Who in the SEC gets the most favorable whistle?

[Jireh]

Life on the road for any team is tough but certain places are tougher than others. I'm not talking about crowd noise, etc. I'm talking about calls/non calls.

Each year is different. I thought the game at Arkansas two years ago was maybe the worst officiated game in recent memory. There have been other badly called games here and there but I think generally most games are called ok. But I would have to say the most consistently poorly officiated SEC road venue would have to be at Vandy. Vandy seems to be the Duke of the SEC in regards to officiating. Not looking forward to going there later this season.

 

[clevenger32]

#14 - Kentucky...have your pick on who ranks 13 through 1 on favorable. There are no other flagship programs in any of the other major conferences....Duke, Kansas, Michigan State, Arizona etc where the conferences don't celebrate the fact that they are are great and in their league. The SEC goes out of their way (prove me otherwise) that they don't downplay the fact and try to diminish the presence of the #1 program of all time.

 

[KWilt43atbuzz]

Id say Vanderbilt

 

[johnnyflcat4life]

Ben Simmons all by himself. Never seen a kid yell at refs and hack entire game and get away with it. Also if you breathe or fart near this kid he is going to the line.

 

[gossie21]

It's hard to imagine Vandy getting a more favorable whistle at home than what they got yesterday. But I'm sure it will happen.

 

[marshalfan]

I would have to say that it probably very close to even when all is said and done. Each fan base thinks they are getting the shaft

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Arkansas far and away.

Old days was Ewe Tee.

Vandy is no picnic.

 

[Primedfor9]

Some of the most blatant favorism officiating I've seen is when Arkansas plays at home.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Man, other than Marshalfan, I handed out a lot of likes.

Vandy, Florida, Tennessee, LSU and a few others get calls. UK with all its success get shit.

 

[marshalfan]

I did not say they even out every game. Sure there are games when calls do not go in your favor but we are not picked on by the refs

 

[marshalfan]

I did not say they even out every game you ignorant ass. Sure there are games when calls do not go in your favor but we are not picked on by the refs

I am totally devastated you didn't give me a like.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

I did not say they even out every game you ignorant ass. Sure there are games when calls do not go in your favor but we are not picked on by the refs

You called me an ignorant ass? Want to take an IQ test butthole?

I have forgotten more about UK basketball than you will ever know. So stick it where the sun does not shine.

 

[zannmann]

Anyone playing Kentucky.

 

[marshalfan]

You called me an ignorant ass? Want to take an IQ test butthole?

I have forgotten more about UK basketball than you will ever know. So stick it where the sun does not shine.

You might be very surprised about what I know about UK basketball. You are the one that started the childish name calling.

 

[Blue Decade]

Life on the road for any team is tough but certain places are tougher than others. I'm not talking about crowd noise, etc. I'm talking about calls/non calls.

Each year is different. I thought the game at Arkansas two years ago was maybe the worst officiated game in recent memory. There have been other badly called games here and there but I think generally most games are called ok. But I would have to say the most consistently poorly officiated SEC road venue would have to be at Vandy. Vandy seems to be the Duke of the SEC in regards to officiating. Not looking forward to going there later this season.

LOL! Do we really need another thread on the SEC officiating conspiracy?

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

You might be very surprised about what I know about UK basketball. You are the one that started the childish name calling.

My only statement was:

Man, other than Marshalfan, I handed out a lot of likes.
Vandy, Florida, Tennessee, LSU and a few others get calls. UK with all its success get shit.​

Please point out the 'childish name calling'?

Oh maybe you refer to:

BULLSHIT. Damn you are absolutely ignorant of the game yesterday boozo.​

Is Bozo 'childish name calling'?

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

LOL! Do we really need another thread on the SEC officiating conspiracy?

YES.

 

[stenchymouse]

Arkansas plays that defensive style similar to UofL where they just hack the shit out of ya and the refs won't call em all.

I'd say that Vandy at home is the runaway winner as far as getting a favorable whistle though.

 

[marshalfan]

BULLSHIT. Damn you are absolutely ignorant of the game yesterday boozo.

You called me an ignorant bozo. I shouldn't have responded like I responded. BTW I wouldn't think a man with your superior IQ would misspell bozo.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

You called me an ignorant bozo. I shouldn't have responded like I responded. BTW I wouldn't think a man with your superior IQ would misspell bozo.

My IQ is out of the ceiling. After 49 years my wife has learned to say that! However, I often type things other than what my superior mind tells my fingers to do.

I do apologize for the BoOzo.

But if you come after me; expect me to be nasty. It is DNA.

 

[timshady]

Kentucky fans claiming they get shafted by the refs? Hilarious.

 

[TriCountyCat]

Thompson Bowling has produced some master pieces of shafting in the past. Honestly one of the worst called games I have ever seen in my life was when we went down there in 2010. What UT did to Bledsoe and Cousins in that game was almost criminal.

 

[Ugoff]

Kentucky fans claiming they get shafted by the refs? Hilarious.

You were saying?

 

[deplion]

Simple. The home team.

There is no league in the country with as blatant a home court bias as the SEC. There have even been statistical analyses done that confirm it.

 

[timshady]

You were saying?

Ok you win this time but next time it's on!

 

[mj2k10]

Simple. The home team.

There is no league in the country with as blatant a home court bias as the SEC. There have even been statistical analyses done that confirm it.

This I agree with. SEC officials really do seem to have a "homer" problem.

