Referee Cronie

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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Here's a quote from the article:

The problem for college basketball is that if game officials -- beyond Correll -- were involved in this circumstance at any level, and if it is determined to be illicit, the integrity of the sport could be called into question. Even if an official were considered simply to be an investor, his involvement would indicate an absence either of integrity or intelligence. Neither would reflect well on the game.

That's a pretty harsh way of putting it by a highly intelligent, holier than thou, never made a mistake sportswriter. If he and his colleagues made bad personal decisions, should that call into question the integrity of his paper? After all, the members of the media do far more than anyone to color the public's perception of events and public opinion. Perhaps personal considerations have led to a certain slant in coverage. I guarantee that's happened far more than sports officials impacting a game based on aspects of their personal lives.