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<blockquote data-quote="jacketup" data-source="post: 359395" data-attributes="member: 630"><p>Last night's ref was Jeff Maconaghy. He made Bleacher Report's top 20 epic referee fails in ANY sport:</p><p></p><p>This <em>epic</em> referee fail during the 2013 Outback Bowl didn't get much attention because of the even <em>more epic</em> play that followed it.</p><p></p><p>The story of the game ended up being the bone-crushing <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIu22jokKKk" target="_blank">hit</a> South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney laid on Michigan running back Vincent Smith—which forced a game-changing fumble. </p><p></p><p>But the <em>real</em> story is that the play never should have even happened because on the previous play, the Wolverines were obviously short on a fourth-down attempt.</p><p></p><p>It was very close, but the measurement revealed they had just missed it. So, naturally, referee Jeff Maconaghy awarded a first down to Michigan.</p><p></p><p>Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier was livid, the announcers were stunned, and the players were all confused. Spurrier <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20130101/south-carolina-michigan-outback-bowl/" target="_blank">recounted</a> the conversation he had with an official after the call: </p><p></p><p>Spurrier: "You know the ball didn't touch the first-down marker?"</p><p>Official: "I know it didn't."</p><p>Spurrier: "Well, why'd he give it to 'em?"</p><p>Official: "I don't know."</p><p></p><p>Fail. Fail. Fail. Fail. Infin</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jacketup, post: 359395, member: 630"] Last night's ref was Jeff Maconaghy. He made Bleacher Report's top 20 epic referee fails in ANY sport: This [I]epic[/I] referee fail during the 2013 Outback Bowl didn't get much attention because of the even [I]more epic[/I] play that followed it. The story of the game ended up being the bone-crushing [URL='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIu22jokKKk']hit[/URL] South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney laid on Michigan running back Vincent Smith—which forced a game-changing fumble. But the [I]real[/I] story is that the play never should have even happened because on the previous play, the Wolverines were obviously short on a fourth-down attempt. It was very close, but the measurement revealed they had just missed it. So, naturally, referee Jeff Maconaghy awarded a first down to Michigan. Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier was livid, the announcers were stunned, and the players were all confused. Spurrier [URL='http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20130101/south-carolina-michigan-outback-bowl/']recounted[/URL] the conversation he had with an official after the call: Spurrier: "You know the ball didn't touch the first-down marker?" Official: "I know it didn't." Spurrier: "Well, why'd he give it to 'em?" Official: "I don't know." Fail. Fail. Fail. Fail. Infin [/QUOTE]
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