The game was a good one, and it was so close that the deciding factor of the game in many minds lay in the hands of the ref with an alleged bad call. When I saw the penalty, and then watched replays of it, I figured out 2 things. There was no direct pass interference; however there was a hold before they even got into the end zone. You Ohio State fans need to know that if they called holding, there would not be any Miami fans complaining, but the call was PI. After a half dozen replays I saw no PI, nor did anyone else, but after reading an article, I am convinced that maybe the call was not a bad one.
"I saw the guy holding the guy prior to the ball being put in the air," Porter said. "He was still holding him, pulling him down while the ball was in the air. I gave the signal for holding. Then I realized it should be pass interference because the ball was in the air."
Porter, part of a Big 12 officiating crew, says the call was delayed because he replayed it in his mind: "I wanted to make double sure it was the right call."
If you think about it really hard, that might not have been the proper call, but the holding before they got into the end zone justifies the PI call made after the play. In other words, it doesn’t matter what penalty was thrown, there was a foul that occurred. It would have been first down regardless which one they called, Ohio State more then likely would have scored. So the only thing left is the injuries suffered by Miami. Ill sum this up real easy, if your national championship hopes are completely dependant on one running back, you are not the best team in the nation. Many think thats the case for Ohio State, but they proved critics wrong in this game. Clarrett rushed for about 2 yards per. Although he did have 2 touchdowns, its safe to say there defense was the factor here. For the record, I am not an Ohio State fan, in fact I picked Miami to win it all at the beginning of the season, that remained my pick even during this game, but I call it like I see it.
It looked like he tore his leg off, but the injury suffered by McGahee has been classified as a Torn ACL.
[Full article reguarding the PI call]
http://espn.go.com/ncf/bowls02/s/fiesta_thecall.html
"I saw the guy holding the guy prior to the ball being put in the air," Porter said. "He was still holding him, pulling him down while the ball was in the air. I gave the signal for holding. Then I realized it should be pass interference because the ball was in the air."
Porter, part of a Big 12 officiating crew, says the call was delayed because he replayed it in his mind: "I wanted to make double sure it was the right call."
If you think about it really hard, that might not have been the proper call, but the holding before they got into the end zone justifies the PI call made after the play. In other words, it doesn’t matter what penalty was thrown, there was a foul that occurred. It would have been first down regardless which one they called, Ohio State more then likely would have scored. So the only thing left is the injuries suffered by Miami. Ill sum this up real easy, if your national championship hopes are completely dependant on one running back, you are not the best team in the nation. Many think thats the case for Ohio State, but they proved critics wrong in this game. Clarrett rushed for about 2 yards per. Although he did have 2 touchdowns, its safe to say there defense was the factor here. For the record, I am not an Ohio State fan, in fact I picked Miami to win it all at the beginning of the season, that remained my pick even during this game, but I call it like I see it.
It looked like he tore his leg off, but the injury suffered by McGahee has been classified as a Torn ACL.
[Full article reguarding the PI call]
http://espn.go.com/ncf/bowls02/s/fiesta_thecall.html