UConn vs Marquette Fiasco (Letter to John Adams and Coordinators)

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Adam

"Thanks for being a fan of college basketball."

That is classic.

Peace

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Andy

I'm now sorry I missed the response letter.

Just reading this made me laugh...that's about all the response that Devon Fanboy deserves.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

That is classic.

Peace

Yeah, it was the functional equivalent of, "Thanks for your interest in working for our company, insert name here, but we have gone in another direction."

[Referee24.7]

From my understanding, their argument of "disallowing" the goaltending score was that when they "discovered" that the teams were going in the wrong direction (thanks to them), that their argument (or claim) is that by rule, you cannot have a shot attempt at the wrong basket, so when they blew it dead for a violation, the basket (or score in this case), doesn't count.

They would've been right had they not put them in the wrong direction to start, so anything that happened. . .counts.

This was just the icing on the cake on a game that was littered (seriously), with phantom calls galore. . .

Just my $.02 cents worth. . .

[Referee24.7]

One more piece of spare change to add to my $.02 cents worth. . .

I'm not piling on by any means. Like the majority has said in here, all us stripes have kicked calls, misapplied rules, etc etc. . .and the microcosm of it all is that especially with media now, how even the most microscopic thing can be blown up -- unfortunately for this experienced crew, it was a very obvious thing that did and the carnage just spread from there. . .

I recently had a game where it was a 1-pt game and a team was shooting the 2nd FT of a 1-1, she misses, it hits the rim and while the ball was in the air, the clock started early and we missed it going down 0.4 seconds.

Now, not saying the other team down 1 would've scored, but who knows? We kicked that rule because we didn't catch, but such is the fact of human nature, and error, in all of us. . .

Ok, back to my very distant lounge chair where I just usually read material in here and enjoy, but regardless of how this thread caught fire as if by an arsonist, good stuff, nonetheless. . .

[26 Year Gap]

I am reminded of Dennis Moore, for some reason.

[Brad]

Originally Posted by DevonMoore

I did not misapply the rule, because I KNOW the rule.

Knowledge alone does not get the job done. You can KNOW what you are supposed to do when the car you are driving starts sliding on slick roads. Whether you DO that or not in the heat of the moment is another story.

Originally Posted by DevonMoore

I guess it is WHO you know and not WHAT you know...

Nope. It's what you DO.

Will post more later when I'm on a computer instead of just my phone.

I also will use this as a caution to everyone about anonymity — someone once said on this forum that you're not nearly as anonymous as you think.

[BktBallRef]

I'm 100% sure the OP could have included his name in his email as I'm 100% sure Mr. Adams never read it. I'm sure his disdain for fanboys is just as strong as ours.

[canuckrefguy]

Originally Posted by Adam

"Thanks for being a fan of college basketball."

TRANSLATION: "Go to h***"



"Well...there it is."

[DevonMoore]

LOL...thanks for coming. And to all a good night! I've enjoyed yall bashing me too.

Peace! :-)

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by DevonMoore

LOL...thanks for coming. And to all a good night! I've enjoyed yall bashing me too.

Peace! :-)

With complete seriousness I ask you....what did you expect?

You came to an Officials forum and bashed officials.

And then you are surprised when people bash you back.

Not very intelligent...

And many people have said that the officials messed up. We all get that. The rest of us view it as an opportunity to learn from someone else's mistake. You view it as a travesty. Some want to get better at this craft, while others just want to gripe. You have made it clear which you are.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by DevonMoore

LOL...thanks for coming. And to all a good night! I've enjoyed yall bashing me too.

Peace! :-)

What were you waiting on, all of us to have a 16 year-old temper tantrum like you?

We already criticized the officials' actions in a separate thread. You just came here acting like a clown and now you're mad no one wants to join your circus.

You need to get a life, seriously.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

What were you waiting on, all of us to have a 16 year-old temper tantrum like you?

We already criticized the officials' actions in a separate thread. You just came here acting like a clown and now you're mad no one wants to join your circus.

You need to get a life, seriously.

+1

Peace

[OKREF]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

What were you waiting on, all of us to have a 16 year-old temper tantrum like you?

We already criticized the officials' actions in a separate thread. You just came here acting like a clown and now you're mad no one wants to join your circus.

You need to get a life, seriously.

Yea..

[OKREF]

Originally Posted by OKREF

Yea..

I'm just trying to get this to 8 pages.

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by OKREF

I'm just trying to get this to 8 pages.

Is that the over/under?