Biggest Screwjob in Sports History

[BotheDMBFan]

What game do you think was the most tainted by poor officiating, shitty judges, or strange occurances that no one could control even if they wanted to?

[ProudestAnt]

Music. City. Miracle...

[BotheDMBFan]

Oh, for right now, I think I'll pick Leonard v Hearns II.

[BotheDMBFan]

Aaron Pryor v Alexis Arguello I is another good one...except I think Arguello would have lost anyways(He was soundly beaten in the rematch.)

[TGaucho]

Music. City. Miracle...
no one got screwed there though. That was just an incredible play.

[cruscott35]

Roy Jones Jr in 88.

[john baptiste]

2005 White Sox

[BotheDMBFan]

Roy Jones Jr in 88.

That was bull shit, I'll admit to that.

[BotheDMBFan]

2005 White Sox

Uhhhhhh, why?

[yankees26mlb]

Uhhhhhh, why?

I think hes referring to a certain play by their catcher in the alcs

[VanHorneDog]

the 5th down against Mizzou...

[Lcsulla]

Raiders/Patriots snow game.

[BotheDMBFan]

I think hes referring to a certain play by their catcher in the alcs

I knew what he was referring to; I'm just saying that the event he brought up is nowhere close to being the biggest screwjob in sports history.

[VanHorneDog]

Raiders/Patriots snow game.

explain? cuz they got it right. :lol

[mizzoudmbfan]

1990 CU @ MU fifth down has to be up there(and always is on any list I have ever seen).

Not a "blown call", bad angle, questionable judgment, etc. Just a screw up by the Big 8 crew that was working that day. Cost MU the game and allowed CU to stay in the title hunt and eventually win a share of the 1990 NC with Ga Tech.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Down

That being said, I happen to be in Boulder getting ready to watch the Tigers play the Buffs tomorrow afternoon. Go Tigers!

Another one near the top of the list is Don Denkinger in game 6 of the 1985 WS.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_World_Series#Game_6

[cruscott35]

Raiders/Patriots snow game.


Yeah, it was called right according the the rule in place.

[41ravens]

steelers/seahawks had some questionable stuff.


:waits for dmbmuskie

[Dads_obsessed]

1972 Summer Olympics, basketball, US vs The Soviets....

http://www.usabasketball.com/history/moly_1972.html

[UNLTrpt]

1972 Summer Olympics, basketball, US vs The Soviets....

http://www.usabasketball.com/history/moly_1972.html

:thumbsup

the correct answer.

Runner up goes to Mizzou/CU 5th down

[s0628711]

Not really officiating but how about Webber's time out that Michigan didn't have? :lol

[Tiduwho]

5th down or Roy Jones Jr against the Chinese punching bag in '88.

[dmbphan041]

Bret Heart.

[john baptiste]

I knew what he was referring to; I'm just saying that the event he brought up is nowhere close to being the biggest screwjob in sports history.
or the no call on catcher's interference in the ALCS or the or the "HBP" in the WS.

that whole run by the white sox was lame. they probably were the better team that (off) year, but there were enough plays throughout their run to question their legitimacy.

[DeadDmb]

1972 Summer Olympics, basketball, US vs The Soviets....

http://www.usabasketball.com/history/moly_1972.html


GOD that sounds awful

[Lcsulla]

explain? cuz they got it right. :lol

Yeah, it was called right according the the rule in place.

Pish posh, he wasn't throwing that ball - which is what that rule was in place for. He pumped and then realized he was toast.

[SoRight24]

2002 National Championship.

Miami got screwed, they should have won the title....again.

[dreamingtreeIU]

xavier ohio state game in the tourney this yr..... the oden launch

[GavMan33]

xavier ohio state game in the tourney this yr..... the oden launch

:violent :violent :violent :violent

[BotheDMBFan]

Hagler v Leonard pisses me off too...

[dreamingtreeIU]

:violent :violent :violent :violent


yea im a xavier fan too, i was pissed

[GavMan33]

yea im a xavier fan too, i was pissed

This year I think the team is working on not blowing 9-point leads in 2:54.

[BreakFree27]

1972 Summer Olympics, basketball, US vs The Soviets....

http://www.usabasketball.com/history/moly_1972.html

yes this is atrocious. I would also like to add the Stars goal against the Sabres in the finals....NO GOAL!! as they still say in Buffalo.

[BreakFree27]

xavier ohio state game in the tourney this yr..... the oden launch

he really didn't do anything, that was just acting IMO.

[Tiduwho]

It's not a "screwjob" per se, but I just realized something funny:


Minnesota gave away Big Papi, Randy Moss, and Kevin Garnett all to Boston. Lol, that's gotta suck.

