My dad and I used to park downtown, eat dollar microwave burgers at the QT, then take the Cambus over toward Kinnick. I have very few Iowa football memories that could top that (until I have my own kids to start taking to games, I imagine).
I think the officials realized that it would set a dangerous precedent not to throw that flag - the defender has a responsbility to execute a clean, under control tackle...neither could be said about Ware's hit. It may not have been so obvious to them in realtime, but when the receiver seizes...
They stay in CR the night before. I rode the elevator with Bob Sanders at the Crowne Plaza the night before the Wisconsin game in 2002 when I was staying there for a friends wedding.