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Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:26 am EDT

Good morning, Buckeyes! You got jobbed (and probably would have blown it, anyway)

By Matt Hinton

For the record, this changes nothing. The statute of limitations for whining about first half officiating errors is halftime, at most, and much less for piddling business like this. But yeah, so, OK, maybe Stafon Johnson didn't technically score on 4th-and-1 on USC's first possession Saturday night:

That sequence occurred less than four minutes into the game. Knowing Ohio State, the Buckeyes would have fumbled in their own end zone for a USC touchdown on the next play, All The Right Moves style, been demoralized by the irony and lost by thirty. Or OSU would have been hit for a safety, given up a subsequent short field touchdown, been demoralized to be down two scores so quickly and lost by thirty. So it probably turned out as well for the Buckeyes as they could have hoped, given that they were bound and determined to lose a game that more or less fell into their laps, anyway.

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Hat tip: Matthew.

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  1. JohnC
    1. Posted by JohnC Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:48 am EDT

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    Dr. Saturday , you can't tell Jack S--- from that picture . You are still a dork !
  2. ZACHary
    2. Posted by ZACHary Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:06 am EDT

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    Well congrats on writing an article that will piss off both USC and OSU fans.
  3. ReyJ
    3. Posted by ReyJ Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:43 am EDT

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    Why were you even looking at this picture if you claim that "The statute of limitations for whining about first half officiating errors is halftime, at most,". Move on to another article topic i think you've exhausted osu vs. usc
  4. jcarver27
    4. Posted by jcarver27 Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:04 am EDT

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    I remember back when you used to write about football instead of just trying to piss people off to gain hits. You used to be better than this.
  5. randyjohnsonthefirst
    5. Posted by randyjohnsonthefirst Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:40 am EDT

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    doc sat - you are still the best.
    and what is it about USC and the goal line against Big Ten teams?
    http://images.ocregister.com/newsimages/sports/2008/12/1979rosebowl.large.jpg
  6. Robert C
    6. Posted by Robert C Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:10 am EDT

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    That does take a bit of talent to make both sides mad at you.
    It was not a touchdown, not based solely on this pic, based on this pic and video from the other side. The video shows it better.
    However, it is not safe to assume the outcome had this play been correctly called. Yeah, OSU may have still lost, but maybe not. Why was this not called correctly? Was it reviewed? I missed the first quarter, so didn't see this until later. So I don't know if they reviewed it.
  7. Billy J
    7. Posted by Billy J Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:26 am EDT

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    tressel can only blame himself for not reviewing it, 4th n goal n its that close n you don't even take a chance to review it? a timeout is not much of a risk to prevent 7 points going up on the scoreboard for USC
  8. Billy J
    8. Posted by Billy J Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:27 am EDT

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    tressel can only blame himself for not reviewing it, 4th n goal n its that close n you don't even take a chance to review it? a timeout is not much of a risk to prevent 7 points going up on the scoreboard for USC
  9. skapanza
    9. Posted by skapanza Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:40 am EDT

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    Why all the vitriol directed at DocSat for this?
  10. troot_60
    10. Posted by troot_60 Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:50 am EDT

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    "Why all the vitriol directed at DocSat for this?"
    Because the guy used to write insightful columns. Now he's just a petty hater with an agenda--piss everyone off to make sure the traffic flows to the blog.
  11. PurdueMatt
    11. Posted by PurdueMatt Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:59 am EDT

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    What do you have against Ohio State Matt?
  12. Chad
    12. Posted by Chad Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:11 am EDT

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    Pete Carrol: "It's unfortunate that this had to happen to Ohio State, but I am focused on Washington this week."
    Jim Tressell: " [profane] IT!!!!"
  13. Dunk
    13. Posted by Dunk Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:48 am EDT

