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well I seriously hope you people are not stupid enough to believe that refs can't be influenced. Maybe they aren't intentionally doing it but they are nonetheless.
just because this is an officials forum doesn't mean we have to treat refs as sacrosanct. I think there has been some very poor officiating that is robbing the players and the fans of good games. I've been to two college games this year and also seen a few on tv and while some of it has been good, I've found there has been downright awful officiating going on. Maybe this is because of the rule changes, I don't know. But it damaging to the game to make it a free throw contest with teams going into bonus with 10+ minutes to go.
Too many refs are calling fouls with minimal amount of contact that was absolutely nothing to do with the play. It can be let go. Some of them seem to be first in a contest to blow the whistle rather than letting the play develop. Just bizarre ticky tack fouls being called, some away from the ball. one when the ref anticipated the foul but it turned out the player didn't foul the offensive player. He was wrong. It happens. The player was upset and everyone knew it was a mistake. The video showed there wasn't contact. How about just admitting you made an inadvertent whistle and let it go?
I'll respect the game, the players and the fans. What I won't do is abide (fully) by the new rule changes. It is not helping the game at all when refs are having too much of an influence on how the game is being played. I saw a play when the offensive player grabbed the ball near half court, he did a quick turn with the defender for a tenth of second had his hand on the player. Hand check called. It had no impact at all on the play. Just let it go. If you are calling the games very strict and by the book without letting some minor fouls go you are doing a disservice to the game. The rules seem all about this asinine ego trip to make the refs a larger part of the game than they should be.
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