So you are saying that the BIG 10 has an agenda that they are trying to push and are using the referees as a tool to get what they want accomplished? By the way I'm not saying I disagree with you....
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I'm saying there's a lot of money riding on games and water is wet. I think at this point it's far more likely that decisions including those made by refs can be influenced than they can't. And if something looks out of the ordinary strange that isn't explicable by reasonable benefitof the doubt, well, there are other rationale explanations that can make sense. Plus it's not like refs or even conferences haven't been implicated before...
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
I’m probably in the minority, but I still say he made the right call. It just didn’t work out in our favor.
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Illinois head coach Bret Bielema pulled out all the stops to push the Illinois Fighting Illini to a narrow victory over the USC Trojans.
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IMO, I think it’s situational and more-so the team. For the general Iowa team for example, I do not think it would be the right move. But when you have a QB like we do, and the secondary is struggling the way it was… you want the outcome in the hands of your quarterback.
That's certainly a take. An interesting take at that.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Generally speaking, I would rarely say “let them score.” Yesterday, for example, I was really hoping we’d simply stop USC from scoring. But they did score and they left us plenty of time to go down field and get a score ourselves, so it all worked out in the end.
In the 1996 Minnesota game, Illinois was nursing a 21-17 lead, but the Gophers had the ball on the half inch line with under a minute to play. The odds of stopping them were long, so Tepper made, in my opinion, the right call in letting them score and leaving us 46 seconds to work with. The Gophers even made our job easier, missing the extra point so all we needed was a field goal to win instead of a TD. Alas, the strategy was not successful.
Knowing you it's Trent and 'Monte territory --
which is absoluley, 100 percent a great thing
You can hope for it, but winning the game is the one and only goal here. In that exact situation, considering our secondary, their weapons... I (and any intellectual person) will take USC to punch it in 10/10 times. On the other hand, I'm also taking Luke, with with a two minute clock, to be able to manufacture a drive and get you at least a FG 10/10 times.
Work smarter, not harder. Fairly simple.
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Adding to my comment...
Yesterday's crew was headed by referee Kole Knueppel, who was the referee for the B1G championship game last year. He also served as an alternate for the CFP game between ASU and Texas. He's in his 8th year as a B1G ref and moved up the ranks from HS, to D3, to FCS to B1G. Illinois is 3-1 in games he's been a head referee during the BB era.
I'd love to see the B1G go to the new ACC model of replay booth, where we get a true look-in on the replay process and discussion. That would go a long way, I think, to getting rid of the noise along the lines of "other rational explanations" being perceived to be present in the officiating process.
Officials are also taught on potential out of bounds calls, if in doubt let the play continue.
Instant replay can always step in and change a touchdown to out of bounds. But by rule, instant replay cannot un blow a whistle and change out of bounds into a touchdown.
Watched the full Fox CFB highlights:
•He will probably get razzed about it in film, but my man Dixon gotta get into the end zone on that 4th quarter catch! No more looking back, just gotta burn em!
•Am I crazy or was that absolutely terrible spotting on the Feagin run to set up the Olano kick? Should have been first down?
•He will probably get razzed about it in film, but my man Dixon gotta get into the end zone on that 4th quarter catch! No more looking back, just gotta burn em!
•Am I crazy or was that absolutely terrible spotting on the Feagin run to set up the Olano kick? Should have been first down?
TheFlyingIllini1317
- Chicago, IL
Rewatching the game rn, thought we got that 1st down live at the game before the kick and we 100% got it after replay. We needed the 23 and got the 21, awful spot!
Tanner Heckel starting is the biggest problem in that secondary (and team). Giving up the 4th&7 TD is brutal. I think CB is overall okay with Clarke and Cox getting majority of the reps.
BZuppke
- Plainfield
Absolutely. Bert would never have given the ball back to USC with almost 2 minutes. These little meticulous details are why we win close games. First down we would have run the ball and got the clock running. Every time.
He was a full yard plus past the first down marker. Bad spot.
Whatever, however way it happened.... we needed the ball back with at least 45-60 sec IMO. As long as that happened... all you need is a field goal... history has shown odds are in our favor.
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lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
We’re up 11 spots in SP+ after the win. From 36 to 25.
USC now has the #1 offense the nation in both SP+ and KFord and our offense outplayed them.
USC now has the #1 offense the nation in both SP+ and KFord and our offense outplayed them.
All situational. Luke Altmeyer and the offense weren't getting stopped by anyone but themselves Saturday.
Even if we had to score a touchdown to win Saturday I think we could of. I'd rather have the ball last with some time than suffer defeat on defense as the clock runs out and there is nothing you can do about it.
skyIdub
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This is actually a sign we are in the end times of “being Illinois”.
5 years ago that doesn’t get noticed and the kick hits the left upright, hits the right upright, pops straight up, falls onto the crossbar, bounces back onto our sideline, bursts open and delivers mono virus to the entire team.
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