Bad Calls: Illinois vs Michigan (2000)

The refs give Michigan the game.

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• 2000
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[aweb93]

just asking, who cares? this was almost eight years ago.

[docsdaname2000]

probably you... the guy who just watched the video and commented. An injustice 8 years hence is still an injustice.

[CubsBears08]

hey doc, whats the song called?

[docsdaname2000]

'No vaseline' by ice Cube

[mofo278]

I love when people put crappy audio behind a semi-watchable video.

[docsdaname2000]

like i said... the audio wasn't on the disk that i burned, and i really didnt feel like doing it over. Do you really need a commentator to tell you that is a blown call?

[seacaptain72]

annoying ass music.

[jeromekim]

I feel vindicated after today! 38-13 illini

[danthestyxfan]

you know I like to see you become a college football ref put in that excact same situation as a ref in a game against lets say Arizona St. and LSU and see what call you make in real time and when there was no replay.

[supersasukemaniac]

@jcgamer107 another way to prove that not all refs like Michigan watch Michigan Vs Appalation State they got killed and mostly because of some fumbles and one or two blown calls that could'nt be review cause the "Genius" coach of Michigan used his reviews on two obvious fumbles

[poemadept]

@godsmith3

I agree this shouldn't have been a fumble, but not for the reason you stated. By NCAA rules, it is not a fumble if a player is tackled and loses control of the ball at or after the time he makes contact with the ground. Putting the ball on the ground and having it knocked out of your hand when you are not otherwise down means the ball is still live. In this case, however, the runner's head hit the ground, so he was down by contact.

The second fumble is clearly a blown call.

[godsmith3]

He was down on the first fumble. I'm a Michigan fan and I admit it.

[jcgamer107]

@PSU24RULZ Hmmm...well being youre a Penn St fan I don't want to say a lot lol, but the refs do NOT always favor Michigan. See: Michigan/MSU games in 1990 & 2001.

[jcgamer107]

Looking back, I agree Michigan got bailed out. The first call was I guess slightly questionable, but the 2nd fumble was clearly a fumble and clearly recovered by Illinois. Sorry about that.

- A Michigan fan

[godsmith3]

That first fumble was caused by the ground, plain as day. Refs are dumb.

[blacksabfan]

Man, as an impartial observer, Illinois got screwed.

[artdrtr2]

I consider this game the beginning of the end for Turner -- we put so much on that game. We were never the same after it. We get those bad calls and win the game, we'd have a different past 10 years for sure.

[72seeker72]

@docsdaname2000 Hey, if it makes you feel any better, Ohio State's beaten Michigan SIX STRAIGHT YEARS. Let's hope Illinois can keep it going!