But the constant whining about officials on here, and the paranoid delusional persecution complex, is truly pathetic.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

This I agree with. SEC officials really do seem to have a "homer" problem.

But the constant whining about officials on here, and the paranoid delusional persecution complex, is truly pathetic.

Then we have masochistic dudes like you who apparently like to get cheated, huh?

Did you watch the Vanderbilt game?

Do you think that UK fouled Vandy five times more?

If you watched the game and thought the UK fouled five times more then you are a total basketball idiot.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

We get into these threads often. Some feel that it is politically incorrect to say anything negative about officiating. They close their eyes to blatant calls. All I ask is that we actually TELL THE TRUTH.

Doug Shows in not our friend.

 

[OHIO COLONEL]

If you ask the fans/players of 13 of the 14 teams in the conference...the answer would be UK.

 

[Jamal Mercer]

Kentucky, to fans of other teams, is the one that gets the favorable whistle.

I don't think that. But I also do not buy in to the "officials hate UK" stuff either.

 

[The_Answer1313]

Whichever team is aggressive and draws fouls.

I'm sorry. I think refs might be inconsistent but I don't believe certain teams get better whistles than others.

Teams that are aggressive and drive the ball get to the line more than teams that shoot jump shots.

 

[IIIBradIII]

What gets me are the folks that try to ignore the horrible officiating that we endure each and every year in NCAA basketball (not just the SEC, although is it without question the worst of the major conferences). Could you imagine the outcry if defensive offsides or offensive false starts were not called consistently in football? How about we just take away all of the sideline and goal line cameras and just go back to letting the officials make mistakes again. It's good enough for basketball - why not football?

 

[IIIBradIII]

Whichever team is aggressive and draws fouls.

I'm sorry. I think refs might be inconsistent but I don't believe certain teams get better whistles than others.

Teams that are aggressive and drive the ball get to the line more than teams that shoot jump shots.

Then you didn't watch the same Vandy game that the rest of us just watched.

 

[The_Answer1313]

Then you didn't watch the same Vandy game that the rest of us just watched.

The same Vandy team that leads the Sec in free throw rate?

Against a UK team where we have multiple players that can't play defense without getting into foul trouble? The same UK defense that ranks 13th in the SEC in Free Throw Rate.

Your right. Must have watched a different game

Or maybe just maybe Vandy is good at drawing fouls and we are bad at fouling.

 

[mj2k10]

We get into these threads often. Some feel that it is politically incorrect to say anything negative about officiating. They close their eyes to blatant calls. All I ask is that we actually TELL THE TRUTH.

Doug Shows in not our friend.

Yes, because your eyes, as a totally unbiased fan of UK, are the one truly objective measure of referee performance.

Refs are inconsistent, and make questionable calls in every single basketball game (and every other game that is officiated) that is played on the planet every single day of the year, dating back to the 1st game that was ever played. You know why? Because they're human beings officiating a quick-moving game in which a ton of potential rules' violations are highly subjective to begin with.

And yes, there probably are referees that don't like specific schools, or specific coaches. but the entire foundation of the game is pretty much based on the idea of the rules being applied equally to both sides in the game. There is a TON of motivation to maintain that balance. Because you know what? If one ref legitimately is trying to screw a certain school, how can any school know that there might not be a different ref who's out to screw them?

Unfortunately, certain people, sometimes even normally rational people, can't have a single sane thought in their head about officiating, and turn into the type of raving paranoid loons who burned witches 500 years ago.

 

[The_Answer1313]

Yes, because your eyes, as a totally unbiased fan of UK, are the one truly objective measure of referee performance.

Refs are inconsistent, and make questionable calls in every single basketball game (and every other game that is officiated) that is played on the planet every single day of the year, dating back to the 1st game that was ever played. You know why? Because they're human beings officiating a quick-moving game in which a ton of potential rules' violations are highly subjective to begin with.

And yes, there probably are referees that don't like specific schools, or specific coaches. but the entire foundation of the game is pretty much based on the idea of the rules being applied equally to both sides in the game. There is a TON of motivation to maintain that balance. Because you know what? If one ref legitimately is trying to screw a certain school, how can any school know that there might not be a different ref who's out to screw them?

Unfortunately, certain people, sometimes even normally rational people, can't have a single sane thought in their head about officiating, and turn into the type of raving paranoid loons who burned witches 500 years ago.

Bingo

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

Whoever doesn't get Doug Shows on a given night.

 

[KentuckyRLD]

I don't think the favorable whistle is related to location. I think the teams who get the calls are the ones where they happen to get the officials who are betting on the games and the officials are trying to either control the outcome or the spread, depending on how they have placed their bets. Kentucky being typically on the winning/favored side is going to appear to get fewer breaks because I think a lot of officials make their money by betting on UK to not cover the spread. Having control of the whistle can make you a lot of money if you are dishonest.

 

[mj2k10]

I don't think the favorable whistle is related to location. I think the teams who get the calls are the ones where they happen to get the officials who are betting on the games and the officials are trying to either control the outcome or the spread, depending on how they have placed their bets. Kentucky being typically on the winning/favored side is going to appear to get fewer breaks because I think a lot of officials make their money by betting on UK to not cover the spread. Having control of the whistle can make you a lot of money if you are dishonest.

Very rational. You should be a witch-hunter.

This might be helpful.

 

[docholiday51]

LOL! Do we really need another thread on the SEC officiating conspiracy?

Sure we do, an SEC official was on the grassy knoll in 63'