T ON THE CROWD

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally posted by ChuckElias
Back to Mark's comment about never calling a T on the crowd. What about incidents where the fans throw stuff on the court after the first basket or something like that? I think there was a fad for a while like that. Maybe in Syracuse, they'd throw oranges or little orange balls onto the court after Syracuse's first point of the game? I think I also saw fans do the same thing with toilet paper once and with pennies another time. Wouldn't you HAVE to T that behavior?

Speaking of fads, maybe this should be another thread, but how many rules can you think of that were implemented directly to some stupid fad. I can think of 3 off the top of my head. Requiring strict enforcement of the bench rule so substitutes could not stand while waiting for their team's first score of the game. (I guess that one already was a rule, but it got a POE, I think.) Prohibiting laser pointers. And prohibiting those sneakers with blinking lights in them.

Chuck

Chuck:

I do not have my NCAA Men's/Women's book in front of me at the moment, but if my memory is correct, there are one or situations where the home team is charged with a technical foul for one or two certain defined situations. Since I do not have the "thrill" of working college games where the fans are jerks, I foolishly have forgotten the circumstances that require the technical foul.

But I think that you will agree with me that except for the mandated NCAA situations, officials will save themselves a lot of problems if they avoid charging technical fouls to the crowd. A technical foul on the crowd is a real no win situation for the game officials.

MTD, Sr.