more brandstater after this year

[Lurker635]

GO FRESNO STATE!

[blakbro2k]

WAC officials are Wack!!!!!

[tellisMHS]

Even coming from a Bulldog fan, that was a horrid call.

[gpciie]

Um, the ball was punched out as soon as the defender made contact.

[bobtheshaman69]

WORST CALL EVER!!!!

[wiscofan]

yeah WAC officials are garbage

coach bilema had them last year for outback bowl and said he never wanted to have them again and he called pat hill head coach of fresno to change refs to non wac or big ten officals and pat hill said no

we outplayed u guys all game how u overturn that call is horrible... the worst call ever

[dicidec]

as a BULLDOG fan this makes me sick

[dicidec]

we lost wel see yall next time

[dicidec]

fresno fan here up that was a fumble but come on 3 missed field goals and a 45yd dropped pass we handed yall that game and u guys know it.cant wait to see wisconsin play again love that power I formation

[slimpickensusaf]

Yeah I don't even want to hear it, you know how big a point swing that was. Commissioner Benson and the WAC need to be happy wisconsin won or there would have been a much more in depth investigation

[sleazypig]

Now it dosen't matter anyway since wisconsin completely blew the Michighan game. Ok Michichan sucks and we lost to them. I have gotten to the point where I have had it with Brett Bielma. He is completely incompotent and needs to be fired. Last year we where supposed to win the big ten and he lost four games. If Bielma isn't fired we will completely fall back to the old days and none of us want that. Last year and this year where huge oppertunities blown and we need new leadership . Bielma sucks

[iammiktreichel]

Remember the 2001,2002,2003 year? If Bielema should be fired, Barry should have been fired a long time ago. Think about.

[sleazypig]

remember 1993 1998 1999 yeah those where years we wone the big ten in the Barry Alvarez era Bielma hasn't done a damm thing and remember Alvarez built the program from nothing. Bielma i am afraid is taking us back to the bad old days.

[iammiktreichel]

12-1 Bielema's first year. You must not remember those years. I'm afraid you're right though about Bielema. It's such a shame because I like him. I actually met him. I will say this, if Barry does NOT fire Bielema, Bret needs to fire Chryst. The play calling is too damn predictable.

[sleazypig]

yeah i know how you feel he seems like a cool guy but i want wisconsin to win thats number one for me and its time for us to take the next step forward not backward. we both want the same thing ultimeatly so where cool

[iammiktreichel]

Groovy.

[syracusestud2122]

we out played you guys you had that one lucky touchdown cuz our linebackers knee was shot and it was his first game back if this fumble was called our way we would have had a touch down and it would have completely changed the tide of the game probably putting us up by 2 touchdowns cuz we would have gone for 2

[iammiktreichel]

By all means, it should have been ATLEAST 20-10, Wisconsin. Oh well. i heard they admitted they made a mistake. A win is a win. Right? Go Bucky! (I have never seen a worse field goal kicker. Fresno State. No BCS for Fresno. Sorry, Fresno St. fans!)

[sleazypig]

The WAC officials where in the tank for Fresno State all night it was sickening. I live in Toledo (was raised in Eau Claire Wi) and I attended the Fresno State Toledo game and I found it funny when Pat Hill was throwing tantrums at the Mac officiating. Pat Hill is a complete jack ass.

[CMJMLukens]

Gotta love the pettiness... And by the way, I was watching this game on TV, and even as a Fresno State fan, I knew that was a fumble from the first replay. I was mad Pat Hill was wasting everyone's time even reviewing it.

When the call came back the way it did, I was stunned...

[LesTrafik1]

Something is definitely wrong here. I'm curious; had anyone also questioned ball-spotting at the beginning of the game during critical times?

If ever a time, a NCAA should investigate. Football programs draw the revenue to do so!

For the future, I can't see allowing these officials to officiate at the opposing teams request.

[PopeyeKelowna]

wow wtf

the refs had money on the game

[Toucanbird]

Okay, I've looked at this replay over-and-over.

...and I never saw ANY indication of an incomplete pass. The only thing that I saw that the ref probably saw was that the player bobbled the ball for a moment. However, he SECURED the ball, turned around and took a step. That by rule, is a catch.

As to the Fresno fan that was complaining about other refs, that SOMETIMES happens. However, they don't BLOW IT this badly on a replay.

This was BY FAR AND AWAY the worst reversal I've ever seen.

