Purdue History Lesson: Oklahoma Outrage
by HawkeyeBoiler on Sep 1, 2011 12:32 AM EDT
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PrintWith football recruiting winding down for a while, I really have nothing to write about. Have no fear, however, because I came up with a BRILLIANT idea. Although the title isn't so hot, the concept is. I will begin a series of posts, once a week, where I look back at an exciting or controversial game Purdue has played in the last 4 or 5 years. This will allow us to look back at some key games in the recent years of Purdue athletics and it gives me something to do.
To start off, I went back to the far off year of 2008. Purdue basketball was looking to build on a successful prior season and they found themselves in the NIT Season Tip-Off Finals facing off with Oklahoma. That's where things got controversial.
I re-stumbled upon this game two days ago while at work. The last 6 minutes of the game were on Youtube, so I decided to torture myself by watching it. Purdue came ranked at number 9 while Oklahoma was 13. The Hummel/Johnson/Moore trio were just sophomores. Oklahoma boasted Blake Griffin and freshman stud WIllie Warren. It was set up to be a great game.
Don't get me wrong, it was a great game. Close fought with both teams playing hard. Oklahoma had the balance, with five guys in double figures. JaJuan Johnson struggled but Purdue got a huge contribution from Nemanja Calasan off the bench. Calasan scored 20 points on 9 of 15 shooting. He also only took 3 threes!! Too bad that production never showed up consistently.
The game ended up going to overtime. This is where it got ugly. The officiating was suspect most of the game and it didn't change in overtime. Chris Kramer started the OT period by shooting Purdue's fourth and fifth free throws. After that, it was all Oklahoma at the line. Seriously, the free throw discrepancy was a crime. Oklahoma shot 46 free throws to our FIVE. FIVE! And you wondered where the outrage came from.
However, that wasn't the worst call of the game. Oklahoma was up 1 when Smooge turned it over. No matter, we are Purdue. We force turnovers and got the ball right back. Oh wait, no we didn't. An inadvertent whistle was the call. Oklahoma kept the ball and I nearly suffered an aneurism. Oklahoma managed to hold on to win 88-82. This game left a bitter taste in my mouth for a long time.
How does this apply to Purdue history? Well, it was controversial. Oklahoma was also one of two marquee non-conference opponents we played that year. We played Duke next in Mackey and got thumped. Could have a win against Oklahoma changed the outcome of the Duke game? Probably not. Remember, this team was still quite young. It was frustrating at the time, however.
And this concludes Purdue History Lesson numero uno. Trust me, if you have a better name, please let me know. Look for a new addition next week. In related news, I am open to suggestions. If you have a Purdue football or basketball game that you want me to take a look at, please leave it in the comments. Try to keep it 2007 or after. I leave with you the full overtime period from this interesting game.
Nov. 28 - Oklahoma v. Purdue - (2 of 2) - Last 6 Minutes (via Blarghman1)
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Good call.
Add Notre Who to that investigation.
BOILERr UP!! Hoosiers DOWN!!
by sixmikey9 on Sep 1, 2011 1:25 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Im going to run out of O words at this rate.
Although it will be interesting to look back at those games.
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by HawkeyeBoiler on Sep 1, 2011 1:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Great Idea HB!
Reading that story made me sick all over again. Through the years we have gotten screwed in games, both football and basketball. There always seems to be an un-fair bias against us. Sure, “some is deserved” since apparently we’re inferior to every other NCAA school. (WTF). I can’t complain about last year’s NCAA tourney against VCU, we looked lethargic, but I do suggest we look further into this. For example: The Duke games, both of them, were crap officiating. Why we can legally file rape charges on Duke and, yet in the games, if we even look in their general direction we get a foul, charge, etc.
If the NCAA is so critical of recruiting and player/coach/recruiter conduct, then WHY DOESN’T THE NCAA LOOK AT OFFICIATING IN THE SAME LIGHT?!
This problem transcends all NCAA sports.
Sorry, sore spot.
BTFU!
