Oregon 34, Oklahoma 33. Holy crap, what a game it was.
Yes, the officiating gave the Ducks some chances, but it was the Ducks who actually took advantage of them, and the Sooners who folded when they should’ve been working their butts off. To quote this Oregonlive blogger:
Anyone who whines about the officiating from Oklahoma needs to go back and see all the calls Oregon got jobbed on as well. The officiating was horrendous, you’re right. On both sides. At one point, I just kind of hoped they’d all leave the field and we could just review each play after the whistle was blown. Then, we’d save the time of having the officials on the field call it. Apparently, they weren’t watching anyway.
The officials didn’t leave Paysinger open by 10 yards on a 20 yard pattern, Oklahoma’s awful defense did. The officials didn’t let Dixon run free all the way to the end zone. The officials didn’t allow a blocked kick on the last play of the game. The officials didn’t play ‘safe’ and allow the Ducks two drives in less than 2 minutes. The officials didn’t fail to score a TD with first downs on the 2, 3, and 7 and settle for field goals. Peterson’s so dominant and they can’t punch it in? That’s great D by Oregon. Has nothing to do with the referees.
Exactly. Oregon played their butts off.
My dad and my boss went to the game (I could’ve gone, but after the last couple weekends, I was tired of driving over the pass. Like that blogger, they were chatting with some OU fans at a Eugene bar who were just really nice folks. My boss ended up trading with an OU fan his Oregon sweatshirt for a OU letterman’s jacket. My dad traded hats with an OU fan.
So as they’re driving back over the pass, they stopped to grab some food at the Finn Rock Grill, and ran into Dan Fouts, who called the game for ABC Sports. Dan was probably driving home, too, as he has a home in Sisters (at least he used to, though I can’t find it in DIAL — all I’m finding is this home). So there’s Dan Fouts, my dad in his Oregon shirt and OU hat, my boss and his OU letterman’s jacket and Oregon hat. Fouts kind of gave thema funny look, and my dad explained to him the story behind it, and apparently Fouts got a kick out of it.
Just the same, the Ducks are certainly going to need this week off to recover from this.
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OK, guys, this is one of the dumbest mistakes I’ve every made in my life! My wife and I had tickets to the Duck’s game against Oklahoma yesterday. It was a lot of fun, until the second half. Things started going downhill fast , as some of you may have seen.
With about five minutes left to play, Oregon was down 30-20. My wife and I left our kids with some friends, and took the bus to Autzen. We figured the game was over, and left early to beat the traffic. Now do you see what idiots we were!
We even thought we made a good decision leaving early, because as we left the stadium Oklahoma got another field goal. Now the score was 33-20.
Several people on bus had radios, and told us the bad (yet, good news) about the ensuing events. It was actually kind of fun, as all of us Duck fans were hoping, even dreaming, for a miracle. The people listening on their radios were giving play-by-play, and the rest of us were waiting in anticipation. There were several loud roars on the bus, especially when the Ducks blocked that last field goal.
It was actually a lot of fun sharing such a memorable moment with strangers on an LTD bus; however, the lesson from this is simple: never leave a game until the clock at the end of the fourth-quarter says…0:00! Go Ducks!
I’m not a fan of either the Ducks or the Sooners (in fact, I hate the Sooners – I attended OK State) but that was a horrible call on the onside kick:
http://media.putfile.com/Ch9-view-from-behind
Here’s what OU has to say about it:
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) – University of Oklahoma president David Boren sent a letter to Big 12 Commissioner Kevin Weiberg on Monday, asking him to push for the Sooners’ game against Oregon to be eliminated from the record books and having the Pac-10 officials involved in the game suspended for the remainder of the season.
Two plays were reviewed on Oregon’s game-winning drive – an onside kick that gave the Ducks possession and a pass interference call one play before the touchdown that gave them a 34-33 victory.
“To describe the lapses in accurate officiating at the Oklahoma-Oregon football game last Saturday as constituting an outrageous injustice is an understatement,” Boren wrote in the letter dated Monday.
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops has said he believes an Oregon player interfered with Oklahoma’s ability to recover the onside kick by illegally touching the ball and a Sooners player before the kick traveled 10 yards. He also believes the Sooners recovered the kick, as tailback Allen Patrick had possession at the end of the play.