[gmcatlin]

To those saying you would beat Wisconsin if X or Y happened,

YOU JUST LOST TO TOLEDO!

Wow.

[sleazypig]

nope but they almost lost to Toledo I was at the game and the Fresno State fans where all cocky entering the stadium thinking they where going to walk away with this game.

[enverpasha55]

These WAC officials should be ashamed. Terrible call...not even a question mark...and they OVERTURNED IT on REPLAY!! No wonder the Badgers Coach was lobbying to get rid of these biased cheats.

[FightSiteTv]

ALOT of ppl are idiots...post without checking facts lol.

"For the second consecutive year, the WAC and Mountain West are using sets of officials made up from their conferences and the Big 12. Last season, a set consisted of three Big 12 officials, two WAC officials and two Mountain West officials. The conference will keep the same setup for this season, but add one more officiating set to the pool." -ESPN

[enverpasha55]

Those were WAC officials dip shit.

[FightSiteTv]

enver, did you NOT read my post? Did you just IGNORE what i just posted? D-O Y-O-U U-N-D-E-R-S-T-A-N-D ENGLISH????!!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!­? the wac is using a M-I-X-E-D crew from here on out...composed of (that means made up of) wac/big12/mwc officials G-O-T I-T-?

[enverpasha55]

ahhh. My fault. This is the first time i have ever been wrong in my life...

[enverpasha55]

You must go to Freson St...crap school. My dog could get a degree from Fresno St.

[AFFSKILLER]

lol idiot if ure dog takes after u it wont ... "Freson St..." lol idiot.. even tho im a wisconsinite and i love the badgers i just have to make fun of the dumb

[enverpasha55]

That is called a typing error.

[enverpasha55]

But i am glad a typing error amuses you so much...who are you, simple jack?

[heavymetalrulz123]

Yes. I agree. The officials for the Champs sports bowl were awful. They should be held accountable. Great acting by that stupid punter for Florida State. We still would have lost the Bowl game, though.

[fresno227]

Nobody from any conference including PAC 10, Big 10 or Big 12 should have the audacity to post a comment about referee blown calls. These conferences are notorious for having referees throwing flags against non-conference foes. PAC 10, you have USC, BIG 10, you are overated, BIG 12, honor your contracts ( Kansas State)

[Bighuss25]

Fresno State fan in Houston tx.I got to see Fresno state play Texas A&M last year.I miss living out there

[sodajr14]

everybody watching this game went to go to take a piss, get a drink, etc. bc they new this was CLEARLY a FUMbLE. not to mention the announcers were already saying how the badgers are gonna get the ball back and score!! what a fucking JOKE!

[sodajr14]

Wow! what a WAC job! these refs and replay officials in the booth were most definatly getting paid under the table to SCREW the badgers. but unfortunatly, that didn't work out to well......

GO BUCKY!

[krause28]

So apparently you can't put links here...but the call was overturned. It was Wisconsin's ball. My issue is that it would not have reversed the "Loss" if Wisconsin didn't step up and win the game. What will happen to the replay ref? Well...apparently he might get his hand slapped at the end of the season. So I guess it probably was worth the $ he got under the table. Cheaters!

[bernman23]

Yeah, there's not much deterrence being provided to prevent them from doing it again either.

Now that the WAC commissioner acknowledged the replay official's mistake, delusional FSU fans who argued it was correct can forever hold their peace. They should retroactively change the score from 13-10 to 16/20-7 so Bulldog fans can stop bellyaching about how they beat themselves by missing field goals, 2 of which their kicker has never proven he could make.

[BerkshireBull]

What a pile of crap. The replay official should be fired immediately. I truly believe the WAC Officials wanted to take this game from Wisconsin so the WAC could gain some credibility.

[Kartkid024]

To any one who knows, Who actually makes the call to overturn the play. The ref or the guy up stairs, and if the guy upstairs in the replay booth, was he WAC as well. Just wondering.

[slimpickensusaf]

Yeah the reply guy is a long timw WACer

[toadlife]

You guys won. What's with the sour grapes?

[truetb12]

fair enough - not sure why so many emotional comments even today. Unfortunate call but your point cannot be made more succinctly. Good luck to your team the rest of the year - the better you do the better this win looks for the Badgers!

[slimpickensusaf]

B/c it was just plain wrong. The game should be decided by the men in pads. Not a reply official

[toadlife]

The game wasn't decided by the officials.

