It is...and as NCAA officials, aren't we glad we don't have to worry about our skill to make this call anymore? ;)

At least there's no instant replay.


Yet.

There is.
 

There is instant replay. There was in this game on the final shot. It is required within situations on last second shots of each half or overtime period. Officials can use video on whether a shot is a 2 or a 3. Officials can use the video for timing issues.

Sounds like instant replay to me.

Peace

I guess I was thinking more along the lines of NFL. You know - can you picture a certain coach throwing his 'red flag' when he things his player had legal guarding position? :D

No different.
 

You cannot review penalties in the NFL. Basketball is no different. You cannot review fouls and violations.

Peace

If you're that good a coach, one call isn't going to ruin a career. Even if you, say, lose on three of these "bad calls" over a few years, it's not going to affect your career.

Remember North Carolina?
 

If you do not make the NCAA Tournament you might. Ask the former coach from North Carolina. A couple breaks his way, he still has a job.

Hell, if I made $150,000, I would not want to lose my job over one bad or unfortunate call. That still is a lot of money.

Peace

I don't think his job gets saved with a couple of breaks. His hire was largely seen as a mistake, and they were only looking for a reason to get rid of him. He wasn't that good a coach for UNC, and he can't blame a few bad breaks for losing his job.

Lessee now...bad call causes me to not get into NCAA tourney, or sweet 16, or whatever. Maybe I lose $$$ because I now can't meet a contract incentive. Maybe a kid I was recruiting stops taking my calls now. Maybe I pissed off a "booster" last season and he wants to use this loss as an excuse to get rid of me, or at least make my life miserable. Maybe I can find another job, but maybe my family and I like it in Kentucky and we dread going to Iowa....maybe we should just use the tools available to get the call right...

Oh God, first I can't ref, then I can't
 

read. Ugh.

This part of the story has actually had me wondering. Haven't gotten this year's NCAA book yet, but I thought that a decision had to be made before going to the monitor - that way, if there's no conclusive evidence either way, you stick with the original call (similar to the NFL replay system).

Have the guidelines changed to allow the officials to just go straight to the monitor?

Just remember - there are many many more games each year that are not televised than that are televised.

No.

Bottom Line
 

Forget the light, the clock, and that Tim Higgins is in the middle of the mess again, but what kind of defense was Providence playing? none. I really don't like the way Mr. ESPN counted the basket. Yes it was correct, but he had to show that he was the man and incited the crowd more than it needed to be. He could have let Barnes know to get his players off the court and then made his signal. Correct call? Yes, Fraud, yes!

Re: Bottom Line
 

Obviously, a bitter, bitter man. :(

Please don\'t tell us that you\'re an official. :o