I believe the general sentiment is that the officials were bad last night, allowed a physical game, then called a touch foul 25 feet from the basket where the player wasn’t even attempting to drive to the hoop which decided the game.
That was absolutely an egregiously terrible foul call…
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Ya they really come down hard on these guys (As we watch Courtney Green take the floor 5 times next week)
The foul happened a half step before the continuation. Correct call.
If you watch the play again and also the call the night before, you can tell by his body language he was going to blow the whistle in both cases.
Leading up to that call you are correct, once the call happened however it was why Rutgers won. Robbie called it correctly when it happened, can't let them play as physically as they played all game and blow the whistle for that.
It's what makes the B1G the best conference in America, more money than God, worse refs than Y-ball/PAL in both major sports.
Rutgers was all over Iowa all night long all over the floor, defensively - especially so in the 2nd half - and Iowa loses on the *possibly* barest whisper of a touch foul 25+ feet from the basket, when the offensive player is making absolutely no move to try and score at the time except for using an arm bar to create a little space for himself.
And this is not even talking about the supposed "indisputable evidence" to wave off JoeT's layup at the halftime buzzer that they called good on the floor, but they somehow were able to see definitively on a small TV when we couldn't possibly tell on our 43-50-60+ inch HD & 4K TVs.
Any Rutgers fan complaining about officiating last night can absolutely GFT. Complaining, wrongly, about not being allowed the NBA continuation on a foul that wasn't normally called at the other end of the floor... gtfoutta here with that extremely weak BS.
And this is not even talking about the supposed "indisputable evidence" to wave off JoeT's layup at the halftime buzzer that they called good on the floor, but they somehow were able to see definitively on a small TV when we couldn't possibly tell on our 43-50-60+ inch HD & 4K TVs.
Any Rutgers fan complaining about officiating last night can absolutely GFT. Complaining, wrongly, about not being allowed the NBA continuation on a foul that wasn't normally called at the other end of the floor... gtfoutta here with that extremely weak BS.
Bad calls happen all the time at the end of games. I have seen goal tends not called even the ball bounces off the glass late in games, I have seen 5 second calls not happen even though the inbound team did not get get in. I have seen a charge and block called on the same foul. I can go on.
ISU had a situation with like a minute to go where guy goes in for a layup, it is very clear, not even disputable that ball hit the glass was coming off the glass, and KU guy knocks it away. ISU loses by 1 on the road. If it was KU doing the layup it would have been called. Its called home cooking for a reason.
Point is you damn well better be up 8-10 points going into they last 2 minutes of a road game. It has been like this for years. Cuz Refs will give the calls to the home team some of which are real head scratchers.
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Calls like the one that ended the game last night are those that should be investigated further than just for incompetence. The referee was looking to make some kind of call and that was as obvious as could be. When muggings are allowed the entire game and that was whistled at the end, criminal. And while I understand gambling is seen as a stretch, personal bias used against a team or coach is not.
With all due respect to Hawkeye fans on this board, I'm thinking you lost
because your team scored 40 points under your PPG average. Just a hard truth
Same official changed the ending of 2 games, 2 nights in a row
The steal that was called a foul before that was bogus as well, I swear that whistle blew a second before any 'contact'...ridiculous. I realize bball is the toughtest of all sports to call IMO, however....time, situation, etc is very critical!
This is like calling pass INT on the defense in the EZ for someone touching the WR.
Without any due respect, why are you still here? Discuss the game if you want but another hard truth is that was a shit call and you know it.
I agree.
Theres nothing more ridiculous than pretending that call was incompetence.
No body ever makes that call.
The guy was standing 5 feet away and made a clear and conscious decision to end the game in favor of Rutgers.
In Wisconsin vs NW, I think it was more of make up, Davis was smacked in the face late in that game, I mean smacked, no call, then fouled again later and still no call. 2 clear misses.
Last night was more of wtf. I mean I would get if it was a makeup call of some kind, but I don't recall any major event prior to that. Make up calls are very real. And also officials do look at foul totals and will try to even things out later in games if 1 side has a lot more fouls than others, that too is very real
It was also 30 feet away from the basket with no attempt to take a shot. Complete joke - and I hate blaming officials. But this one is justified.