Stoops has also said he believes Oklahoma defensive end C.J. Ah You tipped a pass by Dennis Dixon that resulted in a pass interference call. If the ball was indeed tipped, the pass interference call would have been negated.
Both plays were reviewed using instant replay Saturday, and Pacific 10 commissioner Tom Hansen said an announcement will be made Tuesday on whether the calls were correct.
Boren requested “an apology from the Pac-10 for the gross errors in officiating” and also called for the Pac-10 to change its rule that requires only Pac-10 officials be used for nonconference home games.
The letter also asks the Big 12 to place on the agendas of NCAA meetings and conference commissioners’ meetings a discussion of how the
review process should be implemented.
“It is truly sad and deeply disappointing that members of our football team should be deprived of the outcome of the game that they deserved
because of an inexcusable breakdown in officiating,” Boren wrote.
Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione said Sunday that the university would request a “comprehensive review of specific officiating decisions and use of instant replay” in the game.
The Oregon Blogger may be correct in the “facts” that he lists, but, and this is a big BUT, If the call, on the onside kick, wold have been made correctly, OU would have been given the ball, and the rest would have been academic.
BTW, I am a Michigan State fan & couldn’t have cared less who won the game. But right is right!
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — The Pacific-10 Conference has suspended for one game the officiating crew and the instant replay officials that worked Saturday’s Oklahoma at Oregon football game.
The Pac 10 also apologized to the University of Oklahoma for the officiating on a key play in the game.
A review by conference officials of video of the game revealed that both the instant replay officials and the game officials assigned by the Conference made errors in the final 1:12 of the game, Pac-10 Commissioner Tom Hansen said today.
Oregon won the game 34-33, scoring two touchdowns in the final 1:12.
An onside kick by Oregon after its first touchdown was touched by an Oregon player before it had traveled the required 10 yards, and the ball accordingly should have been awarded to Oklahoma at the spot of touching.
Further, while the ball was determined to have been recovered by Oregon by the game officials, video shows an Oklahoma player actually recovered the ball. That aspect of the play is not reviewable by instant replay by rule.
The play was reviewed by the instant replay officials, who concurred with the field officials that Oklahoma had touched the ball with Oregon recovering and the play stood as called on the field.
A subsequent Oregon pass play on which pass interference was called on Oklahoma also was reviewed to see if the forward pass had been touched by a defensive player, thus nullifying the pass interference call. The replay officials ruled that there was not indisputable video evidence that the touching had occurred.
“The fact that the errors on the onside kick altered the outcome of the game is most unfortunate and unsettling,” Hansen said. “We had a solid veteran crew assigned, and the instant replay official had a fine career as a referee in the Pac-10. We believe in the ability and integrity of each individual involved. It should be noted that not all of the seven officials were directly involved in the play in question, but the entire crew bears responsibility for every play. Game officials and replay officials have positions of great responsibility and must be accountable for their actions.
“Errors clearly were made and not corrected, and for that we apologize to the University of Oklahoma, Coach Bob Stoops and his players. They played an outstanding college football game, as did Oregon, and it is regrettable that the outcome of the contest was affected by the officiating.
“Because of the ramifications, we are taking action against both the members of the officiating crew and the instant replay official and his assistant. Each individual will be suspended for one game, and their work in future games closely monitored.
“Officiating on the field is much more difficult than it appears from the stands, and certainly when watching repeated replays. Plays occur at a high rate of speed. Decisions on the field must be made instantaneously. The training and experience of officials at this level enable them to work at a high degree of accuracy. Unfortunately, at the critical moment of this game errors were made,” Hansen stated.
“Further, the instant replay official is limited to the views of any play which is made available and must make a timely decision, although on the kickoff play ample views were available,” he concluded.
Hi Jason! That is pretty funny. My friend left with 2:42 to go and that is his new nickname, “242.”
I was at work watching it with a couple of customers who came in (they come in on saturdays to watch it on our big screens in the lobby) and was stuck in between a Duck fan and a Sooner fan arguing over calls. Probably the most uncomfortable I have ever felt. At least I was getting paid…..
Congrats Boise State!
Fiesta Bowl: Boise State 43, Oklahoma State, 42 in overtime on a gutsy two-point conversion. Congrats to the Boise State Broncos on a gritty well-played game and hopefully this victory…