When I watched the game live, initially I thought NU just had some major breakdowns which led to those two big plays and 10 points for Northwestern. However after I rewatched the game today some obvious non calls by the officiating crew certainly helped as well.
Here is the first big run. Notice there was clear Holding (Penalty #1) by a NWRN lineman on a NU Defensive lineman. However the official is looking at Thorson and not the lineman.
Penalty #1
On the same play one of the LB's is chasing the QB and gets blocked in the back (Penalty #2) by a different NWRN lineman.
Penalty #2
It's amazing neither of these were called but that's nothing unusual for the Big Ten Crews.
The 2nd big run by Thorson was even worse as there were 4 different penalties on the same play. There was obvious holding on one of the NU Defensive Lineman with two of the officials looking right at for Penalty #1.
Penalty #1
Penalty #2 includes another hold on another NU Defensive Lineman with another official looking right at it.
Penalty #2
Next as Jim Thorpe (I mean Thorson) is galloping down the field DB's favorite Safety whiffs on a tackle.
Safety Whiffs
Meanwhile Penalty #3 occurs near NU's 32 yards line as a NWRN player clearly makes a block in the back on some NU player.
Penalty #3
And finally Penalty #4 occurs further down the field as another NWRN player makes another block in the back on another NU player as Thorson eventually goes out of bounds.
Penalty #4
These is no freaking excuse for an Officiating Crew to miss "4" penalties on one play but they pulled it off. I know officiating shouldn't be used as an excuse for a loss but these two plays led to 10 points for NWRN and clearly affected the outcome of the game.
In my opinion this officiating crew should be suspended as they were completely clueless not only on these two plays but others as well involving both teams. I know officiating can be difficult at times but good grief how can so many calls be missed.
Here is the first big run. Notice there was clear Holding (Penalty #1) by a NWRN lineman on a NU Defensive lineman. However the official is looking at Thorson and not the lineman.
Penalty #1
On the same play one of the LB's is chasing the QB and gets blocked in the back (Penalty #2) by a different NWRN lineman.
Penalty #2
It's amazing neither of these were called but that's nothing unusual for the Big Ten Crews.
The 2nd big run by Thorson was even worse as there were 4 different penalties on the same play. There was obvious holding on one of the NU Defensive Lineman with two of the officials looking right at for Penalty #1.
Penalty #1
Penalty #2 includes another hold on another NU Defensive Lineman with another official looking right at it.
Penalty #2
Next as Jim Thorpe (I mean Thorson) is galloping down the field DB's favorite Safety whiffs on a tackle.
Safety Whiffs
Meanwhile Penalty #3 occurs near NU's 32 yards line as a NWRN player clearly makes a block in the back on some NU player.
Penalty #3
And finally Penalty #4 occurs further down the field as another NWRN player makes another block in the back on another NU player as Thorson eventually goes out of bounds.
Penalty #4
These is no freaking excuse for an Officiating Crew to miss "4" penalties on one play but they pulled it off. I know officiating shouldn't be used as an excuse for a loss but these two plays led to 10 points for NWRN and clearly affected the outcome of the game.
In my opinion this officiating crew should be suspended as they were completely clueless not only on these two plays but others as well involving both teams. I know officiating can be difficult at times but good grief how can so many calls be missed.
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