Last call was just the cherry on top. Brutal game that definitely benefited Rutgers. The game was going to be physical in the RAC, but the officials decided that there would be no cylinder rule and hand checking and bumping were just part of the game. Have to give Rutgers credit for taking advantage of how the game was being called. Keegan's foul at the end was less contact than what they had been allowing the entire game. I flushed my recording, but I would guess that there was contact on at least a third of Iowa's shots, which were hard to come by because of the holding. The physicality took most of Iowa's players totally out of their games.
Bright spot was Rebraca's play. He definitely stepped up and showed he could be physical. I hope his ankle is ok. Keegan also showed he is much more than just a scorer. Need to flush the game and beat the Nittany pussies with a quick turn around.
Bright spot was Rebraca's play. He definitely stepped up and showed he could be physical. I hope his ankle is ok. Keegan also showed he is much more than just a scorer. Need to flush the game and beat the Nittany pussies with a quick turn around.
The game was close for that reason - the game was lost because of that call. Don't confuse the two.
The only problem is……teams like Rutgers, Purdue, Wisconsin and MSU are allowed to push, grab, hand check, bump, etc., but other teams are not. That’s not right.
I actually quit watching Big Ten basketball years ago because of this crap, and my life is better for it.
Unbiased observer; no dog in that fight. Absolutely no reason for the whistle to be blown. That wasn't anywhere close to a foul. Honestly, it does make you wonder why the call was made. Completely unacceptable.
It is either one (or more) of the following:
1. Incompetence.
2. Personal bias.
3. Gambling.
Considering who the official was, it is probably #2 or a combination of 1&2.
Not a question in my mind that several of these refs that regularly do Big 10 games have their own agendas. I've seen way too many inexplicable calls that have impacted game results to think otherwise. And if you think refs don't enjoy sticking it to McCaffrey, you're kidding yourself.
Agreed. I dont blame officials either, but this one decided to end the game on his own, unbelievable. Even Harper kinda had a wtf look
I know a number of officials who love to stick it to certain coaches if they have the chance to do it.
And to think I was dumb enough to have taken the over - 150. Looked OK for about 4 minutes and then I gave up on it at about the 12 minute mark of the 1st half.
I think you have to hand it to McCaffery for not totally losing his shit after that call. If there was any game he could make the claim that the ref stole the game, it was that one.
Two things can be true at once.
For example, the Hawks offense was especially craptastic tonight, which is what caused them to be behind with a few seconds left.
And
That was a horrible call given the time and how the game has been called all night. Normally I'm on the side of "call freaking fouls", which KM did...technically. However, given that the refs hadn't called anything like that, or worse, fouls all night, you don't call it there.
It was a horrid call, but it didn't cost the Hawks the game. Their play the first 39.5 minutes of the game did.
For example, the Hawks offense was especially craptastic tonight, which is what caused them to be behind with a few seconds left.
And
That was a horrible call given the time and how the game has been called all night. Normally I'm on the side of "call freaking fouls", which KM did...technically. However, given that the refs hadn't called anything like that, or worse, fouls all night, you don't call it there.
It was a horrid call, but it didn't cost the Hawks the game. Their play the first 39.5 minutes of the game did.
Yeah I don’t have a problem with not calling fouls, which is what was happening most of that game.
Fine, players can adjust.
But I have a problem with making a calm conscious decision to end the game in a way that goes against all norms of basketball officiating.
You don't make a call there no matter what unless a shot is effected or a foul causes a TO. Let alone that tiny amount of body contact that was at a minimum equally caused by the offensive player.
That guy should never be allowed to do a big ten game again.
But they don't enjoy sticking it to other BiG coaches who make a habit of intimidation, both now and in the past?
I just want everyone on here to know that I have posted an absolutely scathing Yelp review and am awaiting a response from the B1G on this topic.
Is that the same guy that blew the whistle before the defender even poked the ball away?
Illini fan here, that was an incompetent call. The fact that he made a similar call in the NU game shows a pattern; he should be suspended.
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