BOILERr UP!! Hoosiers DOWN!!
by sixmikey9 on Sep 1, 2011 1:22 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
regarding the name
if there were one of those fancy German tricks where you combine a whole phrase into a single word for “Letting the Door Hit You on the Way Out”, this would probably be it. Of course, schadenfreude comes to mind, but we don’t really derive pleasure from the misfortune of others… We pretty much derive misfortune from the pleasure of others (see: Perry, the Torn ACL-ephant)
Closest thing I could find to a schadenfreude antonym was this:
“Mitleid” = Compassion, literally: “suffering with” i.e., not having any joy at another’s suffering.
that, or an “Uncle Rico Complex” (Napoleon Dynamite, anyone?) – but, now that I think about it, that would probably be better suited for ND football fans and IU basketball fans who continually live in the glory days of their past. We Purdue folks seem to live in the agony of the past. Probably because there is simply more of it.
To your call once more we rally....
you just made me think way too hard.
i felt my brain collapse upon it self.
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by HawkeyeBoiler on Sep 1, 2011 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Just remember guys
It doesnt all have to be negative. I can review wins too.
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Negative isn't all that bad....
We will appreciate any/all future success that much more.
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by sixmikey9 on Sep 1, 2011 1:49 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Fantastic idea!
This is why you make the big bucks here
As for this specific game, I definitely wasn’t a fan of it. The free throw difference was indeed a crime. if we get this win maybe we’re a different seed elsewhere int he tournament.
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Ahhhh, the torture!
Nice idea. Now I like torture as much as the next person I guess because while I know you said “an exciting game” also, the first thing that comes to mind are the few controversial games I remember.
I vote for the Purdue @ Oregon game next. The Oklahoma game was a great starting piece. That pissed me off pretty bad. 46-5. Really?
One game last year that I view as controversial in my mind that I never heard anyone else talk about was the Wisconsin football game. And maybe it isn’t considered controversial because the outcome wasn’t close. Here’s what I saw (over and over with my DVR) in that game. The first thing was we were in scoring range and they ruled that Antavian Edison fumbled. Upon my further review he did not. That caused us to lose a chance to score and shifted momentum their way. The next play that was controversial to me was when a couple of our guys gang tackled John Clay near the sideline. One of them stripped it well before he went down, picked up the ball and was off to the endzone. They didn’t call it a fumble. I’m not saying we would have won but those plays could have made a huge difference.
I was just wondering if anyone else remembers those specific plays.
Tournament games in Chicago
If you could explain why we sucked so bad last year (twice) in a town that should offer a ‘virtual home court’ for us I’d be very impressed. Not any happier, but impressed.
If you really want to pick some scabs, take a look at our two Bowl losses to UGA (2000 and 2004). The games were nearly mirror images of each other, but ended the same – in Boiler heartbreak.
"To HELL with the cup - give those Boilers KNEE braces!!"
- Dennis Miller (I know he's thinkin' it!)
BP
I think I need extra blood pressure meds after reliving that game!!! I think even Painter was a little peeved about the FT differential, and he usually doesn’t let the media see much emotion.
Well, that's a bad way to start the day
While I appreciate the intent and effort, it is strange how us Purdue folk dwell on our tortured past. Now I need to go watch a water skiing squirrel or batman boilers or something to get me back in the mood to be productive.
I know I'm breaking your rules, but...
This is my opportunity to describe the WORST loss I have ever witnessed by Purdue.
Sept.27, 1971: Purdue/ND. ND is no.1 in the country. There is torrential rain all day at Ross-Ade. Purdue leads 7-0 with under 3 minutes left, thanks to a Gary Danielsen pass to Otis Armstrong. Purdue now has to punt from its own end zone. Scott Loughheed drops the long snap, and, instead of falling on the ball for a safety and game over, he tries to pick it up, gets blasted, and ND falls on the ball for a TD. On the ensuing two point try, ND connects with a pass with an ineligible receiver clearly in the end zone. Final: ND 8, Purdue 7. I have never been so wet and pissed off in my life!
Sorry, but I had to get that off my chest.
I've Got Two
First, there was a game at Iowa where we were driving to tie or win late in 4th. Our WR catches pass near the sideline and gets out of bounds STANDING UP and the refs inexplicably keep the clock running forcing us to burn a TO we could have used in the last seconds of the game.
The second would be “Joe Tiller vs. The Decision to Go For Two: A Career Exposé”
by BoilerBob on Sep 1, 2011 10:09 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I remember this...
But, I remember this happening at PSU. Maybe it happened to us twice and I missed it happening vs. Iowa.
i remember this game
i was sooo mad that the freethrows were sooo far apart per teams…the refs were terrible
BTFU
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