Updated throughout the day with quick takes from staff.
The day's first upset is in the books, with the Iowa Hawkeyes taking down the Michigan Wolverines, 24-16. Three close calls in the final two minutes helped prevent Michigan from scoring six of the eight they needed. One was ruled correctly: a Vincent Smith touchdown run was called back after it was clear his elbow struck dirt as he tumbled over a Hawks defender (photo via @cjzero):
The others, well ...
Whether that's a Junior Hemingway touchdown or not is kind of hard to say, but our news room was unanimous in raising our arms. Then again, we have multiple Michigan fans.
This one, though, was pretty clear. Here we have pass interference on Roy Roundtree. It wasn't called, and the game ended (photo by @NicolasLeRoi):
For more on this game, visit Michigan blog Maize N Brew and Iowa blog Black Heart Gold Pants.
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by Milesgmsu09 on Nov 5, 2011 5:03 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Great Post! thanks for updating and sharing.
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by juliajohnmicheal on Nov 6, 2011 1:43 AM EDT reply actions
The Hemingway catch/not-catch was not going to be overturned either way.
Not clear whether he maintained control through the ground or used the ground to gain control, IMO. The last one, though, is definitely PI.
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by SpartanDan on Nov 6, 2011 1:00 AM EDT reply actions
So sorry that your news room was disappointed in the outcome....
Clearly not a catch because, as SpartanDan so astutely observed, the receiver did in fact use the ground to gain control of the ball, so it doesn’t matter whether he was in the end zone or not. And the phantom PI? Well, when you’ve been trailing the entire game and you wait until the last 2 seconds to even put yourself in a position to tie it with a 2-point conversion, you can’t always count on the zebras to bail you out, even if you are the winningest program in college football. Good thing SBNation has such objective, unbiased editors.
by BamaGatorHawk on Nov 6, 2011 1:27 AM EDT reply actions
Oh, relax.
It was PI. Whether it happened on the last play or the middle of the second quarter shouldn’t matter.
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by Patrick Vint on Nov 6, 2011 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
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