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Knight tweaks OU over officiating flap

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Texas Tech basketball coach Bob Knight, whose Red Raiders lost to Oklahoma on a controversial call three years ago, said he knows how fans feel about wanting a forfeit after OU's loss to Oregon on Saturday.

Knight called for Oklahoma to forfeit its basketball game with Tech on Jan. 20, 2003, when the Sooners won 69-64 in overtime at Norman after two clock controversies in the final seconds of regulation. Video replay later showed the game clock started late after OU in-bounded the ball on the game-tying drive.

"Maybe now those people at Oklahoma understand what I was talking about," Knight told The Oklahoman.

"Had Oklahoma forfeited that game against us like I suggested, they would have gotten far more positive publicity out of that than if they had gone to the Final Four that year. Now I guess the 'duck' is swimming in the other pond."

Oregon scored two touchdowns late to beat Oklahoma 34-33, including the game-winner that came after the Ducks recovered an onside kick. Video replay showed Oregon touched the ball before it went the required 10 yards, but the replay official did not overturn the call.

The replay official, Gordon Riese, who was suspended by the Pac-10 for one game, requested a leave of absence for the remainder of the season, the league announced Wednesday.

 

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Knight tweaks OU over officiating flap

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Texas Tech basketball coach Bob Knight, whose Red Raiders lost to Oklahoma on a controversial call three years ago, said he knows how fans feel about wanting a forfeit after OU's loss to Oregon on Saturday.

Knight called for Oklahoma to forfeit its basketball game with Tech on Jan. 20, 2003, when the Sooners won 69-64 in overtime at Norman after two clock controversies in the final seconds of regulation. Video replay later showed the game clock started late after OU in-bounded the ball on the game-tying drive.

"Maybe now those people at Oklahoma understand what I was talking about," Knight told The Oklahoman.

"Had Oklahoma forfeited that game against us like I suggested, they would have gotten far more positive publicity out of that than if they had gone to the Final Four that year. Now I guess the 'duck' is swimming in the other pond."

Oregon scored two touchdowns late to beat Oklahoma 34-33, including the game-winner that came after the Ducks recovered an onside kick. Video replay showed Oregon touched the ball before it went the required 10 yards, but the replay official did not overturn the call.

The replay official, Gordon Riese, who was suspended by the Pac-10 for one game, requested a leave of absence for the remainder of the season, the league announced Wednesday.

Speaking of OU benefitting from bad calls... on Cold Pizza this morning, they brought up the UAB-OU game.

When it was 24-17 (OU leading) with just over 6 minutes left in the game, UAB punted. The OU returner caught the ball and was being tackled. On the way down the ball was stripped. The refs ruled him down, though replays CLEARLY showed he hadn't hit the ground yet.

 

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Speaking of OU benefitting from bad calls... on Cold Pizza this morning, they brought up the UAB-OU game.

When it was 24-17 (OU leading) with just over 6 minutes left in the game, UAB punted. The OU returner caught the ball and was being tackled. On the way down the ball was stripped. The refs ruled him down, though replays CLEARLY showed he hadn't hit the ground yet.

I guess the big difference is that if the call was called correctly, then the game was OVER.

There are dozens of calls every game that "could conceivably" change the outcome of the game, but few that change the game as significantly as this call did.

I think the call in the UAB game was iffy, but the refs had blown it dead because they felt his momentum had been stopped. If, instead of fumbling, he had broken free and run downfield for a TD, it still would have been called back because he had been ruled stopped.

I think this makes OU fans even more mad, becuase this is the second loss in a row that was a result of a game-ending call going against them. Versus Texas Tech last year, we stopped them on 4th and goal at the end of the game, but the refs incorrectly ruled that the ball had crossed the goalline even though it clearly hadn't.

Them's the lumps, though, I suppose.