It's 2003, in Tempe, Arizona. Miami vs. Ohio State. Miami's ahead by a touchdown in OT, and it's 4th-and-hopeless for the Buckeyes. The OSU QB drops back and looks for wideout Chris Gamble, who's inthe corner of the endzone, gaurded by freshman cornerback Glenn Sharpe. He chucks the ball up, but the ball is over Gamble's head. Gamble leaps, and has a hand on the ball, might of even caught it, but Sharpe delivers a hard hit, and the ball comes popping free. It hits the ground. The line judge calls incomplete pass, and the endzone official, Terry Porter, does nothing. Tempe erupts. Miami has won the national championship for the second year in a row. Their winning streak is alive at 35. But wait! Mr. Porter has finshed his crossword puzzle and thrown a flag! On what? Pass interference, defence. In other words, first down at the Hurricanes two. So repack the fireworks, get all the people off the field, and get that Hurricane away from the reporters. You haven't won. Half-an-hour of depression later, the Miami quaterback throws an incomplete pass, and the game is over. Now that Mr. Porter has runined our football lives, let's go back to the actual play in depth.
In college football, you are allowed to jam recievers as long as the ball is not in the air. So you could be sixty yards down field, and as long as the ball hadn't been thrown, you can ram him and shove him all you want. So that's what Sharpe does. Bumps and nudges Gamble until the ball is in the air. Gamble and Sharpe go up. Gamble touches the ball. Sharpe hits Gamble. Ball falls to turf. Game over, end of story, right? Wrong. So why'd Porter call such a ridiculously wrong call? "I replayed it in my mind," said Porter, "I wanted to make sure I had the right call. Unbelievable. But don't just look at my probably biased point of view. Watch this video and see who you agree with. Voice your opinion here. It's time for justice to be served!
-W123
It was a horrible call. Though if you look closely maybe will see the bribe money OSU gave him.
