But today, as every saturday in the fall, I bleed Maize and Blue. Michigan is my team. The little brother analogy from a few years back is pretty accurate - it's fun to pounce on your brother every now and then but when someone outside the family tries to pick on your team, you stand up for them. So nothing against MSU, my 2nd favorite on the scene but for me it has always (ie. since 2004) been Michigan.
The game was disappointing, Wolverine offense couldn't get it clicking. And by and large I dare say I would have been ok with a tough loss to a classy adversary in a game with quality officiating. Alas, didn't get but an "L" out of that sequence. Let me demonstrate to back my claims:
1) MSU had three backward passes that were treated as forward passes when they fell incomplete and Michigan players were in position to recover. It was clear to even the hate-on-Michigan booth from the replays that official blatantly botched the calls. Hard to argue three additional drive-stopping turnovers wouldn't have made a difference.
2) MSU #2 William Gholston not getting ejected from the game after two malevolent personal fouls. First was the jumping
on Denard Robinson's head on a pile after a play was called dead and by grabbing Shoelace's face mask twister his head round and around. Flag - 15 yards. Later, after not getting off the block of LT Taylor Lewan, Gholston threw a vicious punch after the whistle. Still not
ejected. Absolutely no class, what a little bitch of a player.
3) Spartan #44, whoever he is, got flagged
for maliciously tackling Robinson long after the ball was released to the extent that Shoelace was injured and unable to return in the game. The offending player #44 was flagged but not ejected or not even held out of the next series by MSU coach Mark Dantonio. ESPN cameras showed #44 laughing and high-fiving with fellow spartans on the sidelines. Made me sick, actually sick so much so that I wanted to simultaneously puke and drive my fist
through laptop screen.
4) Late in the game MSU intercepted a pass and spartan CB was taking it to the house. On the 5 yard line he took the ball and pointed it towards Michigan players while slowing down in clear taunting fashion. Still the play wasn't called back to the 5 yard line as the rule states it should have.
I'm really saddened by this showing by both teams - Michigan for its ineptitude on offense, MSU for overall total lack of sportsmanship not seen since I don't even remember - as well as the refs for making constant bad, biased calls on plays that mattered the most. With this technology you have to be able to accurately review if a runner was inbounds or out and make the right call.
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