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I saw the game and Hall - (the R) - was all over the game in the first half. He called 95% of the whistles and his partners gave up, I think. That's why the correctable error happened. The were waiting for Hall to call it like he did everything else in the first half. They finally got the correct player to the free throw line. Even at the D-1 level, errors can happen!!
In my opinion, the other two officials didn't want to take over the game like Hall did the first half. When the kick happened, they split the players apart and called the bare minimum - (a T on the BYU player who kicked Bogut). Two other T's followed - one on each team for grabbing each other and acting tough. The BYU player should have been tosssed for fighting. Even though a weak kick, it's just like throwing a weak punch - it's still a punch!
It was a case of just getting by with the minimum call, which is not a bad idea in most cases. Fighting can't be tolerated and the kick did and could have lead to a higher affair last night. You need to send a clear messsage and toss the player!
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