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He's got his hands in Hitchens facemask with a fully extended arm as the ball is being released, very clear from the back view of the play (see below). That could be offensive pass interference or hands to the face. They were both hand fighting the whole way, I have no issue with that. The linesman said that from his vantage point, it appeared to be face guarding, which is not a penalty in the NFL Pretty sure if Pettigrew would have been able to stop and wait for the ball, which was under-thrown, he gets that call all day. If the flag wouldn't have been thrown, it wouldn't have been a big deal, a lot worse don't get called all the time, including in this game. Announcing it before waiving it off makes it seem even worse, but I guess that is what happens when you have a crew working together for the first time. Again, no dog in the fight, I can see both sides to it very clearly, just amusing to see the teeth gnashing and conspiracy theories. Their were missed calls both ways during the game, always is. Didn't hear about all the conspiracy theories for Dallas to win when Suh got his suspension overturned. And once the first quarter ended, Detroit they had zero ability to score points. This by no means cost them the game (win probability statistics indicted it lowered their chance of winning by 15%). Edit - Here's a close up of it: https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/332953AA151163695768922963968_303efb7c1d8.1.5.11586357592793758305.mp4?versionId=BJ.aaHGqNZHhrqcMHdrWR6WN_S5TgMxG

Can't.....help.....it......

Yeah, he had 2 sacks and 2 TFL. One of them he basically grabbed Romo with one hand and took him down, prevented a big play.

I mean the fix was clearly in for Dallas, otherwise Suh would have had his suspension overturned and got to play right?

Pettigrew got away with a hands to the face trying to create separation from Hitchens but not much talk about that. Surprised they picked it up after they threw it but I've definitely seen a lot worse not get called. Not a Dallas fan by any means but I am getting a kick out of the hand wringing by Cowboy haters and conspiracy theorists alike. Not to mention that sweet 10 yard punt that followed....

Is anyone sure it was the staff's decision to pull his redshirt?

35-29 at half after Montana hits a 3 with 6 seconds left. Turnovers are 9 for each team. Montana shooting 52%. UND's given up 3 offensive boards. 8-13 from the line.

UND cuts it to 3 with 3 minutes left in the half.

I know people have their issues with Kelley but agree 100% with this.

Clutch free throw shooting by Szabla down the stretch. Did a good job of keeping their composure when Montana came back and took the lead. Very good sweep of the Montana teams.

UND wins 82-74. Big win to start conference play.

77-69 UND with 1:18 left.

That was the definition of an ugly win. Glad to see them start off conference play on the right foot and on the road to boot.

Shanks looks to have more inside game then originally thought. Free throw shooting at over 80%.

Nice defense! Cause a 5 second violation. Huge turnover for MSU.

Really starting to question some of these fouls. UND in serious foul trouble with a lot of basketball left to play.

Said UND was a better team with him off the floor, he is a selfish player especially for a 6th year guy and makes the offense stagnant. They were off the radio but they aren't cutting their audio on the webcast.

Yikes. Taking some shots at Nash.....

Getting in foul trouble. Not good. Announcers aren't aware their mics are live in the webcast. Could be interesting.

Wish Ralston wasn't a couple minutes ahead of the webcast. Sounds like the team didn't get into their hotel until after 10 last night and didn't get a shoot around this morning because of the early game. Did their filmwork at one of the gates at the Denver airport. Slow start but cut down the turnovers and they'll be fine in the second half. Rebounding has been a little better but that last shot MSU made can't happen.

I'm not sure what your argument here is. You say that losing OOC games gives the fans zero confidence and then use SUU, a conference game, and Omaha, the last game of the year when they were pulling fans out of the stands to fill out the roster, as 2 of your 3 examples. OOC play is over (minus a late game against Omaha). More or less disappointing again. A decent win against Drake, blew a game at SDSU, got blown out at NDSU and lost to a couple P5 schools in a variety of ways. Doesn't matter anymore. Time to step up and prove the predictions wrong. Make the conference tournament and then see where it goes from there.

I thought it was only the conference championship game that mattered.

Games at 2pm. Perfect for spending the afternoon on the couch and watching the game courtesy of Big Sky TV.

Considered a "head-count" sport, so anyone on scholarship counts as one, whether its full or not. 13 allowed for men.

Would be pretty dumb of them since I believe UND signed a 3-1 deal to get them to come here and I think UND has at least 1 if not 2 return trips left to make to fulfill the deal.