B1G says it doesn't comment on judgment calls in officiating, and won't be issuing any statements.

[Franisdaman]

Chad Leistikow contacted the B1G office. As of Thursday afternoon, the Big Ten hadn't responded to his request for a comment on the officiating issue.

His column is here: http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sp...ain-peter-jok-health-fran-mccaffery/97682458/

As you will see, he writes this:

If the timeout was granted, as it obviously should’ve been, McCaffery draws up a play to get the ball to Bohannon, Ellingson or Peter Jok, who all shoot 87.5 percent or better from the line. And we’re probably talking about an Iowa team that’s riding a four-game winning streak and owning a 7-5 Big Ten record, good for sole possession of fifth place heading into Saturday’s game at Michigan State.

I’ve gotten this question a lot lately from hopeful fans: Can Iowa find a way to the Big Dance?

I always answer: I doubt it … unless it can get some signature road wins.

This would’ve — and maybe should’ve — been one such win. Iowa (14-11 overall, 6-6 Big Ten) came into the game with an RPI of 97. That’s not even close to NCAA Tournament bubble turf. But Minnesota (now 17-7, 5-6) came into this with an RPI of 25, because of its perceived strong schedule and having beaten Purdue and Northwestern on the road.

Had Iowa won, I’d probably be writing about a team with an RPI in the 80s with a chance to run the table at home and with three road opportunities (Michigan State, Maryland and Wisconsin) plus the Big Ten tournament in Washington, D.C., to build on the resume. Hawkeye fans would've been refreshing the NCAA's RPI daily.

Instead, I’m writing about bad officiating. And thinking that an NIT berth is no guarantee unless the Hawkeyes can finish strong.

 

[Franisdaman]

Chad Leistikow ‏@ChadLeistikow 8h8 hours ago
On Iowa-Minnesota regulation finish, B1G says it "doesn't comment on judgment calls in officiating, and won't be issuing any statements."

 

[SotaHawk87]

Chad Leistikow ‏@ChadLeistikow 8h8 hours ago
On Iowa-Minnesota regulation finish, B1G says it "doesn't comment on judgment calls in officiating, and won't be issuing any statements."

Yeah right right right, now about the non judgement call where he has a full foot out? I'll hang up and listen!!

 

[Hwk-I-St8]

Wait....acknowledging a timeout is a judgement call? Where's the subjectivity...if they enunciate clearly enough? That's horseshit. They know it was a class A eff-up but don't what the shit storm that comes from acknowledging it.

 

[icantfindausernamethatisntused]

What does the Big 10 stand to lose by admitting that an offensive player that yells "timeout!" should be granted timeout, and that a player standing out of bounds cannot legally touch the ball to cause a jump ball?

 

[hawk-i bob]

good for Chad L making a stab at it...

The B1G has been run by King Delaney long enough..this is what happens when someone is in power for way too long...they lose all sense of common sense & doing & saying what is really simple.

We have no check & balance in the B1G...and the chicken shit Presidents are as much to blame..but as long as Delaney delivers the $$$ to 14 institutions...he will be given total control.

IMO..all he needed to do was have his office reply our officials are human..they do make mistakes..we support them but we also recognize we need to help them get better in officiating a game that in itself is a remarkable game to play in, coach in & officiate in.

BUT...what Chad gets is a we don't comment on our officials...so go away you rotten media.

Kiss off Delaney...
good job Chad L...

 

[MepoDawg#]

Wonder what they're thinking now as they've messed up comically 2 nights in a row.

 

[hawkeyeguy69]

Chad Leistikow ‏@ChadLeistikow 8h8 hours ago
On Iowa-Minnesota regulation finish, B1G says it "doesn't comment on judgment calls in officiating, and won't be issuing any statements."

Plain and simple, there should be a review of such calls with less than a minute to play in a game.

I am not sure how one would define the situation where it might be a jump ball vs a timeout that was obviously called, but something should be created to make sure such erroneous calls do not happen. They review everything else under the sun it seems like.

They do need to make it clear tho. That way the refs cannot stop the play every time down the court - thus ruining the game... Maybe give coaches that one red flag they can throw out once a game during the last 2 minutes?? AND/OR allow coaches to call timeouts again???

 

[Clifford C. Clavin]

Stepping out of bounds is not a judgment call. Acknowledging a timeout request before getting tied up would be a judgment call, but that part is moot because one player was out of bounds.

 

[anon_i8nzeu2gbf0ba]

Again I say it's a miracle we don't have college basketball riots on a regular basis like they do European soccer riots. The Big Ten, by putting its head in the sand, is creating a volatile situation. If nobody is going to hold the refs accountable, it's not difficult to imagine a few folks in the stands taking it upon themselves and igniting an ugly scene. Had that Minnesota scenario occurred in Iowa City, who knows what may have happened.

I agree with posters about Delaney. Power corrupts. We see it everywhere, and sports is obviously no exception. Leaders and Legends. Hell yes, Big Jim. Count your money and ignore reality. It seems to be working in Washington...so far. But eventually, people ain't gonna take it anymore.

