Refs
- Thread starter CyinCo
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Yeah, ridiculous. Enough so that they need to be reviewed for incompetence at least. The end of the game was a joke.
Listening to the game, it sounded like we got screwed on a lot of the spots that the refs gave us and UNLV got the benefit of the doubt on a lot of spots. I know it was a Mountain West crew but were they as bad as it sounded on the radio because they sounded very bad.
Don't tell me a win is a win that was down right pathetic. I fell sorry for all those who pay good money to watch that. Was a win and all, but its hard to defend Dan after that. Have the Clones ever not played down to their opponet? Just aweful!
On the pregame radio show John Walters said that the refs were from the Mountain West, if that helps
Weren't much different??? Are you serious, UNLV spiked the ball to make it 4th down with :03 to go. Now how the hell do you get a 3rd down and :08 seconds after that 5 hour review? Was that idiot listenin to some Chili Peppers on 105.1 or what? I thought these reviews were to take a minute tops. Yeah a win is a win, but I'm gettin awfully tired of this crap. I thought the offense was going to be one of the best in the Big XII, wow were we wrong. We have some work to do if we expect to play with Iowa next. Two good notes on the game tonite though: the defense played well for the most part and Stevie had a great game, congrats to them.
The 3rd down play where they spiked the ball didn't count because they reviewed whether or not the previous play was a fumble. They supposedly got the review in before the ball was snapped.
Everyone was freaking out about hwo flat we looked last year against Illinois State while Iowa beat Ball State 56-0, and we came out and destroyed them the next week. I'm frustrated, but the year is far from over.
what was the problem at the end of the game? The UNLV players were still on the field WAY after everything ended.
UNLV thought that their final play (pass caught WELL outside of the endzone) was complete. The UNLV players staring down all of us ISU fans (who also had no intentions of leaving) made for one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen.
For anyone who didn't see the local news here in Ames (which I assume is pretty much all of you), they covered the game and got a LOT of footage of the fiasco after the game. Their segment on it showed their camera guy attempting to interview/distract UNLV's coach as he flew into the Jacobson Building, chasing down the referees. The refs make a break for it, escaping with just a verbal beating, and the cameraguy follows Mr. Crazy Coach down the stairs, screaming at the top of his lungs all the while, back onto the field. He charges the turf, berating everyone in sight and heads back to his team. He is screaming the entire time.
Meanwhile 5 UNLV players (3 starters, I think) sprint out to the middle of the 50 and start jumping up and down on Cy's face on the field and gesturing that they are "number 1". I think it was supposed to be intimidating, but it just looked ********.
The coach gets back to his team, and I lost track of exactly what happened there, but a couple of minutes later, one of the UNLV whips his helmet off, spikes it to the ground, and starts stomping on it as hard as he can. The Rebels FINALLY left the field (to ISU Fights, I might add) almost 15 minutes after the Cyclones were gone. I have never seen worse sportsmanship at the collegiate level in my life. That was absolutely despicable.
I must say, though, that both the student section and the band were coming up with some pretty good cheers all night long. (Among others, "Let's play football" towards the end of the Eternal Video Review, and "The band is hungry" when UNLV wouldn't leave.) It was a frustrating game, thanks largely to the awful officiating, but it was fun. Let's make our record 3-0 next week!
Meanwhile 5 UNLV players (3 starters, I think) sprint out to the middle of the 50 and start jumping up and down on Cy's face on the field and gesturing that they are "number 1". I think it was supposed to be intimidating, but it just looked ********.
The coach gets back to his team, and I lost track of exactly what happened there, but a couple of minutes later, one of the UNLV whips his helmet off, spikes it to the ground, and starts stomping on it as hard as he can. The Rebels FINALLY left the field (to ISU Fights, I might add) almost 15 minutes after the Cyclones were gone. I have never seen worse sportsmanship at the collegiate level in my life. That was absolutely despicable.
I must say, though, that both the student section and the band were coming up with some pretty good cheers all night long. (Among others, "Let's play football" towards the end of the Eternal Video Review, and "The band is hungry" when UNLV wouldn't leave.) It was a frustrating game, thanks largely to the awful officiating, but it was fun. Let's make our record 3-0 next week!
lol, good ones. I did not hear those chants, as I was too busy yelling things that cannot be repeated here. I think I cussed more those 15-20 minutes than I have over the last 15-20 weeks.
But still my point was that they decided to review it AFTER they spiked the ball man??? That is what is not correct.
