That game was fixed

beentherebefore

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Sometimes I wonder to myself what it would be like to watch our guys win a game that they had no business winning, specifically one that took multiple suspect calls from the officials in the waning moments to win. I have to simply wonder about this because we've never been on a good side of a game like tonight's, at least not that I can think of and I've been watching ISU football intently for the past 15 years or so.
I've been watching since the 1970s, and maybe Mac's final game. Never happened in a game that mattered in my lifetime.
 

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I’m sorry, you are calling me stupid for refusing to believe that a game was fixed?
Calling you stupid for refusing to believe that a sport that generates billions of dollars in a world where money is the root of all corruption wouldn't try to manipulate games in favor of a team that can generate more money for the sport than the other? I'd say that's a fair assumption.
 

CyBobby

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Well at least Campbell understands ISU fans a little better now. Bad calls happen... so do rigged games. This was clearly on one side. That offside near the end was one of about 3 legit penalties on ISU, IMO.


I dont know if the game was rigged, but those crooked officials sure favored KState with every call the wildcats needed to come back and win the game, now didnt they.......Lazard got mugged and they picked up the flag....If that call stood guess what...WE flipping WIN.........

The most favored team in this league is Texas they can mug players all they want and not get a flag....the next most favored team is guess who....You got it...kstate when they play ISU........
 

clonedude

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People in glass houses that post stupid hot takes in the Brian Peavy thread shouldn't throw stones.

Brian Peavy was an idiot the other day. Nothing idiotic about me calling him out on it. So why don't you just shut it.

I don't know why you're so obsessed and fascinated with me. Get over it though, it's creeping me out.
 

CyBobby

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Even with the bad officiating we probably still win if we run twice, that is what actually bothers me more than the officiating. We have a slim margin and that includes coaching. If we hadn't gone for two instead of kneeling they would have had to kick too. This one, sad to say, is on the staff.


I have to tell ya when we threw the ball on 2nd down, I came right outta my chair and I got that sinking feeling..."Here we go again"......and it did and we got screwed out of another win, because death warmed over bill snyder had just enough time left on the clock to win the game..........With the officials help of course

I wrote an email to Jamie and just kindly asked him...."When is enough..... enough"...........Getting screwed by the big 12 I mean.
 

clonedude

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I have to tell ya when we threw the ball on 2nd down, I came right outta my chair and I got that sinking feeling..."Here we go again"......and it did and we got screwed out of another win, because death warmed over bill snyder had just enough time left on the clock to win the game..........With the officials help of course

I wrote an email to Jamie and just kindly asked him...."When is enough..... enough"...........Getting screwed by the big 12 I mean.

I seriously believe that even if we had ran on 2nd and 3rd and made them use their TO's, they would have still drove down and scored on us. It's just what KSU does, especially to us.

Picking up that obvious PI flag though, cost us the most.
 

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I'm sorry, I've seen a lot of bashing on the 2nd down pass play, and I don't get it.

I do want to say that in that particular situation considering we had been successful 3 straight times on the ground and the K-State front looked gassed, I don't think I would've let up. We built some momentum on the ground, just keep it rolling, and worst case you get stuffed, force a TO, and go for the kill on 3rd and medium.

However, I completely see solid reasoning for calling a pass here. A first down is really going to put this game away, 2nd or 3rd down, and after running like that a changeup isn't a horrible idea. It was just poorly executed. I honestly thought to myself before the play even happened you could go either way on this, and part of me wanted to see them throw because that's more of a "play to win" style than a "play not to lose" style. It's a 50/50 scenario, the coaches went one way and it didn't work out.

What bugs me the most is I know that most of everyone in here saying this was the worst playcall ever would be praising this call if it were successful, and furthermore, if they had decided to run two more times and got stuffed, K-State gets ball and drives and scores, people would cry that we were too conservative and should've thrown.

Bottom line is, this worked, but the refs took it from us anyway. People ride on the outcome way too much when discussing whether playcalling was good or not. It's like Pete Carrol going for the fake FG against the Falcons on Monday night. People are trashing him hardcore for that call, but if it worked? He's the biggest genious of all time. One decision that is a toss up isn't something to get worked up about, but the officiating that was downright and 100% obviously contrived to one side, THAT is the travesty here
 

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I seriously believe that even if we had ran on 2nd and 3rd and made them use their TO's, they would have still drove down and scored on us. It's just what KSU does, especially to us.