[BreakFree27]

It's not a "screwjob" per se, but I just realized something funny:


Minnesota gave away Big Papi, Randy Moss, and Kevin Garnett all to Boston. Lol, that's gotta suck.

:lol Great for us!!! :D

[themaker111]

Music City Miracle! It was a good play if you consider a forward lateral a good play! Stupid refs!

[BotheDMBFan]

It's not a "screwjob" per se, but I just realized something funny:


Minnesota gave away Big Papi, Randy Moss, and Kevin Garnett all to Boston. Lol, that's gotta suck.

Eh, they gave Moss to Oakland.

[swampdonkey]

De la Hoya vs Trinandad. In a fight De la Hoya clearly dominated, Felix won in split decision. They later found out that the judges were bought...

[barefoot]

I def have to go with Miami/Ohio St. terrible pass interference call

[JRod1229]

Music City Miracle! It was a good play if you consider a forward lateral a good play! Stupid refs!

I thought this was proven to be a backwards lateral in every since of the word. I mean they even had a computer animation of it months later that said, yes... it was legal...


Not that it is the biggest blown call in sports... but Texas Western v. Kansas in the NCAA semifinals in 1966. Kansas guy did not step out of bounds... no replay back then

[barefoot]

or maybee the Baseball union not conceeding drug testing back in 93, in essence screwing all clean ball players and putting every record and achievment under suspicion ever since

[pauly8509]

or the no call on catcher's interference in the ALCS or the or the "HBP" in the WS.

that whole run by the white sox was lame. they probably were the better team that (off) year, but there were enough plays throughout their run to question their legitimacy.


How about the HR that wasn't by the Astros? And how can you question their legitimacy? Did you see their pitching?

Also, the dropped third strike, was a heads up play, every catcher is taught to throw to first even if its close, and Josh Paul fucked up. Bad call, maybe. Heads up play, no doubt about it.

[john baptiste]

How about the HR that wasn't by the Astros? And how can you question their legitimacy? Did you see their pitching?

Also, the dropped third strike, was a heads up play, every catcher is taught to throw to first even if its close, and Josh Paul fucked up. Bad call, maybe. Heads up play, no doubt about it.
the white sox were two indians' wins in the regular season away from an historic collapse. they got hot at the right time and had a few calls go their way. you're right, the AJ play was hustle. it was a bad call, but he gets props for forcing the (no)call. however, there were blown calls throughout the playoffs that went their way. that's how i question their legitimacy. besides, in ten or so years that season will be an afterthought. they came out of nowhere and they have already firmly planted themselves back in nowhere.

[thom hudson]

wwf referree danny davis

[GavMan33]

he really didn't do anything, that was just acting IMO.

:ugh :ugh :ugh Acting huh? Hm.......

"ESPN's really lucky I didn't make that free throw. They're really lucky I didn't make that free throw." -Justin Cage, who unfortunately will be remembered for the second free throw that he missed after the no-call intentional, enabling tOSU to tie the game. People won't remember how the senior played the best game of his career in the last game of his career, scoring 25 point on 8-of-8 shooting from the field.

[crashintonickdm]

bret hart in the WWF in 1997 at the survivor series.

call me crazy cause its fake, but that was a real business humiliation screwjob in his home country. mcmahon is a piece of shit.

[themaker111]

I thought this was proven to be a backwards lateral in every since of the word. I mean they even had a computer animation of it months later that said, yes... it was legal...

I've never heard that. My understanding is that the play was so close to being a backward lateral that they couldn't overturn it. In my opinion, its bogus.

[Giant Jew]

No Goal, Sabres-Stars 1999 Stanley Cup Finals

[HolyCow]

How has no one mentioned OU-Oregon? Besides the 5th down, that is the worst officiating in NCAA history. The worst. The ball doesn't go ten yards, OU recovers it and they STILL give the ball to Oregon. Then, during the possesion, they call pass interference and the ball was clearly tipped.

That's the biggest screw job folks.

[john baptiste]

no one cares. that's why no one has mentioned it.

[DmBand801]

bret hart in the WWF in 1997 at the survivor series.

call me crazy cause its fake, but that was a real business humiliation screwjob in his home country. mcmahon is a piece of shit.

the montreal screwjob - fuck mcmahon :thumbsup

No Goal, Sabres-Stars 1999 Stanley Cup Finals

good choice - hull's foot was in the crease

[pauly8509]

the white sox were two indians' wins in the regular season away from an historic collapse. they got hot at the right time and had a few calls go their way. you're right, the AJ play was hustle. it was a bad call, but he gets props for forcing the (no)call. however, there were blown calls throughout the playoffs that went their way. that's how i question their legitimacy. besides, in ten or so years that season will be an afterthought. they came out of nowhere and they have already firmly planted themselves back in nowhere.


Your logic is baffling.

The Indians didn't win those two games, and the Sox did.

