What is the worst call you have ever seen??

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#129
I forgot about that one, too. I always thought Jerome "Detroit is his hometown" Bettis got a little too much love.
 
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milohimself said:
I'm surprised nobody here has mentioned game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals. I am almost 100% convinced that some outside source (David Stern or the mob) convinced the referees to ensure a Lakers win. I even know die-hard idiot Laker fans who suspect that game was rigged.

Other stuff from the NBA... The '06 Finals, the refs let D-Wade get away with murder, whereas a foul was called without hesitation the second he ever got touched. I don't think there was any fixing here, though, just that most of the officials in the association at that time did not have good relationships with Mark Cuban or most of the Mavericks, whereas Wade has always been one of the better guys at working the refs.

98 NBA Finals, when Jordan commited a blatant charge on Byron Russell to get off the game-winning shot to win the series. That series should have absolutely gone 7.

Worst basketball one, though, and IMO the worst call of all-time was the 1972 Olympics gold medal basketball game between USSR and USA. I could explain it, but here's video:

YouTube - 1972 USA vs. USSR Part 6 (Final) Olympic basketball Final

The referee and the timekeeper both deliberately blew calls multiple times in favor of the Russians, eventually resulting in a USSR victory.
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You are right. It's not even close. US-USSR '72. I totally forgot that one.
 
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#132
don't know if it's been mentioned, but the UK facemask penalty during OT that wasn't enforced because it occurred during a change in possession. Setting a dangerous precedent that I'm not sure has been addressed yet.

Fulmer's decision to run a play toward the end of the first half of the 2004 Notre Dame game
 
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PayingUTKTuition said:
I was sitting square in front of that play. His elbow and forearm clearly hit the ground, which by rule, is down.
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YouTube - ESPY Kickoff Return

That is the rule now...it wasn't then.

Im by no means a Memphis fan and I'm glad the talk of this game has finally quieted here in Memphis, but this was a legal play at the time...I don't think it would have won an ESPY if it wasn't.
 
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#134
I think Demarcus Cousins basically tackling and throwing Varnado to the floor during Overtime in the SEC Toureny Championship game directly in front of a ref who refused to blow his whistle has got to be up there on list of blatantly missed calls.

Never would have happened if Miss St could hit their free throws at end of regulation.
 
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#135
Absolutely, positively the worst call in college football...the 1997 Heisman Award.

Just a shameful excuse for a call. Ugly, stupid, and self-defeating. The end of any prestige left for the Heisman Trophy.
 
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milohimself said:
No, he missed out on something five times more rare than a ws title. Not to mention being on the tail end of three perfectos in one month. Two in a month might never be duplicated.
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Any player that would take a Perfect Game over a World Series should retire now.
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#138
It's about what everybody else thinks. Baseball is the only sport where individual achievement is held in as high of a regard as championships.
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milohimself said:
I'm surprised nobody here has mentioned game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals. I am almost 100% convinced that some outside source (David Stern or the mob) convinced the referees to ensure a Lakers win. I even know die-hard idiot Laker fans who suspect that game was rigged.
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Biggest robbery in the history of profesional sports. Game 4 against Sacramento was the most egregious example of corrupt refereeing I've ever seen.

milohimself said:
98 NBA Finals, when Jordan commited a blatant charge on Byron Russell to get off the game-winning shot to win the series. That series should have absolutely gone 7.
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Most over-hyped non-call in the history of professional sports. Jordan didn't do enough in that play to get an advantage. Russel's momentum after he got faked carried him to the ground.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
Biggest robbery in the history of profesional sports. Game 4 against Sacramento was the most egregious example of corrupt refereeing I've ever seen.


Most over-hyped non-call in the history of professional sports. Jordan didn't do enough in that play to get an advantage. Russel's momentum after he got faked carried him to the ground.
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Jordan will always be my favorite athlete, so my judgment is clouded, but there is no way the ref blows his whistle there.
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cotton said:
Yes. Live action calls at least have some excuse. There is no reason for officials to lose track of the down, and then there is no excuse again for officials to fail to correct their mistake.
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I agree. After all these years I still can't believe how badly Mizzou got hosed that day.:unsure::huh:
 
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