[kottyking]

Another thing people don't realize, the officials had the right call. The review crew upstairs (maybe somebody pat hill performed felatio on) were the ones that overturned it. Good luck getting another BCS school to come to your SHITHOLE of a stadium. Go watch the spiders run across the road!

[seahawks888]

wisky got screwed

[BenBurwitz]

What a terrible call! This would have turned the game into a blowout for Wisconsin. Too bad this blatant tampering by the officials will ultimately hurt the entire conference..

[iliketopike]

Fresno Fans, talk trash... we don't really care.

We won.

[brewhaha]

If this was called correctly, chances are the Badgers would have went in for 6. The Fresno D was on the field for awhile and the Badgers were starting to run them over. Would have been 20-7 and Fresno St. would have given up. Completely changes the complexion of the game. Wisconsin was/is the far better team.

[krause28]

It is interesting how all these Fresno fans are out here defending themselves (yes it was a good game and hats off to Fresno State) except the whole reason this video is HERE and what truly spoiled the rest of the game. Your cheating refs! If that call didn't happen, know one knows what the score would be...If that happened in Madison, I would be the first to say, "I am sorry we have cheating refs like yours" but fact is that our refs are not blind. All I have to say is "Rat Race"!

[stvscl]

BREAKING news...after all this Big Ten "not coming to town"! Illinois just anounced a home and home...while you're typing this trash.

[stvscl]

Not too mention, after this game....I realized if Fresno State could play Wisconsin 4 games this year...Fresno would win the other 3 handily. That is what the ref was thinking when he saw the ball FLOAT in the WR hand's when he pivoted. Wisconsin will never have the balls to comeback anyway...you saw the game. Wishconsin didn't stop Fresno...Fresno shot themselves in the foot.

[vwmh45]

true that, they just got lucky. I was at this game and you know Fresno State had it, but was just unlucky. hopefully more top 25 BCS teams will come to the Dog House. How often do you hold the #10 in the nation to 13 points?. Alot of people say the valley is a shit-hole, but I say its home-field advantage. Crappy air playing a night game when it 86-88 degrees outside can't get better than that.

[stvscl]

Idiot, Fresno State's freshman missed a 35 yard fieldgoal in this game. What you need to be thankful for is Fresno State having a new offensive coordinator...who should be fired....cause if I was calling the offensive plays...Fresno's much more talented team would have out drove the one demensional PJ, like they did, but would have scored at least 45 on that weak Badger defense. To Wishconsin's credit they did good stopping Fresno State's 2 second string lineman in thier first career starts.

[kottyking]

Dude we beat you in your home stadium, with a MAJOR blown call. Quit your bitching, you had every advantage in the books. Fresno really showed they had the more talented team didn't they.....If your calling wisconsin a "weak" football team, what do you call one that just lost to them?

[stvscl]

It didn't matter either way, Wisconsin's offense had already been stymied, and they couldn't move the ball anyway. They at most would have had another kick SMASHED by FS special teams.

[opetharegods]

Yeah your "special" teams really came through when you needed it...like making field goals. and if you think UW is one dimensional you must have missed the game against Marshall when they lit up their defense through the air in the 2nd half. Fresno State really was overrated at 21. Better luck against your weak conference foes.

[krause28]

I understand that the WAC video official is being looked at with this call, and something will happen, should be fired. All Wisconsin fans shouldn't be too worried about this poor excuse of an acedemic institute they call Fresno State. It was clearly the worst call I have seen in a long time. Go Bucky!

[Eball06]

You should stop talking trash and be happy your one-dimensional team escaped with a win. We have a new OC, our last one is now @ Alabama. I don't know why he was conservative and didn't torch your asses with our speedy WRs. See you next year.

[swooponthebass]

wait so who's one-dimensional?

[markdigy]

U wont see wis next year. Or any other bcs school. U had your chance and you blew it.

[Eball06]

We have Ole Miss, Nebraska, Rutgers, Cincinnati, and Colorado on our future schedules. We got you guys at home next year.

[jthizz2006]

i have to say, that was a fumble. i was at that game and everyone was like, "shit, they have the ball". when they overruled it, omg, the place went bolistic and we were thinking, we have a chance. yeah this was really crazy, but the game itself was great. i wished fresno state wouldve won but hey, kicker lagged on us when we needed his dumbass.

[kottyking]

Congratulation wisconsin, you've been "WACed" by piss poor officiating. Good luck getting other BCS teams to play in your stadium Fresno.