It MAY have been a bad call, we don't know for sure. I understand there's some sort of evidence but if it were challenged in the NFL there isn't enough evidence to overturn the call.

There were blown calls that went against the Sox as well, like the HR everyone keeps forgetting.

An afterthought? The Sox were terrible this year, so were the Cardinals, and the Marlins, and other teams that have recently won the series.

I'm sure you're either an Injuns fan, a Cubs fan, or a fan of one of the other teams NOT GOOD ENOUGH to beat the Sox in 05. But please, don't try and say that the dropped third strike, or not dropped, was the reason the Sox won the World Series, that's a motherfucking joke.

[pauly8509]

the montreal screwjob - fuck mcmahon :thumbsup



good choice - hull's foot was in the crease


Best calls of the thread.

[watchtower86]

How has no one mentioned OU-Oregon? Besides the 5th down, that is the worst officiating in NCAA history. The worst. The ball doesn't go ten yards, OU recovers it and they STILL give the ball to Oregon. Then, during the possesion, they call pass interference and the ball was clearly tipped.

That's the biggest screw job folks.
I think that takes a close second to the US-Soviet basketball game. Not only did they get the call wrong, they got the same call wrong twice, and then handed the Soviets that game. I am shocked that it took anyone that long to mention it, though.

[HolyCow]

I think that takes a close second to the US-Soviet basketball game. Not only did they get the call wrong, they got the same call wrong twice, and then handed the Soviets that game. I am shocked that it took anyone that long to mention it, though.
Yeah, I agree. The OU game is just close to my heart.

[watchtower86]

Yeah, I agree. The OU game is just close to my heart.
Can't imagine why.

[cbotnyse]

or the no call on catcher's interference in the ALCS or the or the "HBP" in the WS.

that whole run by the white sox was lame. they probably were the better team that (off) year, but there were enough plays throughout their run to question their legitimacy.they went wire to wire in first place the entire year and lost one game in the playoffs. try again.

a thread about biggest screwjobs and that is what you come up with?

[ISU1648]

four words.

phil luckett. coin toss.

he's possibly the biggest retard in sports. ive never seen such incompetance.

[BotheDMBFan]

Oh shit, that Illinois v.s. NC championship game.

The refs turned a blind eye to the 80 fouls that Sean May committed, and yet, called just about everything on Illinois.

[GavMan33]

Oh shit, that Illinois v.s. NC championship game.

The refs turned a blind eye to the 80 fouls that Sean May committed, and yet, called just about everything on Illinois.

OK well if you want to talk about Illinois, how about Xavier vs. Illinois in December of 05? Are you telling me that the 3 big men that Xavier puts in to play against James Augustine get a combined 13 fouls called against them, and Augustine has 1 foul the entire game? :rolleyes

[MPizzle06]

Illinois - UNC National Championship 05. May was a beast but they called the most ticky-tack fouls on James Augustine and got him out of the game w/no points. In any game I'm all for just letting them PLAY.

[GavMan33]

Illinois - UNC National Championship 05. May was a beast but they called the most ticky-tack fouls on James Augustine and got him out of the game w/no points. In any game I'm all for just letting them PLAY.

:thumbsup I hear you. In big, championship-level games, you gotta let the big men play. Officials will generally set the tone early, in terms of what will be tolerated. It may be at times they let the big men play and crack down on perimeter stuff, other times they'll let handchecks and that stuff go, and really come down on the big fellas. But in big games, let the boys decide the game

[joepsu0985]

PSU in 94.

[jimibadfish]

OU vs. Oregon last year was pretty bad. The UConn debacle this year comes to mind.

[UNC41]

Illinois - UNC National Championship 05. May was a beast but they called the most ticky-tack fouls on James Augustine and got him out of the game w/no points. In any game I'm all for just letting them PLAY.

That game was one big moving screen for the Illini ...

[hawks10]

the white sox were two indians' wins in the regular season away from an historic collapse. they got hot at the right time and had a few calls go their way. you're right, the AJ play was hustle. it was a bad call, but he gets props for forcing the (no)call. however, there were blown calls throughout the playoffs that went their way. that's how i question their legitimacy. besides, in ten or so years that season will be an afterthought. they came out of nowhere and they have already firmly planted themselves back in nowhere.

The Sox went 11-1 in the 2005 Playoffs, are you saying officiating was the reason for that??? They were in first place for EVERY SINGLE GAME in 2005...You gotta be out of your mind if you think there was a major blunder anywhere in that season/playoffs in regards to the Sox...none of the calls that were controversial ever directly resulted in runs either, its simply a case of people wanting a scapegoat as to why the Sox kicked all forms of ass in '05

And again, like no one wants to mention, the Astros had a phantom HR but no one wants to talk about that :rolleyes