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    I applaud the Doc. I don't think his purpose was to piss off as much as it was to bring attention to something that many fans missed. I mised it. I'm glad he brought it to our attention. Should USC fans be pissed, uh no? OSU absolutely, because the Doc's prediction is accurate, the bucks would have crapped the bed in that situation, no doubt.
  14. Scott
    14. Posted by Scott Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:55 pm EDT

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    This doesn't matter....Pryor made a crap pass that lead to this--too bad OSU. Also, if it wasn't for Jim "I suck balls at coaching offense" Tressel, we would have won. 1:03 left in the first half after a missed field goal by USC, 3 and 8--not moving the ball, and USC has NO timeouts to stop the clock...what does Jimmy call!? A PASS! A MOTHER F'ING PASS! Run the ball and take the momentum into the 'room! That is stuff they teach you how to coach in Middle School! And the man getting paid a million dollars a year--doesn't get it. I love OSU, and I can't stand Tressel!
  15. m
    15. Posted by m Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:04 pm EDT

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    USC has been getting away with this [profane]e for years:
    http://blog.cleveland.com/livingston_impact/2008/09/large_white0909.jpg
    Its just typical for those low-life punks.
  16. kidjock
    16. Posted by kidjock Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:29 pm EDT

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    I thought the same thing watching it live that he did not get in. In fact, the ref with the best view ran in to that exact spot while the other ref threw his hands up and it took ten years for them to signal td. The question is why the booth didn't review it but reviewed every other borderline meaningless play.
  17. dingo de muerte
    17. Posted by dingo de muerte Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:36 pm EDT

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    wait, somebody correct me if Im wrong. if the ball crosses the plain of the endzone, then it does not matter where the players knee is down. same goes for downing punts and diving attempts to score in the front corner of the endzone where the body of the player may actually go out of bounds at the 1 yard line but still count for a TD. obviously the ball has to cross the goalline prior (or at least simultaneously) to the knee going down, but you cant judge whether that is the case from the photo.
    Based on my statement above, this article is a total waste of time and matt should be looking for work outside of sportswriting. Or, more likely, I'm a retard who should check the CFB rulebook before making stupid posts.
  18. Dave C
    18. Posted by Dave C Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:28 pm EDT

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    Fact is, you have no f**king clue what may have happened if they reversed that call. Doesn't matter any way. OSU was out coached, not out played.
  19. DW
    19. Posted by DW Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:55 pm EDT

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    That's a great pic. No matter who you wanted to win! Can Tressel ever win a big one? Not counting Michigan!
  20. Elaina
    20. Posted by Elaina Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:56 pm EDT

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    I'll make sure I never read your blog again what a meaningless piece of writing
  21. DW
    21. Posted by DW Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:02 pm EDT

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    beardslee, maybe a moron would be a better fit. Check the pic or the video, in either case you look like a moron (or maybe you just ARE). You ACTUALLY have to have the ball cross the goal line FIRST!
  22. DW
    22. Posted by DW Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:02 pm EDT

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    beardslee, maybe a moron would be a better fit. Check the pic or the video, in either case you look like a moron (or maybe you just ARE). You ACTUALLY have to have the ball cross the goal line FIRST!
  23. DW
    23. Posted by DW Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:02 pm EDT

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    beardslee, maybe a moron would be a better fit. Check the pic or the video, in either case you look like a moron (or maybe you just ARE). You ACTUALLY have to have the ball cross the goal line FIRST!
  24. charlesl
    24. Posted by charlesl Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:17 pm EDT

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    Did you make these observations in the Rose bowl when Vince's Youngs knee was down and they did not reivew? Everyone in the united States say that cleanly.
    Admit that one up front and then you can strat cherry picking the weekly awful calls in college football.
    At least in college they review the palys to get the right call. They don't involve strategy to ge the the right call like the NFl so we can all watch more Chevy Truck Commercials
  25. Brett
    25. Posted by Brett Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:18 pm EDT

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    DW...Tressel's biggest wins: Texas '06, Miami '03 (Natl Championship).

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