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Friday, December 13, 2002
Carr upset with apology
Associated Press
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Michigan-Illinois game is over, but
the controversy surrounding it lives on.
The Big Ten sent out a release on Monday stating that the
officials made two mistakes when the No. 9 Wolverines beat the No.
24 Fighting Illini 35-31 Saturday in Champaign, Ill.
"Unfortunately, two incorrect fumble calls ruled on by the game
officials in the latter part of the fourth quarter did not measure
up to the quality of play and coaching that was presented during
the game," the Big Ten release stated.
Michigan coach Lloyd Carr is upset about the Big Ten's stance.
"I have made my extreme displeasure (known) with the conference
office regarding their press release yesterday," Carr said Tuesday
during the Big Ten's weekly conference call. "I made my comments
to them and I stand by my comments that I think the game was
relatively well officiated."
The Big Ten believes the first error occurred with 3:53 left
when Illinois recovered one of its own fumbles at Michigan's 26,
but the officials ruled the Wolverines recovered it.
The Big Ten said the second mistake happened with approximately
2:30 remaining when Illinois recovered a fumble at its 3-yard-line,
but the officials ruled that Michigan didn't fumble.
"When errors of judgment or rules application have a
significant impact on the game, the Conference believes public
acknowledgment of the error is appropriate," the Big Ten stated in
its release.
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Here's something the refs didn't have: replays.