Indiana contacts Big 10 about reversal at Iowa

It doesn't matter whether or not his foot touched in or not. It was overturned because he never had complete control of the ball before he hit out of bounds. The bobble had to have been what the replay officials saw. If the receiver never would have tried to regrip the ball, the call would have stood (his right hand clearly comes off the ball and for some reason he tried regripping with his solo left hand and can see the ball slipped and his fingers/knuckles are bent with the ball sliding/rolling under his finger tips) . Also along with the bobble, (this is something probably no one else has noticed yet) if you watch the white stripe/ring around the bottom end of the ball, it keeps spinning (as if still spriraling from the throw, showing it moving in his hand), that white stripe keeps spinning until you cannot see it anymore and the guy is already out when the stipe is gone from view.

It was not a touchdown. From every camera angle it looked like it was except for the ONE camera angle that was at field level. It obviously showed his leg parallel to the turf without hitting it until his knee came down. Maybe everybody who think it was a bad call should watch the entire game instead and all the replays instead of what SportsCenter shows you. They overturn something like that so the right call is made. Yes the ref was there, but with the game moving so fast it would be hard to see it correctly.

It was not a touchdown. From every camera angle it looked like it was except for the ONE camera angle that was at field level. It obviously showed his leg parallel to the turf without hitting it until his knee came down. Maybe everybody who think it was a bad call should watch the entire game instead and all the replays instead of what SportsCenter shows you. They overturn something like that so the right call is made. Yes the ref was there, but with the game moving so fast it would be hard to see it correctly.

I'm a Hawkeye fan but there is no question the replay official blew that call his foot touched before his knee but too overturn the call on the field was incompetence. The other call in the back of the end zone doesn't matter they scored the next play. But it would not have changed the outcome of the game.

By the way didn't they score on the very next play after the td got overruled so that call wasn't even significant.

I'm currently deployed to Iraq and watched the game with a number of different fans and yes if you looked at the replay from above it looked like the turf came up. But when they showed the replay level with the ground (it wasn't even in HD) you could see that he clearly kept his leg parrellel to the ground. Even fans from other teams agreed that you could plainly see his foot never came down. Also with the other call, if a guy is still trying to pin the ball to his leg two yards out of bounds then he clearly doesn't have posession. If he had possesion it wouldn't have taken him so long to hold the ball up and celebrate. Clearly he couldn't do that, because as the rule goes he didn't have clear possesion of the football which I'm pretty sure is what the rule states.

This is ridiculous, the big 10 is freakin' ridiculous. It was OBVIOUSLY a touchown. I have a 42inch Flatscreen with HD and Dish network HD. it was a freakin' touchdown and the other one they screwed up at the back of the endzone was a touchdown. If they would have gotten both of those calls right that would've put Indiana up by 3 td's and that was before Iowa was struggling in the 3rd. If Indiana would've been up by 3td's which they should have then Iowa wouldnt have any momentum and that 3rd quarter would've looked alot worse. Im a COLLEGE FOOTBALL fan, and i dont favor any conference but the Big 10 definitely had something to with those 2 critical calls. The phrase "payed the refs off" comes to mind when I as well as many of my friends think about this BS. Even if Iowa goes undefeated they wont be in the BCS NC. The main reason is because they arent a powerhouse every year, and many people call this a fluke year for them. If they could be consistent at winning 10 or 11 games a year like Texas, Florida, USC, ets. then they will be considered EVERY year.

Hey Matt Post #14, as I am sure you know by now the Buckeyes dont see Northwestern this year,and as for PSU winning Sat.,I dont know about that.Buckeyes have done just fine playing PSU even on the road.Buckeyes will win out,claim another Big Ten Title,and when all is said and done, play in another BCS Game.Will they win that one?,LOL, even me, one of the Buckeyes biggest fan's is not that goofy in thinking that they could win just 1 BCS Game.Really though,these Bucks are young,it might be better if they DIDN'T go to a BCS Game, and just tried to win A Bowl Game.Another match-up with the Irish would be nice,and great for T.V.,and ticket sales,both teams travel very well.

Hey Matt (Post 14) Maybe you should invest in an HD tv because it was clear that the black rubber dust from the artificial turf was flying up as his toe dragged the ground. I'm not even an Indiana or Big Ten fan but it was obiously a bad call. I'm not saying this call would have changed the outcome of the game but it sure did deflate Indiana. I'm a die hard SEC fan but I sure hope Ohio St. beats the pants off your hawkeyes so we don't have to hear Iowa fans cry about going undefeated and not getting a shot at the national championsip. GO TIGERS!!!

jtstoll-your argument is that the Big 10 wants to keep Iowa up there for the big money, that is why the refs gave them that call. Later in your post you mention that the calls won't come that easy in Columbus. Do you realize how stupid you sound with these statements? If not let me explain.

First off the Big 10 gets an automatic birth to a BCS game. It is the same money if they are 12-0, 11-1, 10-2, 9--3 or worst. The amount of money the conference gets is the same for the BCS game no matter of the record.

2nd thing, if the Big 10 wanted to give Iowa calls to make sure they stay undefeated, wouldn't the Big 10 refs in Columbus do that also. Unless I am mistaken, the conference hires the refs, not the home team.

Now the way I see another point is when people say that Iowa would of changed their play calling. Lets see, they were throwing all of the third quarter (remember 4 pics) and started the 4th with two passes and 3 of the first 4 plays in the fourth were passes. How would Iowa of changed the play calling.

