Fans Call Miami The Dirtiest Team In College Football Amid National Championship

One of nan biggest topics successful Monday night's College Football Playoff National Championship betwixt Indiana and Miami has been nan officiating.

When astir fans were made alert that it was a Big 12 officiating unit connected nan game, location was a consciousness of interest for what would aliases would not beryllium called. As 2.5 quarters person gone by during Monday night's game, galore fans crossed nan state person been expressing vexation pinch nan officials not calling questionable hits from nan Miami defense.

To return it a measurement further, nan often precocious hits that Miami's defense has been delivering connected Indiana backmost Fernando Mendoza person not gone unnoticed either. The astir egregious of nan fistful came via protect backmost Jakobe Thomas, who popped Mendoza successful nan chin while he was pretending to tally nan shot aft handing it off.

The missed calls sewage to nan constituent wherever Indiana caput coach Curt Cignetti expressed his frustrations astatine halftime erstwhile speaking to ESPN's Holly Rowe.

"There's 3 individual fouls connected nan backmost not called successful 1 drive," Cignetti said. "They request to beryllium called because they're evident individual fouls. I'm each for letting them play, but erstwhile you transverse nan line, you person to telephone it. They were achromatic and achromatic calls."

While immoderate whitethorn position this arsenic a coach being upset for not getting calls, galore fans flooded societal media pinch allegations that Miami is taking things a spot excessively far.

"Miami plays dirty. Refs are connected their side. 'Missed' calls should not make aliases break a game," said a second.

"Miami is arsenic soiled arsenic I've seen successful cfb," added another.

"Yep! It’s what Miami does, play dirty! This is nan epitome of a “launch” and targeting! No call! Watch for Miami to do this immoderate much passim nan game," wrote another.

"Miami is simply a soiled team," commented 1 fan.

"Miami is nan dirtiest programme successful assemblage sports. Going nether Mendoza's facemask pinch nan crown is truthful connected brand. On marque for nan refs missing nan telephone too," added different fan.

"Miami already playing dirty? Consider maine shocked," wrote 1 user.

"Miami is simply a soiled team. I cognize that's really they want to play but this is 3 consecutive games - they person targeted QBs and WRs pinch their helmets and deed players late," pointed retired another.

While penalties don't ever show nan afloat story, arsenic location whitethorn person been immoderate missed calls successful some directions, nan Hurricanes person 4 penalties for 41 yards astatine nan clip of writing.

Indiana apt won't kick astir Miami's style of play sloppy of nan outcome, but fans crossed nan net are surely not allowing it to spell unnoticed.