Old T.V. Teddy was the only ref I saw that wouldn't take Bob Knight's bull crap.
I forgot about Ayers and Jaime Luckie
What ever happened to that poster? He was even a moderator for awhile if I'm not mistaken.
Excellent list. Hard pressed to beat it.
I forgot about sirmons, absolutely ballgame!
Had a most admired list at the office and most hated list also. Guess which list Paul Galvin was on?
Rutledge haunted us between 1978 and 2000.
Thanks. Thought I remembered Cawood talking about both. He didn’t mince words.
Oh yeah remember it well. Remember listening in the late 60’s, early 70’s. Moving left to right on your radio dial lol. He would also call it as he saw it, if the cats sucked, he said so. Today I mute it if watching sports. I can figure out what’s going on without the ridiculous input. But I’d give anything to hear Cawood one more time. A shame 92 Duke was his last. But he went out in style despite K.
That's the thing about Sirmons, he seems like a top flight official outside of UK games. I think he just hates Cal. I wouldn't say that about Ayers or roofie. They are incompetent as Shows and Pat Adams.
That’s a very good list. Some that have retired I’d add include Curtis Shaw and Tom Lopes.
The SEC as a whole. Worst basketball referees in the world. They should even be allowed to call junior high games.
Don't leave out John Clougherty, maybe the alltime worst. Of those now working
I thought about Kimble. Dorsey I remember being bad but not specifics.
I put Dorsey on there because, while only officiating 3 UK games, we are 0-3 with him. He was on the whistle in 2019 for our Elite Eight OT loss to Auburn. Though in foul trouble, Auburn pulled of a “miracle of miracles” by not getting called for a single foul in the final 9:16 or so of play! In a game that went to overtime. Where the winner went to the Final Four.
Make that 0-4 as of 1/10/23.
