[Husker] Blown calls

[Andy Knipp]

You are correct in that if both players have possession, it belongs to the 
offense. That being said, there is always a lot of fighting for the ball after 
the whistle (more on a fumble, you would never beleive how many times
the person who initially recovers it loses it in a pile). I can certianly understand
how a ref may not get the call correct, but I am suprised it was not overturned
on the review. It may be like the HOlt catch/non-catch, the O did not 
keep control. 


On Sep 27, 2009, Nick Chevance <nickchevance at gmail.com> wrote:



This is off topic as it pertains to the Huskers, but I was watching
the Indiana-Michigan game yesterday morning.  IU was driving after
Michigan had taken the lead.  About 2:30 minutes to in the game.  IU
qb throws a slant pattern, and by all accounts, the ball was caught
simultaneously by the receiver and defender, and they fall to the
ground.  The defender wrestles the ball away while rolling on the
ground.  The officials call it Michigan ball.  The replay is pretty
clear - simultaneous catch, fall to the ground, defender wrestles the
ball away on the ground.  Officials confirm the call on the field on
replay.

I thought, like in baseball, the tie goes to the runner.  A
simultaneous catch and the ball is down should go to the offense.  Am
I missing something, and did the refs get it right?  Or was I and the
announcer (and the IU coach who went ballistic on the sidelines) right
and the refs blew a big call?

Nick
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