[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Interesting story came out in the NY Post this afternoon. According to their sources, the Big East told the crew to either step way from the tournament or they'd do it for them.

Jim Burr, Tim Higgins, Earl Watson asked to step aside as referees by Big East Conference - NYPOST.com

And we may never know whether this is true or not.

Well, considering Earl Watson is/was an NBA player out of UCLA and not an official, who knows?