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<blockquote data-quote="AutoPoster 3000" data-source="post: 1814894" data-attributes="member: 17214"><p>There’s nothing sadder in the world of fandom than bitterly ranting on a message board that a bad call cost your team the game. And in fact I’m not saying a bad call cost us the game. </p><p></p><p>BUT ….</p><p></p><p>The PI on Witherspoon that negated an interception and gifted 7 points to Purdue to end the half was absolutely abysmal in terms both of its validity and the impact it had on the game. </p><p></p><p>Just the position Witherspoon was in when he made the pick should have indicated to any competent ref that coujd not have been DPI. One, Witherspoon was squared up at the QB staring down the ball during its entire flight. Two, he completely owned the inside of the route. The Purdue receiver was climbing over witherspoon’s back to try to bat down the pass. How do you interfere with a receiver you’ve already turned your back to before the ball is released? Even if the flag got thrown based on some phantom hand checks that you thought you saw but didn’t really, again just based on where the players were positioned that flag should have been picked up and the penalty waived off. ESPECIALLY when the officials KNOW what a huge momentum swing that is. Just terrible, terrible, terrible officiating. </p><p></p><p>Oh and if you didn’t see it on social media already, that’s the same crew that negated the obvious TD in the Indiana game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AutoPoster 3000, post: 1814894, member: 17214"] There’s nothing sadder in the world of fandom than bitterly ranting on a message board that a bad call cost your team the game. And in fact I’m not saying a bad call cost us the game. BUT …. The PI on Witherspoon that negated an interception and gifted 7 points to Purdue to end the half was absolutely abysmal in terms both of its validity and the impact it had on the game. Just the position Witherspoon was in when he made the pick should have indicated to any competent ref that coujd not have been DPI. One, Witherspoon was squared up at the QB staring down the ball during its entire flight. Two, he completely owned the inside of the route. The Purdue receiver was climbing over witherspoon’s back to try to bat down the pass. How do you interfere with a receiver you’ve already turned your back to before the ball is released? Even if the flag got thrown based on some phantom hand checks that you thought you saw but didn’t really, again just based on where the players were positioned that flag should have been picked up and the penalty waived off. ESPECIALLY when the officials KNOW what a huge momentum swing that is. Just terrible, terrible, terrible officiating. Oh and if you didn’t see it on social media already, that’s the same crew that negated the obvious TD in the Indiana game. [/QUOTE]
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