If you go back and watch that game I don't think anyone in the front office of the SEC can tell you what rules they use to make some of those calls, they let the game get out of hand, did not call the game even close to even just look at the free throw difference. They were not even consistent in what they did call or did not call.
The reels of phantom fouls that I’ve seen people compile is pretty astounding. You know it’s happening when you’re watching but seeing them again is something else.
I’m just glad Pope and staff have contacted SEC offices and aren’t gonna let that shit slide.
You can slide 40' if want until you stop.. Just can't turn over or try to get up after that.. The rest I agree with..
Remember about 5 or 6 years ago the NCAA said that basketball was not football, but a game of finesse and movement and should be called that way? Whatever happened to that? None of the refs were willing to call 120 fouls a game to stop it so the NCAA just blew it off and here we are with pushing in the lower back, holding the rim when unnecessary to protect oneself, arm bars, flopping, mugging, holding, throwing people to the ground and I could go on for a few more sentences. If something isn't done, it's going to be a Triple A league for NBA aspirants with thuggery being the most important skill, if you can call it that. By today's rules, I guess it is considered a skill.
Enraging....he's right there with a clear look on both
There is no travel for just sliding on your back as long as you don’t attempt to stand up or roll over. But other than that, the ref were definitely biased toward Georgia. Sad this seems to happen to UK regularly.
“Based on our whistle in our first two SEC games, we’re doing in-depth study right now on — we’re not interested in what the rules are, we’re interested in the rules that are being called,” he said. “We want to push the envelope as far as we can toward the rules that are being called more than just following the rules that are written. … We’re learning the whistle right now. We got a massive education on the whistle last night.”
I've seen several posted on various social media platforms. After watching them the officiating was worse than I thought( how that is even possible astounds me)
Aren't they supposed to call obvious flopping against the perpetrator?
Wish he was more specific. I did not know there are different rules for different conferences and different teams? Pope needs to get to know the refs we have a history with. Figure out how to overcome the bias with those few. Or recruit good enough to blow everybody out so the refs have no chance. Any idea's of what calls he is referring to that are different than the way he is used to?
He ain't wrong. Travels, palming the ball, flopping, hanging on the rim and the list goes on and on of things that doesn't get called. He is certainly right that the game isn't called the way the rules are written anymore. I watched Kansas last night and KJ Adams did a chin up and pulled 1/2 of his upper body above the rim on a dunk when nobody was around him and he was in no danger of falling with no technical call. Against us Cyril jerked and pulled on the rim like he was trying to tear the goal down on a dunk with no technical call. UGA flopped on every trip down the floor trying to get a call and was a technical called for flopping like the rule states? No a foul was called on us. It's a flipping joke to watch how much stuff officials let go these days. It almost makes the game unwatchable.
First video , it’s a correct call. Shooter is entitled for space to land . Butler takes that away. No complains there.
Correction, it does make the game unwatchable.
Well welll…. This is going to be interesting…SEC it is what it is today in basketball including officiating because Kentucky . While at Kentucky Cal has lobbied for more investment in basketball facilities, coaches, players, NIL money, rule changing in officiating having as base a stronger sec will benefit everyone ( schools, more money, more teams in NCAA tournament) and of course will benefit Kentucky having to play against stronger in conference competition.
The SEC or any conference will never admit they have rogue or bad refs. They will go to their graves giving the impression that their refs are the best in the sport. Even if they do review questionable games, I highly doubt any "boss" of a ref sits down in their weekly 1:1 and holds them accountable.
The refs are not calling the games the way they do without the express blessing from conferences…
After watching the Kentucky on the road circus, my first road UK game @ Indiana on Dec. 7, 1974 (Bloomington) to now, I would say I've seen it all, but I know I haven't.
I really thought that very bad calls were made over the entire game. The monitors were in use wat too much. In the end, I read that UK had 25 fouls while Georgia had 20. Cyril neutralized our inside presence while he was in the game, but he fouled out. The discrepancy in fouls called does not warrant all of the attention it seems to be getting. jmo