Would Indiana changed their coverage with a 17 point lead as opposed to a 10 point lead. You were holding your opponent to 7 points offensively the first 3 quarters, why could you not hold a team another 15 minutes without scoring 10 by backing off some which is what some indicate. I would have to say that Indiana just wore down.

Iowa should be ashamed. But they aren''t, which shows their character. Scratch that, lack of character. Oh well, they can enjoy lightning in a bottle while they have it. Because that's all they really have. I just don't see that program ever being a powerhouse program. And even more importantly, I don't see them going undefeated this year based on the squeaker games they pulled off against very weak teams. They should be drubbing these teams, without the help of the refs. Seriously Iowa fans, wake up to reality. You have a good football team no doubt. But not near as good as you think. I think if you watch enough college football you know I'm right. But hey, it doesn't hurt to dream.

#14 Northwestern gave Ohio State a run for their money until late in the game????? that's pretty impressive since the Buckeyes don't even play Northwestern this year! Sounds like you are the one that should be 'laying off the crack pipe'!!!!

For starters, I'm an Iowa fan and I feel Indiana has a right to complain about that call. I didn't see anything that was enough to overturn the call on the field of a touchdown. Last I knew, to overturn a call you have to have definitive evidence. I do feel that Iowa still would have rallied back and won the game regardless if it was a touchdown or a field goal. A lot of people have argued that if the touchdown would have stood that Iowa's morale would have been down and they may not have been able to come back from that. All I have to say about that is Stanzi threw a total of 5 interceptions and still went back on that field in the 4th quarter and won the game for the Hawkeyes. How many QB's out there can throw 5 interceptions and still clear their head to come out and finish the game with a win in the 4th quarter? Indiana couldn't finish the game. They couldn't stop Iowa and they started to play sloppy and it cost them the game. I think it's time to give credit where credit is due.

I think one of the key points everyone is missing is that the ruling on the field was a touchdown..now by rule, that should make it pretty hard to OVERTURN the calling on the field when the replay was so close and inconclusive. It was ruled a TD on the field, and whether by the slightest of margins his knee or foot touched first, it should have stood as a TD..bad officiating..oh, and ps, your crazy if you think that TD wouldnt' have mattered just bcuz Iowa went on to score 42..momentum matters... and also, if that call was overturned, then the first one they reviewed when it wasnt called a TD and the replay looked more like he did have his foot down, well then that should have been over turned.

It is idiotic to even fathom that one over turned TD would have made a difference. Do the math, 7+Indiana's 24=31. Iowa's score was 42, and lets not kid ourselves, Indiana wouldnt have played any better had they scored one more TD, which is besides the point.... watch the replay with out being biased, his foot was not down in the endzone, he landed on his back out of bounds and his leg and foot hit well after he was down outside of the endzone. If your not seeing the obvious, which the replay offical saw, then Id suggest you lay off the crack pipe!! Northwestern gave Ohio State a run for their money until late in the game... will be interesting to see how Iowa handles them this weekend, and it will be interesting to see how badly Penn State beats the crap out of Ohio State!!! Go Hawks!

Hate to say it, I love the Big ten as much as anybody, but your hawkeyes wont see a national championship. Especially in two weeks when ohios offense puts a whoopin on them boys. LMAO.......but to be fair our offense might give it to them. Thats the only way hawkeyes will beat the buckeyes....WHOOOOHOOOOOO

jtstoll @ 7 Thats probally the most real scenario,The BCS is trying to rearange their "STICK & HYPE" to deflect alot of the bad vibe they have been producing. "since Iowa is undefeated they will try to use that for the political correct advantage to proove that their system is so glorious. "SACK THE FAT CATS"

It is all about Eyeeeeeeeeeee UUUUUUUUUUU.

A blown call, a dropped ball, ever thing effects the outcome of the game...different circumstances lead to difference endings....who knows what the outcome would have been if the touchdown had counted

A blown call, a dropped ball, ever thing effects the outcome of the game...different circumstances lead to difference endings....who knows what the outcome would have been if the touchdown had counted

Whine all you want, but the replay showed his knee hit out of bounds first and it was even a stretch to say he had control of the ball as he didn't put his hands on it until 5 yards out of bounds. Teams don't quit when the call doesn't go there way, they play the whole game not just when the wind is at their back. Iowa won fair and square. It hurts when a young team can't finish the game. The reason IU lost belongs to their team and coaches. Calls are reviewed to get it right and that just what happened. If there is someone to blame, it is the official who called it a touchdown to begin with.

I think you all need a dose of reality.....the reason Indiana was on the butt end of those calls was the fact that the Big Ten is propping Iowa up to compete for the national championship (just look at the top ten BCS standings - $$$$). I think Iowa should be ashamed to claim victory. Let's see what happens in their Ohio State game. It will be much tougher to get the cheap calls at Columbus!

Maybe he had a extra microciever in his pocket linked directly to a vegas bookline or maybe he had something in his eye under the cover looking at the replay and couldn't focus and was embarrassed to say I need some help here for the talk of incompetence........

Clearly if you guys had had the ability to maneuver the camera around and have HD quality you would realize his foot WAS NOT dragging on the ground and his knee touched before his foot did. Just watch the turf extremely closely and you will see that the rubber from the turf first bounces when his knee hits the white line THEN when his foot skims the ground.