You make a great point re the lack of true controversey. The only place it is an issue is on fan forums and blogs where the uninformed are posting. If there truly was as bad a missed call as this would have been had the runner been down by rule, the major media would have had stories.
CS even admits he fumbled:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/foo...c_stoerner_ap/
Just read through that thread you posted, some real misinformation there. The clip that started it was from the 2005 US Army HS All American Game. That game is played under NCAA rules(although I don't think that even matters as I think the HS rule is the same as the NCAA rule)