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Anyone know if Hightower and Valentine are close friends, acquintances, or mere colleagues?
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Mon Mar 13, 2006, 01:54pm
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Without divulging too much info., there was quite an argument in the locker room that day in Bloomington between Hightower, Valentine, and O'Neill. Suffice it to say that you did not see any games worked by a crew that included Valentine AND Hightower for a number of years since that incident.
Most guys at that level are Type A personalities. You cannot tell Hightower, Valentine, Welmer, Higgins, Burr, etc. what to call or where. They will call what they want in their primary and in yours too, if needed. However, they are correct (for the most part) a lot more than others and have the experience to back it up. Ultimately, coaches aren't as concerned with who calls the foul, as long as it is called correctly.
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Mon Mar 13, 2006, 02:11pm
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Mon Mar 13, 2006, 02:26pm
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Just a couple questions for of curiosity's sake. What year did the Hightower/Teddy V/Bobby K incident happen, circa 1998?
And does anyone know how many Final Four assignments Hightower & Teddy V each have received since that incident?
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Mon Mar 13, 2006, 03:09pm
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Mon Mar 13, 2006, 03:21pm
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I've heard an hearsay account of what happened that evening from someone who knew both Hightower & Valentine and is still friendly with one of the two. But my military background precludes me from passing along gossip. 
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Mon Mar 13, 2006, 03:41pm
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I don't know why Hightower is getting attacked; there are at least 3 other guys I think of instantly that are way worse at everything except dealing with coaches. Doh, one of them just pulled up his pants!
 I have a prediction: if we have a few more "incidents" like Florida St. and the Super Bowl pressure for change will come down like never before.
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Mon Mar 13, 2006, 03:44pm
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Mon Mar 13, 2006, 03:51pm
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 I don't want to divulge too much information, but your list? Ha Ha Ha! One doesn't fit what you are saying.
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Mon Mar 13, 2006, 05:49pm
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Mon Mar 13, 2006, 08:57pm
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tomegun - so what you're saying is that if games continue to occur where the officials make one mistake (Florida St player incorrectly charged a T and Seattle QB incorrectly assessed a penalty for "illegal block" during the interception return), then there will be "pressure for change like never before".....huh?
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Mon Mar 13, 2006, 09:41pm
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They have to blame someone and officials might take the fall.
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Mon Mar 13, 2006, 09:56pm
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Sorry.
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Mon Mar 13, 2006, 11:45pm
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Whenever Hightower is doing a big game, particularly if it's in High Definition, I find I watch him more than the game. He does drift. His situational and occasionally bizzare mechanics can be confounding for a wannabe like me. But he just seems to get it right. Even players who act like they've never committed a foul in their lives seem to just walk back to their huddle when he tags them. I think he's fantastic at what he does.
Plus, when have you ever heard a college crowd chant a ref's name after an injury, but do it in a respectful way, not a sing-songy way? On the Valentine/Hightower thing, does anyone remember a game a few weeks ago involving Duke, where Kryzewski was starting to lose his mind, and Ted just basically put him rump right into K's midsection, and screened him from one of his partners who was getting an earful? I know Shows was on that crew, but maybe the other was Hightower. Am I remembering that right? Does anyone else remember what I'm talking about?
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Tue Mar 14, 2006, 02:37am
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"He worked seven consecutive NCAA Final Four tournaments from 1988 to 1994 and again in 1996 and 2002." Add the semifinal game between Illinois and Louisville that he worked in 2005 and that makes 10 Final Fours. The info I want is how old is he? Does anyone out there have a definitive source for his birthdate? Someone else will have to do the FF research on Valentine.
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