Lucky in Connecticut

Let's face it, under most circumstances, teams, players and coaches shouldn't be bragging too much after playing (and usually beating) Temple. When you end up winning the game only because the refs completely screwed up a final play, calling an apparent Temple TD catch incomplete on 4th down and under a minute left in the game to let UConn survive 22-17, there is no bragging.

To UConn's credit, no one was crowing after this game. Dan Davis, the UConn defensive tackle was quite blunt.

"I am not even going to enjoy this game, to tell you the truth," Davis said. "We put the game in their offense's and the refs' hands. "We were lucky."

Even UConn Head Coach Randy Edsall didn't pretend otherwise.

"We got lucky," a red-faced and smiling Edsall said. "We were fortunate, but I'd rather be on this end than the other end."

The game was at Rentschler Field in Connecticut, but the officials on the field were from Temple's conference -- the MAC. They blew the call on the field and sent it up to replay where a Big East replay official ruled there was not conclusive evidence to overturn the call. Why?

None of the replay angles face Francis' chest, definitively showing the ball secured in his hands, one foot inbounds and the other foot not yet landed out of bounds. The best angle is partially obscured by a security guard - a giant yellow jacket - blocking the UConn season.

Judge for yourself. The ESPN Regional/Big East play calling crew seemed to think it was a score.