January 14, 2008 Eleven Reasons Officials Disallowed Wisconsin's Apparent Tying Goal Against Denver on Friday • Replay guy didn't want to miss red-eye flight to Cabo for weekend getaway with Jessica Simpson. • Hoped to hurry out of Magness Arena to rush down to the Pepsi Center to try to get Carmelo Anthony's autograph. • Referee later admitted he was only looking to see if Brett Hull's foot was in the crease. • After a conference, officials declared, "It'd be a shame to send all these nice Denver folks home unhappy." • Instead of capturing final moments of the game, replay tape was rolling on a "Cheers" rerun. • Thought game clock ran up from zero like it does in international hockey. • Officiating crew left copies of "Watching TV For Dummies" in the back of the seat in front of them during their flight. • Remembering that Cornell game from a few years ago, ref figured if he let Wisconsin go to OT, he'd be there all night. • Obscure Druid holiday that started at sundown Friday and ended at sundown Saturday required officials to end games in 60 minutes "or be smote posthaste to an eternity of refereeing 7 a.m. mite games in an unheated rink." • Ref told Badgers, "Maybe this will teach you to try harder at the beginning instead of waiting until the final moments." • "I'm not actually sure of the rule on this one, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night."