 

[jimbob22]

If you google 'Chris Beaver referee' you will see that has a habit of choking at the end of games.

btw the BTN's bb roundup show Weds night contained no mention of the error, easily the most newsworthy element of the game. BTN simply a promotional arm of the conference.

 

[Hawkeyestate81]

Well then go F&CK YOURSELF BIG!

 

[DavenportHawk8]

I get officiating is a tough gig, but these guys are paid 1-2K per game. These guys are making BIG BUCKS and they are constantly messing up. I just do not understand how the Big Ten can stand for this poor performance.

Especially when one of the officials is being disciplined by another league for botching a call in another game.

The NCAA needs to get a handle on this officiating issue. These guys are over worked, some of them working 4-5 games in a given week. I have seen the past Lamont Simpson working Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. I have also seen the little guy Scorotto working Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays in a row. I mean with travel and late games, these guys are over worked and its costing them late in the season. Around Feb 1st, you start to see some missed calls and it gets worse as the season goes along. I would say they should restrict these guys to 1 conference and work only that conference. Instead these guys 3-4 different conferences throughout the year.

 

[luvmyhawks]

I get officiating is a tough gig, but these guys are paid 1-2K per game. These guys are making BIG BUCKS and they are constantly messing up. I just do not understand how the Big Ten can stand for this poor performance.

Especially when one of the officials is being disciplined by another league for botching a call in another game.

The NCAA needs to get a handle on this officiating issue. These guys are over worked, some of them working 4-5 games in a given week. I have seen the past Lamont Simpson working Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. I have also seen the little guy Scorotto working Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays in a row. I mean with travel and late games, these guys are over worked and its costing them late in the season. Around Feb 1st, you start to see some missed calls and it gets worse as the season goes along. I would say they should restrict these guys to 1 conference and work only that conference. Instead these guys 3-4 different conferences throughout the year.

4 days of work is being overworked? Someone should let me boss know this.

 

[HawkTex]

Chad Leistikow ‏@ChadLeistikow 8h8 hours ago
On Iowa-Minnesota regulation finish, B1G says it "doesn't comment on judgment calls in officiating, and won't be issuing any statements."

How about Lack of Judgement calls?

 

[anon_i8nzeu2gbf0ba]

Well played, Hawk Tex. Well played indeed.

 

[HawkCapt1912]

Aren't all calls judgement calls?

 

[anon_i8nzeu2gbf0ba]

Every college ref I've ever heard of has a day job. They are not full-time basketball officials, which is a big part of the problem. With all the money oozing out of the BIG and other major conferences, there has never been a better time to make officiating in BIG football and basketball a full-time job with commensurate pay and accountability.

 

[icwesthawk]

When we have a judgement call that's a problem we'll let you know. Right now it's a black and white call, player out of bounds holding onto a ball is not a judgement call, it's also not a jump ball.

 

[GoHawks2009]

Chad Leistikow ‏@ChadLeistikow 8h8 hours ago
On Iowa-Minnesota regulation finish, B1G says it "doesn't comment on judgment calls in officiating, and won't be issuing any statements."

That's BAU.......

I've said it before. We need to take this into our own hands.

 

[thirteenandtwo]

That's BAU.......

I've said it before. We need to take this into our own hands.

if the media banded together... something could be done about it.

right now all we have is a bunch of weak kneed sap suckers lookin for hits on the internet.

 

[iahawks10]

At least the A10 had the stones to admit when these clowns screw up.

Then the B1G turns around and employs one of the same guys the A10 just admitted made a mistake.

 

[papabeef]

Stepping out of bounds is not a judgment call. Acknowledging a timeout request before getting tied up would be a judgment call, but that part is moot because one player was out of bounds.

i will admit the foot out of bounce was obvious but that will still be considered a judgement call.

 

[iahawks10]

i will admit the foot out of bounce was obvious but that will still be considered a judgement call.

What about bounds?

 

[papabeef]

What about bounds?

What about bounds?

yes

 

[91hawki]

i will admit the foot out of bounce was obvious but that will still be considered a judgement call.

How do you figure. Out of bounds is out of bounds

 

[Legend12]

How do you figure. Out of bounds is out of bounds

The judgment call would be if he gained partial control while in bounds.

 

[91hawki]

The judgment call would be if he gained partial control while in bounds.

That sounds like a Big Ten comment if I've ever heard one.

Totally disagree, the fix was in.

His foot was out of bounds from the moment he even got close to BE.

 

[papabeef]

How do you figure. Out of bounds is out of bounds

i understand what your saying, regardless of how obvious it is the rulebook considers this a judgement call.

 

[papabeef]

I get officiating is a tough gig, but these guys are paid 1-2K per game. These guys are making BIG BUCKS and they are constantly messing up. I just do not understand how the Big Ten can stand for this poor performance.

Especially when one of the officials is being disciplined by another league for botching a call in another game.

