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Moral failure
I am a fan, not an official, but I did see the game. Lonnie Dixson, who has been suspended for 2 games and the MWC tourney, represents your profession very poorly. He was suspended, not for an inadvertant whistle, but for letting a college ball player take the heat instead of fessing up to what he did. After the T was called, the refs gathered for a long time discussing things. Dixson had every opportunity to stand up for a small mistake, but he let Bigelow take the blame and look like a fool on National TV. What kind of class is that? Thanks to some alert NM media for calling on the conference to do something about this.
But for Lonnie Dixson to make Bigelow take the heat, and virtually give the game to the other team, is very low. He should never be given a whistle to blow again in college basketball. He had time to make the right decision and fess up before the T shots, but he chose to be a weasel. Other officials should call on him to resign, if only to uphold the dignity of their profession.
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