Haven’t verified this, but pretty wild allegation.
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Right. Pretty sensational claim but it jibes with what a lot of us thought we were seeing.Startling if true.
But I have no idea who Grant Peters is … so I think I may need some independent corroboration of that claim before presuming his tweet correct.
We are a good gamble in Vegas. I think we need to understand that before saying they just hate Cal. All coaches rip the refs, even K did it. This is about the money line and how much Vegas can make off of the lost bets if we lose. I believe certain refs are paid by Vegas bookies or massive organizations to influence game outcomes.SEC refs suck, and they all seem to hate Cal. It’s a bad combo.
I think both can be true. But I absolutely think refs hate Cal and it’s a factor.We are a good gamble in Vegas. I think we need to understand that before saying they just hate Cal. All coaches rip the refs, even K did it. This is about the money line and how much Vegas can make off of the lost bets if we lose. I believe certain refs are paid by Vegas bookies or massive organizations to influence game outcomes.
And the SEC assigning refs to manipulate games to get a couple more SEC teams into the dance. How much does the SEC get for each team making the tournament?I think both can be true. But I absolutely think refs hate Cal and it’s a factor.
And Cal worries about the referees instead of the playersSEC refs suck, and they all seem to hate Cal. It’s a bad combo.
I don’t know, but it’s exhausting watching other leagues bend over backwards to protect their cash cows, while the SEC screws us. Imagine them trying to do that to Bama in football, their fans would burn everything to the ground.And the SEC assigning refs to manipulate games to get a couple more SEC teams into the dance. How much does the SEC get for each team making the tournament?
This is a big factor, too. I think it was KSR who said for the KSU game, Cal came out ready to fight with the ref (who was one of Higgins’ buddies).And Cal worries about the referees instead of the players
Yep I told my wife last night, just wait until we turn on the TV for today’s SEC games. The place will be empty. The SEC just sent home an entire stadium full of fans spending money on merch, perking up that area’s weekend economy, and making the stadium exciting.I don’t know, but it’s exhausting watching other leagues bend over backwards to protect their cash cows, while the SEC screws us. Imagine them trying to do that to Bama in football, their fans would burn everything to the ground.
Couch is an insufferable asshole and has brought a lot of it on himself with his tongue.
1st half foul disparity shows everything how the game was managed. There were no consistency.. kills the momentum..
This might be post of the year.I don’t know, but it’s exhausting watching other leagues bend over backwards to protect their cash cows, while the SEC screws us. Imagine them trying to do that to Bama in football, their fans would burn everything to the ground.
I'm not a big conspiracy guy, but that doesn't mean that some conspiracies don't have merit.Sports gambling is ruining all sports. You will never convince me that refs don’t manipulate games to align with their anonymous gambling. Or are paid under the table for influencing the game to go a certain way (Vegas). Or paid bonuses by the SEC to influence games to get bubble teams into the dance.
I read the SEC makes approx $2M per NCAA tourney game that contains an SEC teamAnd the SEC assigning refs to manipulate games to get a couple more SEC teams into the dance. How much does the SEC get for each team making the tournament?
I got bad news for you if you're hoping Dan Hurley is our next coach..
Also our own fans went after officials. We stepped in it ourselves. Hard to blame Cal for the calls when we might be the most loathed fanbase in the eyes of the refs.
And that official no longer calls Kentucky games.And why did our fans go after officials?
Rhetorical question of course. It was bad before that. We kept getting screwed over in the biggest games by the same guy. Why was it happening then?
Both are true. This game was exactly like the previous game with A&M, we changed nothing defensively and they did the same thing offensively and we had the same result. Although the refs sucked I'm not going to complain about them because we got exactly what we deserved.The refs were terrible. Our preparation, coaching, and adjustments during the game were worse.
The design is no accountability. That couldn’t go anything but wrong - if your goal is a fair and honest outcome.I'm not a big conspiracy guy, but that doesn't mean that some conspiracies don't have merit.
I work with a guy who used to play D2 ball and refs a lot of high school games. The last few years he's reffed several A10 games, mostly in Dayton. I think he makes about $300/gm. I'd imagine power 5 refs make no more than $1k/gm. You telling me that 100% of these refs wouldn't be tempted by thousands of potential dollars that can be made by "missing" a few calls per game with zero accountability after the fact?
There needs to be a serious investigation into college basketball officiating. Incompetence can't account for all of this.
And why did our fans go after officials?
Rhetorical question of course. It was bad before that. We kept getting screwed over in the biggest games by the same guy. Why was it happening then?