What are some occasions when Michigan was the beneficiary of bad officiating?

Submitted by Blue Knight on
It seems like we have frequently been hurt by bad officiating. However, are there examples of times where we were helped? I'll start, I've always thought Rumeal Robinson wasn't really fouled by Seton Hall, or at the least, it was a very cheap foul.
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JTGoBlue

November 27th, 2016 at 9:51 PM ^

I remember an Illiniois game (2000?) where I think AT scored a sketchy touchdown.

There have been a few favorable calls here and there. Every team gets some of those.

However, Michigan has never won a game due to systemically one-sided officiating throughout a game.



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Zoltanrules

November 27th, 2016 at 10:01 PM ^

I was at the Kingdom to see that heart stopping game. I was 20 rows away at that end. No way do call that a foul. Rumeal still had to hit the two shots, but it was an awful call.

 

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drzoidburg

November 27th, 2016 at 10:03 PM ^

The last one i recall was Paterno whining about the refs in like '02 when we won in OT, and he brought up the same point about the refs being from the state of Michigan. So if it hasn't changed in that long don't expect it to now. The conference would rather save $40 on gas. It's time to disinvest About '02 though, the receiver might've been in bounds but there was a phantom PI call on 3rd down that immediately preceded it

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tspoon

November 28th, 2016 at 10:23 AM ^

Correct on the '02 PSU game.  All their complaints are correctly classified as whining because the play with the bad call never happens if they don't get the gift PI right before that.  Put them together and you have a highly emotional but ultimately correct outcome there.

 

Yes, yes, Illinois 2000 was a fiasco, as was 2002 Washington ... and VaTech ought to be pissed for forever because that was a bowl game and therefore of national value.  But what this thread really ought to more specifically ask is: has there been any notable instance of a blatantly sketchy call going our way in the OSU series that turned the game for us when it shouldn't have?

We all know the Bucks have had things break their way in the past, before Saturday's screwing.  But I can't remember glaring (game-changing) instances in our favor against them.

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jbrandimore

November 27th, 2016 at 10:25 PM ^

I believe it was A Train who on 4th and goal from the one came up a solid half yard short and literally bounced over the goal line and it was called a TD. Through the years it has seemed we have had our share of various breaks against ND.

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Madonna

November 27th, 2016 at 11:07 PM ^

I asked myself the same question. I can't recall any game-changing errors off the top of my head, but didn't watch most of our games after graduating until streaming live became a thing.

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truferblue22

November 28th, 2016 at 1:30 AM ^

2002 vs. Washington. Braylon the dropped the pass on 4th down but they called it a catch then a fumble that we recovered across the first down line. The next play Phil Brabbs kicked the winning FG as time expired.

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B Mo Glue

November 28th, 2016 at 1:32 AM ^

I remember Zoltan feigning contact on a punt to draw a key running into the kicker penalty. I think it was against Illinois in 2007 but I can't remember exactly.

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M-Dog

November 28th, 2016 at 2:03 AM ^

1986 vs. ND, Holtz's first game against us.  ND had a TD pass called out of bounds at the back of the end zone, but replay on TV showed he was in and kicked up some chalk.  It was a game-deciding TD.

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