Picking up that obvious PI flag though, cost us the most.

Just would have meant that the refs would have had to make one or two more calls.
 

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Well at least Campbell understands ISU fans a little better now. Bad calls happen... so do rigged games. This was clearly on one side. That offside near the end was one of about 3 legit penalties on ISU, IMO.

Even the offsides was called incorrectly. The offensive tackle moved so it should've been blown dead instead of giving them a free play. Didn't matter in the end, but they could've just as easily scored on that play when they shouldn't have as well.
 

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My problem isn't necessarily the fact they threw the ball, I mean a 1st down and it's over. My problem was we were getting at least 5 yards a run. Their defense was tired. If we run two times we probably actually do get the first down. At worst, we burn all TOs making it more difficult.

However, this ref bs needs to stop. It is blatantly obvious that the big 12 wants nothing to do with seeing Iowa State succeed. I don't know if I can stomach watching another season of this. This is easily the best team Iowa State has ever had. An 11-1 school for sure if the big 12 didn't hate us so much. Instead, 7-5 and no one will remember it. Rip high volume recruits, rip long term success....rip Iowa State

So the Big 12 is so good at "fixing" games against ISU and wants us to fail so badly, that they actively change the outcome of the game when we have a second down with the lead and the ball, and a great chance of getting a first down that would end the game, and the opportunity to make them burn the remaining timeouts is the worst case scenario. If we get a first down, their evil plan is ruined. If we run the ball twice, they have to fix the game when their favored team has no timeouts. All this to help 6-5 Kansas state, while they somehow “let” ISU beat both Oklahoma and TCU in close games, when the big 12 would have much more to gain from those teams winning.

No one will remember beating Oklahoma? Two top 5 wins in one year? A bowl game for the first time in how long, where our worst loss was by 10 points? The best receiver in program history, a quarterback turned linebacker coming up with ridiculous stat lines, and David Montgomery breaking tackles like his life depends on it? All this in a coaching staffs second year ? Yep, completely forgettable.....
 
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So the Big 12 is so good at "fixing" games against ISU and wants us to fail so badly, that they actively change the outcome of the game when we have a second down with the lead and the ball, and a great chance of getting a first down that would end the game, and the opportunity to make them burn the remaining timeouts is the worst case scenario. If we get a first down, their evil plan is ruined. If we run the ball twice, they have to fix the game when their favored team has no timeouts. All this to help 6-5 Kansas state, while they somehow “let” ISU beat both Oklahoma and TCU in close games, when the big 12 would have much more to gain from those teams winning.

No one will remember beating Oklahoma? Two top 5 wins in one year? A bowl game for the first time in how long, where our worst loss was by 10 points? The best receiver in program history, a quarterback turned linebacker coming up with ridiculous stat lines, and David Montgomery breaking tackles like his life depends on it? All this in a coaching staffs second year ? Yep, completely forgettable.....

If you want to talk "sense," head over to WRNL my friend. :jimlad:

We're too raw for that right now, but we're not exactly on the ledge either. Live and let live, brosef. It's been an entire season without a good meltdown, and maybe we need this....
 
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In post - game presser, Coach said something about KSU's Right Tackle moving on the play right after they completed the pass to the 2-yd line. Did anybody see a false start?
 

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After this game, I'm just gonna assume Campbell's gone.

Always assume the worst. If there's an opportunity, it will be missed. And in the rare chance something does go right, karma's around the corner.

Oh, and send those refs back to high school ball. Less embarrassing for them to suck there.
 
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CloneGuy8

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That was not bad at his job. That was making sure to give the other team a chance. Bad at your job means no flag was thrown. If a flag is thrown because something happened that you saw. Then pick the flag back up. That’s sketchy
Even so, never okay to do what some Kentucky fans did to Higgins.
 
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This will be remembered as the season that could have been great. We were 6-2 and ranked just behind 6-2 Auburn in the CFP rankings. We lose 3 heartbreakers in our last 4 games while Auburn wins out.

There is no question in my mind that the refs were looking for ways to keep K-State in the game. The holding calls early on were the only thing that kept ISU from taking a lead into the locker room. Then we get no explanations for why the flags were picked up in the 4th quarter. Usually there is an explanation (throw was uncatchable, etc.). For it to happen 3 times with no explanation means that the refs had no respect for ISU or its fans.
 

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