Games That Felt "Rigged" By Suspiciously Convenient Calls

[selmaborntidefan]

This was a not so classic one.

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Beano Cook pointed out several years ago that Penn State used to quite literally have refs cheat for them. That is such a radical statement I was surprised he said it on national TV.
He showed a particular play in which an Alabama receiver caught a game winning TD pass. The ref ruled him out of bounds and he must have been six feet inside the line.
It turned out the ref who made that call had a Son playing For Penn State.

This is not correct. Mike Guman's uncle (he was on the 78 team) was the field judge, and he signaled touchdown. It was Jack O'Rourke who screwed us. I'm willing to say the call was bad, but I'm not willing to say it's because "a guy for Penn State called it" when he didn't.

 

[81usaf92]

The 'kick six " game. AJ McCarron was in another world that day or the kick six would have never happened. He played stellar all year but not this game. The "rig" was up in the stands as AJ's girl friend.......... his mind was definitely in the stands. And, AJ proved that after the game. As leader of the team he should have ran to his teammates to be with them after that shock but instead he ran to the muffin in the stands.

We lost that game because we had the worst OC in the Saban era, and not because it was rigged.

 

[CraigD]

If you don't know the names involved here...just saying'...

The text you are talking about (by not knowing the name) is a copy/paste from the page that was linked in the post. Not sure what's up with this poster...

 

[Tidewater]

2) 1972 Olympic Basketball: USA vs USSR

If you even know what I'm talking about, you know that this felt a lot like the game above did. It's a whole lot easier to rig a basketball game outcome (because there's so much stoppage and the fouls are shady in the first place) than, say, a baseball game. The only thing you can do on a baseball game that's obvious is have an insanely wide strike zone. I'll get to that in a moment.

With this one, I swear, some GI must have stolen this guy's girlfriend. I have since met some Brits who have such a chip on their shoulders about Americans, but this guy took the cake. An unbelievable miscarriage of justice.
I've seen that the US players have forbidden their descendants from ever accepting a silver medal from the Olympic Committee.

 

[Tidewater]

The pass interference no call Saints v Rams 2018 NFC championship game. NFL wanted the LA Rams in the SB and more importantly, the league didn’t want the saints in it.

Obviously (to me), the DB knew he had been beaten, so why not interfere and not give up the TD? I have no idea what the official was thinking when NOT throwing that flag.
And I'm not emotionally invested in the NFL, and certainly not New Orleans, but, man, that one was awful.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Top two, and it's not close: USA vs. USSR and Roy Jones Olympic fight.

I just now saw this.

The Roy Jones fight at the 1988 Olympics was basically "payback" for the 1984 Olympics where the Koreans felt they got jobbed a bit.

 

[Con]

I just now saw this.

The Roy Jones fight at the 1988 Olympics was basically "payback" for the 1984 Olympics where the Koreans felt they got jobbed a bit.

Such professional integrity by the olympics.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Such professional integrity by the olympics.

Yeah, but then the USA blasting Ben Johnson off the planet while Carl Lewis played the hypocrite and was just as dirty. But, hey, we're the US! Rules don't apply to US!

 

[CB4]

I just now saw this.

The Roy Jones fight at the 1988 Olympics was basically "payback" for the 1984 Olympics where the Koreans felt they got jobbed a bit.

Interesting article from a few months back on the Korean boxer that was awarded the gold over Jones and his ensuing life.

Redirect Notice

 

[Blueguitar]

Any game Alabama loses.

This thread has several where Bama was robbed. Trying to think of one where we won on dubious calls. Nothing extreme comes to mind, but UGA fans have a point that in the 2018 NCG, when we went three and out and punted on Tua's first possession and the punt was blocked, the offsides call on UGA was a bad call. If that play had stood that game might have turned out differently. Not in the same category as the really horrible calls mentioned in this thread though.

 

[81usaf92]

This thread has several where Bama was robbed. Trying to think of one where we won on dubious calls. Nothing extreme comes to mind, but UGA fans have a point that in the 2018 NCG, when we went three and out and punted on Tua's first possession and the punt was blocked, the offsides call on UGA was a bad call. If that play had stood that game might have turned out differently. Not in the same category as the really horrible calls mentioned in this thread though.

meh. If you are an idiot to try to block a kick with a running start before pre snap then you run that risk.

 

[PA Tide Fan]

This thread has several where Bama was robbed. Trying to think of one where we won on dubious calls. Nothing extreme comes to mind, but UGA fans have a point that in the 2018 NCG, when we went three and out and punted on Tua's first possession and the punt was blocked, the offsides call on UGA was a bad call. If that play had stood that game might have turned out differently. Not in the same category as the really horrible calls mentioned in this thread though.

If any Georgia fan would suggest that the 2018 NCG game was rigged in Bama's favor I'd offer this play as proof that it wasn't. Did Mecole Hardman really score on this play?

 

[Con]

If any Georgia fan would suggest that the 2018 NCG game was rigged in Bama's favor I'd offer this play as proof that it wasn't. Did Mecole Hardman really score on this play?

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I don't see any green between the shoe and the sideline Gary so I think that will be overturned.

 

[B1GTide]

I don't see any green between the shoe and the sideline Gary so I think that will be overturned.

I thought that play might break Alabama's back, but that team simply would not be denied.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

I thought that play might break Alabama's back, but that team simply would not be denied.

It was like the football version of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" -

"When Fromm finished, Tua said, "You're pretty good ole son, but sit down on that bench right there and let me show ya how it's done!""

 

[selmaborntidefan]

I don't see any green between the shoe and the sideline Gary so I think that will be overturned.

"And the SEC offices are in Birmingham!!!"

 

[81usaf92]

Well add Faith Academy over Hartselle in the State Championship. An umpire that wanted to be famous just screwed a bunch of boys out of a state championship. Unless it’s obvious, then you don’t make that call. Especially when you don’t have review. This is why people hate AHSAA umps and refs.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1395122645570514944

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1395128797356347394

 

[TideEngineer08]

That high school baseball ref needs to be fired or at least suspended for the next season.

But nothing will be done.

 

[CB4]

That was atrocious.

 

[81usaf92]

That high school baseball ref needs to be fired or at least suspended for the next season.

But nothing will be done.

That was atrocious.

Rule #1 of officiating: Call what you see and not what you think you see. Especially if Replay is unavailable to correct it.