Irish Defeated By a Big Ten Foe...Or Should We Say Big Ten Refs

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(note: I am not good with computers and was unable to paste pictures of the plays in the article)

             The atmosphere was electric in Ann Arbor, Michigan this past Saturday as Michigan and Notre Dame delivered a stunning performance.  It was a clash of two titans in the college football world and the two teams with the highest winning percentage in college football.  Though both programs have fallen out of the national scene for that past few years, there was no doubt that this was one of the biggest games of the weekend.  It featured great play on both sides and the see-sawing action on the scoreboard was reminiscent of the old days where these two programs demanded respect and praise.  But there was something about this game that left me scratching, or more accurately, clawing at my head after it was finished.  Though I would never suspect a team of cheating, the officials of this game definitely seemed to call the game in favor of the home team.  The Big Ten team.  The Michigan Wolverines.  No doubt the wolverines played an outstanding game, at least on offense and special teams, but it seemed that the one constant throughout the game was the Big Ten officiating crew was favoring Michigan.  Now before you call me a whiner, please hear me out and listen to my argument.  I am not trying to discredit the Michigan team.  They played a valiant game, but the aftermath of this game featured most of the people I know (even USC fans) claiming Notre Dame was robbed rather than congratulating Michigan on a well played game.  Without any further chit-chat, let me break down a few of the calls that I think had a great influence on why I believe the Big Ten referees were biased in this game:

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