Actually, the WUSS was looking at the play.

The other thing not even being discussed: there was a receiver in the vicinity of that pass.

He watches TT release then turns to make sure he doesn't get hit. Horrible. If this guy doesn't get fired or at least fined the MAC sucks.

This is one of those times where Frank should complain about the officiating and should get fined by the MAC office. But the MAC office should also look into making a formal apology and suspending the crew.

It was horrible call and wrong that there's no room in a rule book to correct a horrible call.

(a) The only way it isn't reviewable is if it is determined not to be egregious. That is the point of Rule 12, Section 3, Article 6. That it involved a penalty is not material; no one is saying challenge the penalty, they're saying challenge the spot of the throw. That is part of the play. See here, "Play Situations" ## 62, 70, which state that intentional grounding isn't reviewable (in accordance with the general rule you and the ref cite), and then compare with "Play Situations" #113, which states that replay can review a play under 12-3-6 to correct an egregious error even when a penalty is involved. You aren't challenging whether there is a penalty. You're challenging the egregious ruling on the play--the spot of the throw.

If that wasn't an egregious error, I don't know what is.

(b) Even after the original bad call, it doesn't take replay to correct the error. It takes the crew huddling up and saying, "He wasn't in the end zone when the ball left his hand." I have a very difficult time believing that not a single one of the other members of the ref crew couldn't see where the throw happened, even at the field level. And even if they couldn't, you huddle up (to see if anyone saw it), then go talk to the replay booth (who tells you that you botched the call), then go huddle up again (and confess you really screwed up and ask again if anyone on the field saw the play), and then get on the mic and say, "After conferring with each other, the crew has determined that the foul occurred on the 4 yard line. 4th Down, Ohio."

(c) It wasn't just this one really really really bad call. It was bad all night. The Waters non-fumble is the obvious one, but some of the really ticky-tack PI calls (both ways) stuck out as well. The entire point of midweek MACtion is to get the conference some national exposure. Ridiculous crap like the refereeing kinda defeats that purpose and makes the MAC look like a clown conference.

Most replays only show where TT was when he released the ball. However, one shows an Ohio receiver in the vicinity of where the pass ended up landing. Is it possible TT shouldn't have been called for intentional grounding in the first place?

I'm sure BillyTheCat (Wayne H.?) will shoot down this theory as well.

Currently highlighted on Yahoo! home page under the title:

"Worst Football Call Ever?"

Big of him to take the blame for blowing the call, after he royally screwed the pooch. Now he should think about finding an alternative occupation. Like ditch digger, or fluffer, or the guy who puts the apple on his head for trick shot competitions (I'd suggest he start out as an apple holder for the real amateurs, let him try to work his way up to the people who are actually good shots)

That play didn't cost us the game in and of itself, but it sure didn't help (either on the actual game situation or the momentum/spirit/moral/effort for our team)

Edited to include and additional alternative occupation

Page #5 of the NCAA rule book: Any call that is egregious in nature is reviewable and can be overturned after a review.

I wonder who tipped them off about this play :-)

http://deadspin.com/this-is-one-of-the-worst-blown-calls-... 

Hey they were only leading 7-3 because of a bogus fumble call while we were deep in their territory.  I don't think people understand how big that call was, especially combined with the safety.  The momentum in that drive we had probably gets us 7 if not at least 3 points.  Let's say they respond well and score a TD on their next drive, we followed that with our own FG.  So the game should have been 7-6 Buff or 10-7 OHIO.  Let's guess best case scenario for both teams is that its 10-7 OHIO at half, in the 2nd half say we punt (no safety) and they score.  It's only 14-10 Buff then and in no way are our guy's heads in the wrong place due to the officiating (not saying its a good excuse but it probably made an impact).  Plus you could argue we should have had another 3 or 7 points earlier in the game on the ticky tack pass interference on Waters.  Again there was a similar call against Buff so mabye that evens out, maybe.  In any case we don't lose 30-3 without the mistakes made in this game by the officials.