We really couldn’t have asked for better timing. In the first game played after we ran this must-read/watch entry, Duke and Saturday’s ACC officiating crew gave us another one one for the ages. Unlike the video from last Sunday that counted 12 steps that did not result in a travel, it is impossible for me […]
Officiating
The Great Traveling Conversation, Part One
I’ve been dying to get around to putting this on the blog for over a month now…and, I promise you that we will be focusing more and more and more on this in the future. This basketball season has finally seen attention being given to one of my biggest pet peeves in all of college […]
Virginia Tech Gameday Thread
For two programs on such dramatically opposite performance arcs, the head-to-head record is startling – the Pack has won 6 games in a row. For Hokie fans, it must be hard to imagine what your program might have accomplished if not for this strange losing streak. I’m sure Seth Greenburg (aka “Basketball Grobe”) would prefer […]
A professional gambler’s view of the Tim Donaghy mess
You know that we like to go just a little beyond the original story with links and insight that are a little deeper than the story itself. With that said, we ran across this blog entry that includes some links to the news stories if you have an interest in following them. There is a […]
Friday Basketball Bytes
=======> Congratulations to Sean Miller and Xavier! In just 4 years he has already taken Xavier to a place in the NCAA Tournament where his former boss at NC State couldn’t achieve in a decade. It’s kind of hard to blame the strength of Duke and Carolina for our failure to succeed in anything outside […]
Duke Basketball Report Has To Shut Down Message Boards After NCAA Loss
Duke Basketball Report had to shut down their message board after today’s loss against West Virginia. I am not sure if you guys ever had the misfortune of reading “Carolina Blue” back in the 80’s and 90’s, but DBR’s propaganda would make John Kilgo blush. We can’t wait read their post game recap from the […]
Phantom Call Gives Duke Final Two Points
As both replays in this entry indicate, there was the slightest bit of contact during the first part of Nelson’s drive that was obviously initiated by Nelson’s hook. No whistle blew at the time of the contact. The whistle didn’t blow (and a foul wasn’t called) until a part of the play where there was […]
Clemson Sets NCAA Record for Futility, Officiating Takes the Spotlight (Updated 3:15 pm)
Preface – Poor Oliver Purnell. Now he knows how Rick Barnes felt. And, we just happen to have a great little reminder for him of how Frank Haith felt last year that you can see by clicking here. We are updating what was once the ‘open entry’ for Sunday with more fallout from Sunday’s Clemson-Carolina […]
Hess Holds Back on Roy
I fear the day that I am going to have to search our archives for the following quote from today’s Charlotte Observer in regards to the UNC-Nevada game last night. But, I just have a feeling and didn’t want to ignore this opportunity. Referees aren’t enforcing the NCAA’s “bench decorum” mandate designed to punish angry […]
Cincinnati Cries Foul In Loss at N.C. State
RALEIGH — Cincinnati tried to turn up the defensive pressure on N.C. State and paid for it with a huge number of fouls, a whopping disparity at the free-throw line — and its fifth straight loss.Brandon Costner scored 20 points Sunday night, leading N.C. State to an 85-77 victory and helping the Wolfpack stretch its […]
