Worst call of all time? Yes.

[Glory to the Green]

 

[Stix]

Cue @FirefightnRick, etc...

[NT80]

1 hour ago, Glory to the Green said:

 

Pitiful call.  I was there.  

[Glory to the Green]

5 minutes ago, NT80 said:

Pitiful call.  I was there.  

What was the reaction from both fan bases?  I’m curious. 

[greenminer]

40 minutes ago, Glory to the Green said:

What was the reaction from both fan bases?  I’m curious. 

Even the UT base knows they were gifted that W.

[NT80]

26 minutes ago, Glory to the Green said:

What was the reaction from both fan bases?  I’m curious. 

NT led the majority of the game.  NT was up 14-7 at half, and 21-14 end of 3rd quarter.  Texas scored a TD with 3:30 remaining in the game, went for 2 and missed it, NT up 21-20.  NT added a FG with 1:30 remaining to make it 24-20.   uT had to have a TD to win.

This last TD? happened with only 45 seconds left in the game.   Lots of Booing from the 10K NT fans.  uT fans were mostly very cordial and consoling after the game...complimenting us on our game and knew they should have lost and were given a bogus win.

NT only had 55 plays on Offense (23 yds rushing, 419 passing).  Texas had 92 plays (71 rushes for 312 yds, 169 passing).

https://stats.texassports.com/custompages/sports/m-footbl/archive/stats/88/ut-nts.htm#GAME.DRV

 

[greenminer]

Some links:

BOX SCORE: https://stats.texassports.com/custompages/sports/m-footbl/archive/stats/88/ut-nts.htm
AUSTIN-AMERICAN STATESMAN: https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-longhorns-esca/88047114/

FULL GAME: YOUTUBE
UNDERDOG DYNASTY: Texas Game Brings Back Not So Fond Memories for North Texas Fans
THERE WAS A WORSE CALL: 

 

[El Paso Eagle]

2 hours ago, Glory to the Green said:

What was the reaction from both fan bases?  I’m curious. 

I was there with my wife, fiancée at the time (A UT Grad) and was the only one in a group of UT fans. Several turned to me and said that was about as bad of a "homer" job that they had ever seen.

Edited March 11 by El Paso Eagle

[untcampbell]

Help me lads. Wasn't the other Cash TD pass just as egregious? Either way, my memory is shady because I thought that first TD pass was also in the second half, not in the first half.

I'd also like a little more context on our last drive, the FG. We stalled inside the 20, I believe, and kick a FG. How did we get there?

 

It was a great game, yet the outcome so defeating. But it was the most humble I have ever seen the Texas fan. Saying that as a UT transfer who had 45 yard line seats in the two seasons I was at Texas (78-79). The most I ever enjoyed a Texas game.

 

 

GMG

[RBP79]

Dale Hansen when talking about UT football would play that clip. If I'm not mistaken UT finally asked him not to show it when referencing UT Football.

Everybody in the State of Texas knows the refs gave that game to UT.

[GrandGreen]

Was at that game, but there was no way from where I was sitting to see this end zone play.

It was probably a good thing, didn't know about the robbery till after the game.   

 

 

[DeepGreen]

I was at that game, home side of the field, 20 yard line(?), so I had a decent view but not a perfect view.  The replay shows it all.  Just toggle the start/stop button and it clearly shows that the receiver did not have possession in bounds.

[Cr1028]

19:16 mark Cash doesn’t even catch the ball on their first touchdown. 

 

Edited March 12 by Cr1028

[Old Denton]

It did the Horns no favors either as it prolonged the David McWilliams era.  A honestly called game would have had him gone by Sunday morning.  Who knows who Dodds could have hired had he gotten an earlier start.

[ADLER]

On 3/11/2024 at 7:03 AM, untcampbell said:

Help me lads. Wasn't the other Cash TD pass just as egregious?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Cash

[rws69]

Twenty years earlier we lost to Arkansas by two in Little Rock as the referee disallowed a Ramsey to Shanklin TD catch.

Edited March 20 by rws69
typo on name

[UNTLifer]

18 hours ago, ADLER said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Cash

From his bio:

and had 2 incompletions credited as touchdowns over four seasons

[MeanGreenTeeth]

Wow.  I never saw that one.  I only ever saw the video of the TD catch out of bounds later in the game.

[GrandGreen]

On 3/10/2024 at 6:36 PM, Glory to the Green said:

I wonder if many posters even know what the votes they bestow even mean.  I think many are reacting to the event not the post.  Why would anyone give a negative vote to Glory to the Green for this post?

NT was robbed on this play, let's give a barfing eagle icon to the poster.

 

[Glory to the Green]

42 minutes ago, GrandGreen said:

 

Ha!  Thanks for looking out, @GrandGreen. No worries, though.  I get it. GMG!

[EAGLE83]

Dale Hanson said if you had to cheat to beat North Texas you need to be fired

[Cooke County Kid]

I lived in Austin at the time.  I went to the game watched them rob us on the last play.  I watched the sports on channel 24 and Hugh Lewis the sportscaster just shook his head. 

[CMJ]

It wasn't even close to being caught.  It was only first down, so there is no guarantee Texas wouldn't have ended up scoring anyway, but that play is one of the worst reffing mistakes I've ever seen.

[TripleGrad]

I was there.  That was the second screw job by the refs that game.  

[C Vo]

Yes, totally agree on this, I was there that day in Austin!