[bk0077]

If it's ruled an incompletion on the field then I understand holding up the call, but they ruled it a fumble. There is definitely not any "indisputable visual evidence" to overturn the call. Things like this do nothing to encourage BCS teams to play in non-BCS stadiums.

[markdigy]

No poor sports here. We gave you the chance to play with the big dogs and you guys pulled a peter weter. The dude catching it made what they call a "football Move" with forward motion. I agree with pacman. Worst call I have erer seen.

[FightSiteTv]

dont be silly makrgy, this isnt the "worst call ever"...unless you havent watched much football in your life. anyways, yes, it should've been a fumble...so what. EVERYONE gets calls for/against them. you should go look at Fresno states games against oregon for just one example. it was a good close game...no need for excuses.

[markdigy]

No dude. Since replay has come into NCAAF I have not seen a worse call. Keep in mind it was overturned.

[stvscl]

Wisconsin's fans need this to be drama....to explain the 3 point victory against a team that out-gained them in yards...missed 3 field goals...had unlucky turnovers. Akron and Marshall scored more on Wisconsin in thier own house....than Wisconsin could score on Fresno in Fresno's house?

[TheDesertFox]

Wisconsin didn't look "in it" all game. They just looked... lost. The playcalling at times was extremely sketchy, and our QB seemed to be mentally in a different zone if he wasn't handing the game to our runningbacks.

Hopefully he can change this, but I am definitely worried. We have much more of a passing game than we made evident.

[tjazz004]

yeah but fresno was a top 25 team dumb shit u can't even compare their defense to akron or marshall"s retard

[bernman23]

Wow, you are an idiot. It's a skill to force turnovers. Matt Shaughnessy batted the ball in the air to FORCE an interception. In this video Shane Carter directly rips the ball away from #18. The Badgers were trying to strip the ball all game, and if they don't, fsu is held to less yards. 2 of 3 fg's missed were 51 and 47 yards. Don't EXPECT college kickers to make fg's of that length. If the correct call is made on the fumble, Wisconsin is up 14, or 9 at minimum. Your last sentence was asinine.

[BossHoggOnKandy]

The officials sucked, why are some idiots on here blaming Fresno State or Pat Hill? Some Wisconsin fans really have no class and are sore winners. You won (thanks to our turnovers) GET OVER IT!

[BleedBLUE87]

typical wac

[stvscl]

close call....you can see the ball float in his hands.

[WolfSanders]

An absolute disgraceful call. Pat Hill and his THUG program needed some homecooking to keep it close but the Badgers still WIN! Go Badgers!!!

[jthizz2006]

ok, forget about the call. shit happens. but calling the program thug???? now ur just actin pretty stupid. these happen to be top recruits in the state of california n some from texas n nevada. so u can go suck one, dont come back to fresno, biggest little city, with real california football and cheese

[shortly]

One of the worst calls I have ever seen. I wonder what WAC stands for?

[lforlucas]

What a terrible call. It is incredibly blatant that that was a fumble, he had possession and dropped it a couple seconds AFTER he caught it.

[tramatizedxdude]

that was a fair call

[xucellent]

There is no way you can reverse that call. There has to be clear evidence to overturn a call with replay. You can not tell me that he did not have control of that ball. Just as the ball can touch the ground on a pass as long as you have possession, the ball can move around and it is still possession. That call probably would have put the game away.

[packman2436]

worst call i've ever seen in any sports

absolutely atrocious

[iammiktreichel]

The final score should have been 20-10. Punk ass piece of shit ref. Go Bucky!

[azzgunther]

Worst call since Oklahoma got jobbed at Oregon on that onside kick a couple years ago.

[bigapplebucky]

If Fresno had won the game, the WAC refs would have won the Pontiac game changing play of the week.

[rupp115]

Thanks for posting this. This WAC ref checked in with the local crowd at Buffalo Wild Wings. This cost Wisc momentum... if it'd cost Wisc the GAME, there'd be an investigation.

[L00kout77]

Wow that is one of the worst calls iv ever seen...

[walleyekiller54412]

WAC officials should be baned from doing any no conff games.

[OnWisconsin42]

I love the lets go Badgers!!!, lets go Badgers!!! then the crowds liek- HEY!!!

anyway, terrible aweful, horrible, words cannot describe

[CriticalBadger]

How on Earth did this not make the larger national sports news? Awful call.

[boymike11]

stupid WAC officials should be fined and put in prison.