Michigan State's daring fake field that resulted in the game-winning touchdown pass should not have counted because the play clock had expired. The YouTubers have been busy breaking this one down, so here are a couple of looks at the play.
It was announced Sunday that Michigan State's Mark Dantonio, 54, suffered a heart attack after the game. He underwent a cardiac catheterization procedure and is expected to make a full recovery. Offensive coordinator Don Treadwell will take over lead coaching duties for the team while Dantonio recovers. There is not a timetable for Dantonio's return.
I'm not a Michigan State fan (Pac10 actually), but the title of this post is a bit erroneous/misleading. Cheating is intentionally breaking the rules. A blown call by the officials is hardly cheating. Had the replay booth caught the discrepancy (which was only caught because it was analyzed after the fact with a careful monitoring of an HDMI framerate), the onus would have been on the refs, not the team.
Posted by: Landon | September 19, 2010 at 06:12 AM
This was not a big as blow as the Michigan State receiver that was out of bounds that caught the game tying Touchdown. But Landon is correct, Michigan State didn't do anything wrong intentionally, but both were missed calls by officials.
Posted by: LoqueBSU | September 19, 2010 at 10:25 AM
The worst call was the block in the back. The ref right in front didn't call it, but the side judge on the MSU side called it.
Posted by: T-Bone | September 19, 2010 at 05:37 PM