Doug Shows is one of the refs. ![[roll]](http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/img/emoticons/classic/roll.r191677.gif "roll [roll]")
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You can only laugh.Refs tonite
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I was gonna give crying a tryDoug Shows is one of the refs.
I just started to drink heavily...it could end up swinging either way on the laughing or crying. Happy drunk or sad drunk, only time will tell.
Was just getting ready to post something along these lines.
It seems to me like we’ve gotten a decent whistle from Shows the last few seasons. Whatever hostility was there during Cal’s first few years seems to be gone.
At least that’s my perception. I could be wrong.
10 Worst NCAA Men’s DI Basketball Referees, 2008-9 through 2012-13
Rank Referee Common Conferences Home Foul Margin (per game) Net Home Foul Margin (all five seasons) Games
1 Antinio Petty Atlantic Sun, SEC -3.10 -942.6 304
2 Doug Shows Big East, SEC -2.99 -1157 387
3 Rick Hartzell SEC, Sun Belt -2.97 -1210 408
4 Bernard Clinton A-10, ACC -2.65 -772.4 292
5 John Gaffney Big 10, Big East -2.63 -972.3 369
6 Bo Boroski Big 10, MAC -2.62 -1034.8 395
7 Lamar Simpson A-10, SEC -2.61 -781.6 299
8 Terry Wymer Big 10, MAC -2.61 -976.7 374
9 Les Jones ACC, Big East -2.57 -1122 436
10 Tom O’Neill Big 12, Mountain West -2.57 -1121.3 436
Among the 68 referees in the sample, the average home foul margin is -2. In the last five seasons, Antinio Petty has called one more foul on the road team than the home team, per game, than the average referee of his kind. This is not 100 percent conclusive; perhaps by chance, in his games the road teams really did deserve more fouls than in those games refereed by others. But it is certainly suggestive, especially over five full seasons. Likely, a hollering home crowd affects Petty’s judgement more so than others’. Likely, the above referees (unconsciously) not only favor the home team a bit, but a bit more so than other referees.
And here is the other end of the spectrum:
10 Best NCAA Men’s DI Basketball Referees, 2008-9 through 2012-13
Rank Referee Common Conferences Home Foul Margin (per game) Net Home Foul Margin (all five seasons) Games
1 John Cahill Big East, SEC -1.04 -420.8 404
2 Anthony Jordan SEC, SWAC -1.07 -305.2 285
3 Dwayne Gladden A-10, CAA -1.21 -390.6 322
4 Wally Rutecki MAAC, Big East -1.23 -408.7 331
5 Jeff Clark A-10, Big East -1.30 -421.2 325
6 Gene Steratore Big 10, Big East -1.30 -398.9 306
7 Pat Driscoll Big 10, Big East -1.42 -503.1 354
8 Mike Eades ACC, Big 10 -1.49 -676.5 454
9 Glenn Mayborg Big 10, MAC -1.50 -412.9 275
10 Sean Hull ACC, CAA -1.53 -482.7 316
Notice that all referees call more fouls on the road team than the home team. This may indicate that all referees are biased (by home crowds) or that away teams objectively foul more than home teams. Neither notion is ridiculous; both are probably true to some degree.
Was John Cahill really the best referee in college basketball the last five seasons? There are lots of different ways to answer. It seems he was the least swayed by the fans, the biggest distraction a referee faces in his job. These results suggest that Cahill kept his focus on what actually went down on the court, more so than any ref. Often in the same arenas, refereeing the same teams as Petty (they both worked in the SEC), Cahill was less susceptible to the crowd to the tune of two fewer home net fouls per game. What a guy.
Rank Referee Common Conferences Home Foul Margin (per game) Net Home Foul Margin (all five seasons) Games
1 Antinio Petty Atlantic Sun, SEC -3.10 -942.6 304
2 Doug Shows Big East, SEC -2.99 -1157 387
3 Rick Hartzell SEC, Sun Belt -2.97 -1210 408
4 Bernard Clinton A-10, ACC -2.65 -772.4 292
5 John Gaffney Big 10, Big East -2.63 -972.3 369
6 Bo Boroski Big 10, MAC -2.62 -1034.8 395
7 Lamar Simpson A-10, SEC -2.61 -781.6 299
8 Terry Wymer Big 10, MAC -2.61 -976.7 374
9 Les Jones ACC, Big East -2.57 -1122 436
10 Tom O’Neill Big 12, Mountain West -2.57 -1121.3 436
Among the 68 referees in the sample, the average home foul margin is -2. In the last five seasons, Antinio Petty has called one more foul on the road team than the home team, per game, than the average referee of his kind. This is not 100 percent conclusive; perhaps by chance, in his games the road teams really did deserve more fouls than in those games refereed by others. But it is certainly suggestive, especially over five full seasons. Likely, a hollering home crowd affects Petty’s judgement more so than others’. Likely, the above referees (unconsciously) not only favor the home team a bit, but a bit more so than other referees.
And here is the other end of the spectrum:
10 Best NCAA Men’s DI Basketball Referees, 2008-9 through 2012-13
Rank Referee Common Conferences Home Foul Margin (per game) Net Home Foul Margin (all five seasons) Games
1 John Cahill Big East, SEC -1.04 -420.8 404
2 Anthony Jordan SEC, SWAC -1.07 -305.2 285
3 Dwayne Gladden A-10, CAA -1.21 -390.6 322
4 Wally Rutecki MAAC, Big East -1.23 -408.7 331
5 Jeff Clark A-10, Big East -1.30 -421.2 325
6 Gene Steratore Big 10, Big East -1.30 -398.9 306
7 Pat Driscoll Big 10, Big East -1.42 -503.1 354
8 Mike Eades ACC, Big 10 -1.49 -676.5 454
9 Glenn Mayborg Big 10, MAC -1.50 -412.9 275
10 Sean Hull ACC, CAA -1.53 -482.7 316
Notice that all referees call more fouls on the road team than the home team. This may indicate that all referees are biased (by home crowds) or that away teams objectively foul more than home teams. Neither notion is ridiculous; both are probably true to some degree.
Was John Cahill really the best referee in college basketball the last five seasons? There are lots of different ways to answer. It seems he was the least swayed by the fans, the biggest distraction a referee faces in his job. These results suggest that Cahill kept his focus on what actually went down on the court, more so than any ref. Often in the same arenas, refereeing the same teams as Petty (they both worked in the SEC), Cahill was less susceptible to the crowd to the tune of two fewer home net fouls per game. What a guy.
This is great stuff and aligns with the other thread that describes the advantages with home court advantage in the SEC when it comes to foul disparity.
This report shows that of the top 10 rated refs, only one worked the SEC. Conversely, of the lowest rated refs, 4 of the 10 worked the SEC.
Better than Higgins or AyersDoug Shows is one of the refs.
To me Shows has never been a bad guy. Not saying I’m a big fan of his, also he could certainly gain by learning how to just let them play. But to me bad is dirty, agenda-based stuff. Stuff I think of when I see Higgins and Pat Adams, or Hess, Clougherty and Rutledge back in the day. Incidentally I’d kinda like to see Bruce Campbell play Doug Shows or maybe vice versa.
He's calmed down a lot since Higgins had to endure Cat fans wrath.
Maybe he owns a roofing company.
Know you’re joking but Doug Shows really did mellow out a lot since returning after his accident.
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