The NCAA needs to get a handle on this officiating issue. These guys are over worked, some of them working 4-5 games in a given week. I have seen the past Lamont Simpson working Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. I have also seen the little guy Scorotto working Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays in a row. I mean with travel and late games, these guys are over worked and its costing them late in the season. Around Feb 1st, you start to see some missed calls and it gets worse as the season goes along. I would say they should restrict these guys to 1 conference and work only that conference. Instead these guys 3-4 different conferences throughout the year.

that would be great if there were plenty of officials, there is not, that is why they work so much. the everyday persons can not do college Bball because they cant travel very far during the week.

 

[spiderland]

I've said for years that letting the players call their own fouls would make the game infinitely more watchable.

Leverage advances in technology for clock management and other nuances of the job of officiating.

Here's hoping that "NCAA Basketball Ref" will be among the first casualties of the coming AI revolution...

 

[CFNiteHawk85]

This whole "the officials are beyond reproach" policy with the NCAA and BIG10 has always baffled me. If you have a gripe with how a game was officiated, you should have the ability to put it out there without the threat of a public reprimand or fine. Similarly, I think officials should be accessible to the media to explain and defend their decisions. I can understand how the conference does not want to turn each and every press conference into a bitchfest, but the social pressure of being labeled a crybaby checks that. This whole "we need to regulate everything mentality" is unproductive and needs to be purged.

I think the root cause of a lot of this crap is the illusion of sportsmanship and amateurism the NCAA is trying to maintain which everyone can see through.

 

[thirteenandtwo]

This whole "the officials are beyond reproach" policy with the NCAA and BIG10 has always baffled me. If you have a gripe with how a game was officiated, you should have the ability to put it out there without the threat of a public reprimand or fine. Similarly, I think officials should be accessible to the media to explain and defend their decisions. I can understand how the conference does not want to turn each and every press conference into a bitchfest, but the social pressure of being labeled a crybaby checks that. This whole "we need to regulate everything mentality" is unproductive and needs to be purged.

I think the root cause of a lot of this crap is the illusion of sportsmanship and amateurism the NCAA is trying to maintain which everyone can see through.

I believe those in the Media have failed us.
they are the Mediator between officials and fans.... and they are not pushing hard enough to gain access to the officials on the floor to ask them the question us fans want answers to.

the Balance of Power rests on the Media... and the Media is failing its primary duty.

the media calls for coaches to be fired.
the media calls for players to be benched.
yet the media remains quiet on those who are most impactful on the floor.

the solution is simple.... demand the officials to take questions after each game.
reporters are expected to be professional when dealing with players and coaches...
so also should they be expected to remain professional when dealing with officials.

this sort of awareness would, in turn, make the officials better at what they do..
and it would build the confidence of the fans who watch the games.

the reluctance to do so only fuels the fears of many who believe each and every game is fixed... and who can blame them?... how would we know?

if they were fixing games... they would forbid the media from talking to officials.
and that is exactly the situation we have today.

those in the Media need to band together... they own the power of the pen.

 

[CFNiteHawk85]

I believe those in the Media have failed us.
they are the Mediator between officials and fans.... and they are not pushing hard enough to gain access to the officials on the floor to ask them the question us fans want answers to.

the Balance of Power rests on the Media... and the Media is failing its primary duty.

the media calls for coaches to be fired.
the media calls for players to be benched.
yet the media remains quiet on those who are most impactful on the floor.

the solution is simple.... demand the officials to take questions after each game.
reporters are expected to be professional when dealing with players and coaches...
so also should they be expected to remain professional when dealing with officials.

this sort of awareness would, in turn, make the officials better at what they do..
and it would build the confidence of the fans who watch the games.

the reluctance to do so only fuels the fears of many who believe each and every game is fixed... and who can blame them?... how would we know?

if they were fixing games... they would forbid the media from talking to officials.
and that is exactly the situation we have today.

those in the Media need to band together... they own the power of the pen.

The schools and the conference will just start pulling credentails if that happens.

 

[thirteenandtwo]

The schools and the conference will just start pulling credentails if that happens.

let it happen... the Media should have equal power.

 

[vgshwk]

If the big 10 office refuses to do anything about their employees that obviously cost Iowa the game they should surrender their earnings for the week to The University of Iowa.

 

[IHATEIOWA]

If the big 10 office refuses to do anything about their employees that obviously cost Iowa the game they should surrender their earnings for the week to The University of Iowa.

Obviously cost Iowa the game?? It was one play. You got your butts kicked in the 2nd OT, that's what cost Iowa the game.

 

[luvmyhawks]

Obviously cost Iowa the game?? It was one play. You got your butts kicked in the 2nd OT, that's what cost Iowa the game.

And the stupid on this board continues.

 

[papabeef]

The judgment call would be if he gained partial control while in bounds.

regardless of how obvious it was by rulebook it is still a judgement call.

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

Of course they don't....

1. The B1G got their desired result
2. The B1G is gutless and despite their pathetic officiating will never say anything unless it were against Wisky, MSU, etc...