per CollegeSports.com...

The Big Ten Conference dismissed four college football officials Wednesday after determining they did a poor job during a Sept. 21 game between Wake Forest and Purdue.
"During the course of the game, these officials did not officiate well enough to meet Big Ten standards," Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said in a statement. "Therefore, they will forfeit future officiating assignments."

A spokesman at the Big Ten's office in Park Ridge, Ill., would not comment on what specific mistakes the crew made during the game, which Wake Forest won 24-21. Wake Forest is from the Atlantic Coast Conference, and Purdue is from the Big Ten.

Purdue coach Joe Tiller said he was glad conference officials reviewed the game, but he too would not discuss what mistakes the officials might have made.

Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe and athletics director Ron Wellman declined to comment.

An eight-man crew worked the game, and four officials are listed on the Big Ten's officiating staff. They are referee Daniel Capron, linesman Steve Beckman, back judge Scott Buchanan and side judge Don Swanson.

PATERNO EXCUSED: Joe Paterno will not be punished for grabbing an official after Penn State's overtime loss to Iowa.

Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany determined that Paterno's conduct did not violate the league's rules against unsportsmanlike conduct, conference spokesman Scott Chipman said.

Two calls went against Penn State in overtime Saturday, including a catch by Tony Johnson that was ruled good by the back judge, then overruled and called out by another official. When the game ended, Paterno sprinted down the field and grabbed the jersey of referee Dick Honig.

I've got two things to say to this.

1) Hey DeepBlue, it ain't just the ACC officials who stink

and

2) What kind of message does this send to future Big 10 officials involved in non-conference games? That you'll get fired if the Big 10 team doesn't win? I guess I can't talk because I don't know all of what happened... but I wish we'd gotten a little more clarification on why they got fired.

-JD

JD Heel.

I agree with you. I am a Purdue fan and I do think it might set a bit of a bad precedence if they do not cite specific examples of where the officiating is bad. It should send an example to not only the B10 refs but to all refs.

It is possible that the calls that are being complained about were the ones that helped Purdue, but I doubt it because I think it was Purdue that started the complaining.

Is "complaining" a kinder way of saying "whining like little *****es because they lost to a supposedly weak ACC team?"

This is complete and total bullsh*t! The Little Eleven is just pissed that an historically lower tier ACC football team came in and kicked ass on one of their teams in their own house. The ACC should refuse to play any of those Little Eleven p*ssies from now on because the referees are going to feel job pressure if they "let" an ACC team win. Talk about babies. How many times have we ever had the referees fired when Appalachian State has kicked our asses? Never, because we recognize that on those particular days, they were the better team. Big 10 my ass. B*tch 10 is more like it.