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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1819704" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/illinois-head-coach-blasts-refs-after-loss-to-no-3-michigan/ar-AA14jEWw?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=0083b2bdae9f4846b6a77b03e9cb6437[/URL]</p><p></p><p>The <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/ncaa/illinois-fighting-illini" target="_blank">Illinois Fighting Illini</a> were on the verge of a massive upset in the Big House against No. 3 Michigan, forcing the Wolverines to convert a 4th and 3 with a minute to go, by far their most important play of the season.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/ncaa/michigan-wolverines" target="_blank">Wolverines' College Football Playoff</a> hopes were riding on the play. They got the first down, but it can certainly be argued they ran an illegal pick play.</p><p></p><p>Illinois was called for a defensive pass interference a play later to set up Michigan's game-winning 35-yard field goal.</p><p>Illinois head coach Bret Bielema criticized the officials after the game.</p><p><strong><em>"I'm extremely pissed off. Very angry. Very upset," Bielema told reporters, via CBS Sports. "I think our kids did a lot to win the football game and to continually just have things go against us, very frustrated.</em></strong> You've got to stand up for your people that you believe in. I believe in our locker room big time, and I know that they'll rise up to the challenge once again." </p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/tech/companies/twitter" target="_blank">Bielema also took to Twitter</a> to throw shade at the refs.</p><p>"We will work all week in practice to defend this play especially on 4th down," he said in a tweet in which the controversial fourth down conversion is shared.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1819704, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/illinois-head-coach-blasts-refs-after-loss-to-no-3-michigan/ar-AA14jEWw?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=0083b2bdae9f4846b6a77b03e9cb6437[/URL] The [URL='https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/ncaa/illinois-fighting-illini']Illinois Fighting Illini[/URL] were on the verge of a massive upset in the Big House against No. 3 Michigan, forcing the Wolverines to convert a 4th and 3 with a minute to go, by far their most important play of the season. The [URL='https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/ncaa/michigan-wolverines']Wolverines' College Football Playoff[/URL] hopes were riding on the play. They got the first down, but it can certainly be argued they ran an illegal pick play. Illinois was called for a defensive pass interference a play later to set up Michigan's game-winning 35-yard field goal. Illinois head coach Bret Bielema criticized the officials after the game. [B][I]"I'm extremely pissed off. Very angry. Very upset," Bielema told reporters, via CBS Sports. "I think our kids did a lot to win the football game and to continually just have things go against us, very frustrated.[/I][/B] You've got to stand up for your people that you believe in. I believe in our locker room big time, and I know that they'll rise up to the challenge once again." [URL='https://www.foxnews.com/category/tech/companies/twitter']Bielema also took to Twitter[/URL] to throw shade at the refs. "We will work all week in practice to defend this play especially on 4th down," he said in a tweet in which the controversial fourth down conversion is shared. [/QUOTE]
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