Hungry Jack said:

Make goaltending non-reviewable, at least in the final minutes.

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gocatsgo2003 said:

1) Gronowski got a lot of NIL money from SDSU to come back there, plus he was going for a 3-peat that would’ve put him on the Mount Rushmore of all-time FCS greats.

2) Gronowski didn’t enter the portal until after Stone had committed to NU. I’m sure we would have recruited him had he entered before or simultaneously with Stone.

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Hungry Jack said:

Make goaltending non-reviewable, at least in the final minutes.

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curdog said:

It if I’m PSU and I see him on the court, I cover the other 4 and leave him open. He gets the inbounds and then gets fouled.
I still don’t get it.

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The play was a disaster, with Matt Nicholson putting the ball on the floor and driving baseline before his attempted pass was intercepted by Ace Baldwin Jr. Baldwin made both free throws to produce the final margin.

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combes said:

January 4, 2023 at Northwestern. Northwestern shoots 40 free throws. Illinois shoots 10.

It’s easy to forget when your team gets that advantage at home.

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Sheffielder said:

While I tend to agree with this, I would also agree with anyone who says conference championship games are of questionable value (besides monetary), especially in an expanded playoff model.

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lou v said:

Fouls disparity vs. Penn State nothing new for Northwestern

Penn State took 45 free throws to beat the Cats. Why aren't the Wildcats getting the benefit of more whistles?

northwestern.rivals.com

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PurpleWhiteBoy said:

The Big Ten issued a statement that you can touch the rim as long as the ball isn't "in the basket" or "in contact with the rim."

I found the rulebook...

Section 15. Basket Interference and Goaltending
Art. 1. It is a violation to commit basket interference or goaltending.
Art. 2. Basket interference.

a. Basket interference occurs when a player:

1. Touches the ball or any part of the basket while the ball is on or within the basket. If the touching of the basket involves contact with the net only, the official must determine if the touching had any effect on the ball which would rise to the level of basket interference;
2. Touches the ball while any part of it is within the cylinder that has the ring as its lower base;
3. Reaches through the basket from below and touches the ball before it enters the cylinder;
4. Pulls down a movable ring so that it contacts the ball before the ring returns to its original position; and
5. Causes the basket or backboard to vibrate when the ball is on or within the basket or the backboard and/or is on or in the cylinder.

b. The cylinder is the imaginary geometric figure that has the ring as its base and is formed by the upward extension of that ring.
c. The ball shall be considered to be within the basket when any part of the ball is below the cylinder and the level of the ring

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• Where can one see this Big Ten statement you are referencing, PurpleWhiteBoy?
  
  
• This is where it's a judgment call: "Basket interference occurs when a player... Causes the basket or backboard to vibrate when the ball is... in the cylinder"... both Penn State players hit the rim / backboard, and particularly given the way the rim was contacted by #14 (he hits the rim straight on and then his hand slides along the front side of the rim to the left) and the ball being in the cylinder at that time, the refs could have made that judgment call (which would have matched the result that was actually the fair result -- no one can say with a straight face the whistle at 6.1 actually affected the result of the play)

PurpleWhiteBoy said:

I think the make-up call was to call goaltending the 2nd time (when it didn't happen).
Whichever ref blew his whistle was trying to make up for the first blown call.
While the ball was being put into the basket.

If the refs realize they can fix games by blowing their whistle "inadvertently" when a guy is about to score, all hell will break loose.
That needs to be fixed immediately. Any field goal attempt during an inadvertent or erroneous whistle must be counted if it goes in. Seems obvious, but thats not the rule. The current rule is idiotic.
And we lost because of it.

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Max_Power said:

The only other time I have seen such a foul disparity was against Purdue but that was due to Edie and NU employing a strategy to foul him and NU was trapping. Last night their were just crazy calls like the Mullins foul on the 3.

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