Bob Valvano on officiating...

[YourPublicEnemy]

The idea that refs do not contain human emotion that can affect decisions is total BS. When same ref can call a reach in 45-feet from the basket on Fox and then turn around and call nothing when Fox gets hammered before the half or when Monk gets knocked to the ground by Jackson, shows that he likes to pick and choose what to call when it benefits what he wants.

I'm telling you that players would do better calling their own fouls than NCAA refs. But you cannot deny a common denominator when four NCAA Tournament losses contain the same official and your winning percentage is about 50 percent less when this guy is the referee. Every game he called resulted in horrendous officiating and controversy that cost us the game each time.

If you were an employer and four bad incidents occurred and one employee was the common factor in all of these, is that not suspicious?

 

[CapnBlubs]

Bob Valvano literally broadcasts UofL games. To have any association at all with that gutter program invalidates anything you ever say.

 

[Cowtown Cat]

This dude is a complete dumbass if he truly believes that nonsense.

 

[Cowtown Cat]

The idea that refs do not contain human emotion that can affect decisions is total BS. When same ref can call a reach in 45-feet from the basket on Fox and then turn around and call nothing when Fox gets hammered before the half or when Monk gets knocked to the ground by Jackson, shows that he likes to pick and choose what to call when it benefits what he wants.

I'm telling you that players would do better calling their own fouls than NCAA refs. But you cannot deny a common denominator when four NCAA Tournament losses contain the same official and your winning percentage is about 50 percent less when this guy is the referee. Every game he called resulted in horrendous officiating and controversy that cost us the game each time.

If you were an employer and four bad incidents occurred and one employee was the common factor in all of these, is that not suspicious?

No doubt about it, bud. Good post.

 

[Bryo72]

Bob is living off from his brother's name. All he does is suck off Rick.

Fifteen seconds of the Richard and Bob show! (Some may get it)

 

[EvilMD]

I wonder if Valvano and the U of L fans were singing the same tune in 2014 when we beat them in the Sweet 16? Hmmm, I seem to remember them saying the exact same things about refs we are saying now.

 

[TyCatPrice14]

Said today if you think any referee has an agenda you are wrong. Said their superiors would see right through it. Basically acted as though it was impossible that a ref would do anything to intentionally disadvantage a team. I say complete BS

 

[musrat59]

If Higgins isn't biased, Then I suggest he go see a good Ophthalmologist.

 

[Big Foot 275]

You would have to be a complete moron to think that there are not referees with agendas out there. It's like any profession.
There are always a few bad apples.
It is very easy for a ref to make a few calls in a game to influence the outcome and no one would ever be the wiser.