Looks like NW is gonna lose

[H4wkfan4life]

Apparently when you hug a receiver, that is not considered PI :crazy:

Could be a long day for NW....

Then again they are playing the most talented team they'll see all year, according to the announcer!

 

[iCRUNCH]

The announcer said that they are playing the most “athletic” team up and down the roster that they’ve seen all year.

 

[ROCKY MOUNTAIN HAWK]

They in trouble without Thorson

 

[iahawks10]

The refs will be the equalizer without Thorson.

 

[iahawks10]

I disagree with the commentators though. It was cheap and the ref put himself in the position to be contacted, but the Kentucky kid did push the ref’s hands away. The UK kid seemed upset about no late hit was called.

Is that enough to be disqualified from the game? Not in my opinion.

 

[mthawkeyes]

That official should be suspended for the first week of next year, and not allowed to officiate a bowl game next year.

 

[iahawks10]

That official should be suspended for the first week of next year, and not allowed to officiate a bowl game next year.

For what? Helping a player off the turf.

 

[pkongsh]

It's almost as if the commentators are biased towards Kentucky. What conference are they in again?

 

[mthawkeyes]

For what? Helping a player off the turf.

For ejecting the player.

 

[iahawks10]

For ejecting the player.

Suspend the ref for following the rules? New one on me, but okay. Go for it.

 

[hawkeye54545]

Northwestern player ejected for a nice tackle. I understand wanting to make the game safer but JFC it's still football.

 

[iCRUNCH]

That fake targeting call against NW is obviously a makeup call

 

[BubsFinn]

For what? Helping a player off the turf.

No, for ejecting a kid for contact with an official, when he initiated the contact.

Refs have been less than stellar in this one.

 

[ukiddinme]

Northwestern player ejected for a nice tackle. I understand wanting to make the game safer but JFC it's still football.

Great tackle!! Adjusting in the middle of a tackle as a runner jumps in impossible. At some pt refs should use common sense.
"Best athletes"?? Ha. Ky sucks.

 

[iahawks10]

No, for ejecting a kid for contact with an official, when he initiated the contact.

Refs have been less than stellar in this one.

Oh. Makes sense now.
So because the ref extends a hand up, its open season to shove his hands away? I didn’t know that.

 

[iahawks10]

Right or wrong, you never push/shove an official.

 

[UNIowaHawk]

That fake targeting call against NW is obviously a makeup call

My thought as well. I don’t even know what the targeting rule is anymore. He didn’t even hit him in the head or spear him.

 

[ScoutRefugee]

Great tackle!! Adjusting in the middle of a tackle as a runner jumps in impossible. At some pt refs should use common sense.
"Best athletes"?? Ha. Ky sucks.

If the NW player hadn't have lowered his head, he would have been fine. "See what you hit".

 

[Hawkfan_08]

Fitz was not happy about that call at all. Took the TO just to have a discussion with the official. That was a horrible call. Both qbs probably out with injuries but Thorson probably tore his acl.

Why do people keep drawing gloom and doom after one drive in the 1st quarter? Michigan St. was dead last night and won by a ton. Purdue blew it and came back to win too.

 

[ScoutRefugee]

My thought as well. I don’t even know what the targeting rule is anymore. He didn’t even hit him in the head or spear him.

He speared him.

 

[ScoutRefugee]

The ejection of the Kentucky player was really weird.

 

[iahawks10]

He speared him.

That’s what I thought too, crown to the chest. May have even got him slightly under the face mask with the crown.

 

[UNIowaHawk]

My thought as well. I don’t even know what the targeting rule is anymore. He didn’t even hit him in the head or spear him.

He speared him.

I thought he had his arms out to tackle. It’s only spearing if he has his arms down to his side.

 

[ScoutRefugee]

I thought he had his arms out to tackle. It’s only spearing if he has his arms down to his side.

I guess I consider lowering your helmet and using it to hit the player in the torso, to be spearing. But, the verbiage in the rule might differ.

 

[hoffhawk]

I disagree with the commentators though. It was cheap and the ref put himself in the position to be contacted, but the Kentucky kid did push the ref’s hands away. The UK kid seemed upset about no late hit was called.

Is that enough to be disqualified from the game? Not in my opinion.

I'm certainly not a fan of the state of officiating in college football. No consistent calling on things like PI and the rest, and then of course there is the indisputable video evidence....except when it is Iowa at which time we can make a guess that the ball was not across the line (or one of the other,what, 2 TDs that were reversed for us this year - none with a shot down the line that would be indisputable).

However, that all being the case. YOU DO NOT touch a ref in anger regardless of what happens. You don't want help. Fine. But you do NOT grab his wrists and throw them away from you. The announcers have been doing nothing but setting up an excuse for an SEC team in case they lose. Also, we have NO IDEA what was was said at the same time. This rule is just not something that these kids haven't known since they started playing the game. It has not changed, been redefined, or anything. You just DON'T DO IT.

All that said - isn't this a PAC 12 crew? I haven't watched a PAC 12 game all year where I wasn't shaking my head.

Announcers and commentators (Tebow, Booger, etc) are total boneheads

 

[H4wkfan4life]

The announcer said that they are playing the most “athletic” team up and down the roster that they’ve seen all year.

must have been keeping most of it on the bench this season?

 

[H4wkfan4life]

It's almost as if the commentators are biased towards Kentucky. What conference are they in again?

ESecPN and making it pretty clear!

 

[pkongsh]

Need a long sustained drive for a TD here. Feed Jackson.

Edit: or just do that.

 

[spiderland]

The announcer said that they are playing the most “athletic” team up and down the roster that they’ve seen all year.

Larkin looked pretty athletic there...

 

[QChawks]

Nerds looking good.

 

[spiderland]

Nerds looking good.

Until that.

 

[hawkeyeinmo]

What a horrible play call by Fitz! Reverse at KYs 2 yard line???????????

 

[QChawks]

Boom!

Pic 6

 

[SHAWKER]

BIG looking like the real deal.

 

[HawkeyeinOmaha]

Wildcats v Wildcats

 

[SHAWKER]

But helluva game anyways. There has been some really great bowl games and this is falling that direction

 

[QChawks]

WTF fitz?

 

[Michael1969]

Northwestern almost deserves to lose this game. Not the smartest of coaching decisions. You gotta punt and make Kentucky go the length of the field to score a touchdown with only 2:30 to go!

 

[SHAWKER]

That was very dumb

 

[spiderland]

WTF fitz?

Put money on the Wildcats, then found out it was the other Wildcats.