monitor rules revisited
 

Mich St. / Michigan game on right now. 15:04 remaining in the first half.

Referee: Steve Welmer; Umpires: Donnee Gray, John Higgins

Welmer just went and checked the monitor to decide which Mich St. player fouled on the play. The monitor showed that it was #2 and this was not the player that was originally charged with the foul.

It is my understanding that using the monitor for this is strictly forbidden by the NCAA rules.

2-5-3...

a. Who committed a foul or whether a foul occurred;

Any thoughts or opinions?

Steve Welmer:

Today -- Michigan

Yesterday -- Oklahoma

Sunday -- Ohio

Racking up the mileage!!

wasnt like there was a scrum

probably reported as #whatever and then realized hey he wasnt even close to the play and i forgot who was.

i read that differently i guess -- i would take that as lets say 2 or more players are involved in contact they cannot go to the monitor to decide who gets the foul.

Also, I thought I read somewhere that when the horn is sounded to bring in subs or for a timeout, that the backboard LED lights shouldn't light up?

what if they light up? whatcha gonna do? forfeit the game?

I don't know. Am I working with Jon Diebler?

yup him and Old School -- that way they cancel each other out so you are pretty much on your own.

Then, yes, if I was the Referee, I would forfeit the game.

NevRef ... did you have any games at The Orleans Arena?

That's my understanding also, for whatever that's worth. But if Steve Welmer tells me he's going to the monitor, then I guess that's what we'll do. :)

I guess that why they are the BIGDOGS!!!!!:D

i dont like that "he can do that because he is so and so" attitude

what if it WASNT Steve?

Then his wife would be awfully surprised when he gets home! :eek:

Unless it was Jon Diebler. Then she'd be thrilled. Thrilled, I tell ya.