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[Dr. Strangelove]

Smith didn't duck into the hit, he had jumped in the air a bit when he threw and was on his way down when the helmet to helmet occured. There's absolutely no question that Crable was leading with his helmet.

[Jamie H]

Crable dove at a running QB. If you really think he had the skill to line up a QB who was both running AND jumping AND falling after jumping and make sure he hit him helmet to helmet, you're an even bigger idiot than I thought you were.

I wonder how many of the players on that OSU team were actually ineligible? I'd say 5-10, minimum.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Ah yes, it was a horrendous call, what was I thinking? It's just that the refs, the replay officials, the Big10 front office, Delaney, the announcers, and fans of every fanbase outside Michigan is composed of idiots, and therefore they won't admit that it was possibly the worst call in the history of football and that they cheated Michigan out of victory.

[Jamie H]

If you actually think that Delany or the Big Ten front office acknowledges every time the refs blow a call, you are even stupider than I thought you were before your last post.

It was a questionable call at best. But nice trolling.

[Dr. Strangelove]

It was an awful call, Jamie. Not even borderline, just awful. I don't what more I can say. Crable didn't lead with his helmet at all, that's horsecrap. It was even Smth that initiated the contact. Michigan outplayed OSU all day and to have the game stolen on a call like that, I don't know how the corrupt bastards at OSU and the Commish's office live with themselves.

[DennisT]

I've never understood how kids are expected to stop on a dime on most of those sideline calls. Lots of inertia at work. Maybe the solution is to move to 5 versus 15 yard penalties for them.

[Optimus Prime]

Smith had no business playing in the game. Tressel often played ineligible players, it eventually cost him his job.

[Hannibal]

That Sparty loss was delicious. Losing on a late hit to the punter. How fitting.

[Mike]

Perfect ending for them.

[entropy]

Little Caesars
Western Michigan vs PurdueInsight
Iowa vs Oklahoma

Meineke Car Care of Texas
Northwestern vs Texas A&MKraft Fight Hunger
Illinois vs UCLA

TicketCity
Houston vs Penn StateOutback
Michigan State vs Georgia

Capital One
Nebraska vs South CarolinaTaxslayer.com Gator Bowl
Ohio State vs Florida

Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio
Wisconsin vs OregonAllstate Sugar
Virginia Tech vs Michigan

[Mike]

10 bowl teams? Obviously, the 2011 Big Ten is the greatest conference in the history of college football.

[Hannibal]

A manageable slate for the Big Ten this year.

[Mike]

Illinois - UCLA: The Canned Bowl

MSU - Georgia: The Relegation Bowl

[lineygoblue]

Sheesh .. only Indiana and Minnehaha don't go bowling ...

Maybe they should get together at Lambeau for a quasi-bowl game. Call it the "we got nothing better to do" bowl ...

[UMStan White]

HeH!