Wow, Vitale just made a very cogent point. There's no acceptable reason for NCAA basketball not to have full time professional refs.

The money is there and the incompetence of the current officials is clearly a detriment to the game.

2/28/2013 2:22:08 PM

LOL. Right... I'm sure the NCAA will jump right on that.

2/28/2013 2:52:02 PM

I think it would be practical for D1 football but no way in basketball. There are ~350 teams

2/28/2013 4:13:56 PM

How much did the NCAA bank off of the most recent basketball deal? It's not matter of cost, it's a matter of willingness to do it. The money is there, it's a matter of making the decision to do it. I'm not saying it's going to happen, just that it should and that there's no real reason outside of NCAA greed that it couldn't happen.

It would be easier just because of the number of teams, but it's going to be less likely to happen in football because the NCAA has so little stake in big time college football, they just don't profit off it as much as an institution.

[Edited on February 28, 2013 at 4:30 PM. Reason : sdfsd]

2/28/2013 4:29:21 PM

how about get better people and better training. and better shot clocks. there have been all kinds of shot clock problems this year.

Also more disciplinary action for bad refs. you blow a bunch of calls your ass sits. also work the refs in crews instead of a mix bag every game.

this year has been terrible. let them bang for 30 mins with the occasional hand check foul and then start blowing the whistle on everything in the last 5-10 mins. Then the next game they call everything and 4 people foul out.

Also the charge call has gotten way out of hand. There needs to be a flopping foul added to negate all these TV Teddy charge calls.

/rant

2/28/2013 4:33:17 PM

I've been picking UNC to lose this game in an hour. We'll see. I think we took it out of them abit. But again, we'll see. Should be entertaining.

2/28/2013 6:09:46 PM

Clemson is letting carolina just drop uncontested 3s

Not that I should expect anything out of clemson when they're playing carolina.

2/28/2013 7:07:49 PM

no surprise but carolina getting away with a lot of contact on rebounds

2/28/2013 7:22:37 PM

Hope this game gets close so they can get Hess'd

2/28/2013 8:04:40 PM

Why is McAdoo pronounced MACadoo Thought Mc and Mac are pronounced differently.

2/28/2013 8:11:27 PM

He's half black. he can get away with it.

2/28/2013 8:15:01 PM

We almost lost to this clemson team and did lose to this UNC team

2/28/2013 8:27:15 PM

they don't have KJ McDaniels so its not completely the same team

2/28/2013 8:32:58 PM

This Clemson team is garbage, can't believe we almost lost to them twice

2/28/2013 8:33:30 PM

they live and die by the three.

2/28/2013 8:36:35 PM

What is McAdoo's strength?

[Edited on February 28, 2013 at 8:48 PM. Reason : .]

2/28/2013 8:36:47 PM

well, Go Duke

i'd rather play UVA in the 4/5 game than UNC anyway

2/28/2013 8:50:14 PM

UVA is hyped, got a bad feeling about this

2/28/2013 9:08:27 PM

Dont we want Duke to win for seeding?

2/28/2013 9:09:19 PM

^yup, Coach k needs to start screaming

2/28/2013 9:09:49 PM

^ Yeah that's why I have a bad feeling

2/28/2013 9:10:15 PM

Wouldn't it be better for us to have UVa win? Because any scenario where we are in a tie with Virginia is bad for us where if we are tied with UNC alone we hold that one.

Hinges on Duke beating UNC of course and us winning out.

2/28/2013 9:10:53 PM

We could still pass both of them right? If duke loses a few and UVA drops the rest besides this one

2/28/2013 9:11:39 PM

Virginia will fuck us in every way they can this season. Beat us in our one meeting, injured Brown, and will beat Duke tonight. They will probably beat us in the ACC tournament too just to twist the knife. Didn't we have to beat them in the ACCT last year just to make it in to the NCAAT? They need to join Maryland in the Big 10

[Edited on February 28, 2013 at 9:15 PM. Reason : .]

2/28/2013 9:11:53 PM

Yeah we need either of them to keep losing cause we can catch either UVA or unc

2/28/2013 9:12:53 PM

we could beat out UVA if they lose and another and we win out.

Duke will take the #2 spot, that would leave UNC at the 3 and us at 4

theres no way Duke loses to UNC, in my mind.


I like that much better than playing with the 5 seed.

2/28/2013 9:13:31 PM

Looks like Duke is looking past Virginia for their big game with Miami.

2/28/2013 9:14:24 PM

Duke "looking ahead" is bullshit. UVa can still catch Duke.

2/28/2013 9:15:58 PM

lol would be hilarious to see Duke drop to Miami, UVA, and UNC.

In theory they could end up in 5th, though I would have to double check the tiebreak in that situation.

2/28/2013 9:19:03 PM

so i guess our situation is hilarious already

2/28/2013 9:24:38 PM

Fuck off

2/28/2013 9:27:06 PM

Even when State is picked to win the conference, both UNC and Duke will still finish ahead in the standings.

2/28/2013 9:31:37 PM

^

2/28/2013 9:33:13 PM

espn was looking ahead but i assure you duke was not

2/28/2013 9:34:56 PM

Plumlee doing a great impression of Vandy

2/28/2013 9:35:43 PM

i wonder who UVA will injure this game?

2/28/2013 10:12:39 PM

K is the only coach in America who doesn't get T'd for that.

2/28/2013 10:19:37 PM

Will they retire Kelly's jersey

2/28/2013 10:27:27 PM

this game is far from over

even if Duke is down 10 with a minute to go, K will make sure they foul Virginia at least 9 times, and Curry will hit a couple 3's

[Edited on February 28, 2013 at 10:31 PM. Reason : .]

2/28/2013 10:31:15 PM

ayers and company swallowing whistles... geez

[Edited on February 28, 2013 at 10:33 PM. Reason : thats a little better]

2/28/2013 10:31:37 PM

Ha amazing plumlee is getting those fouls

2/28/2013 10:33:08 PM

fuck UVA

WTF is duke doing fouling 80 ft from the basket

[Edited on February 28, 2013 at 10:35 PM. Reason : idiots]

2/28/2013 10:34:51 PM

Will UVA storm the court?

[Edited on February 28, 2013 at 10:38 PM. Reason : Everyone else is doing it]

2/28/2013 10:37:35 PM

duke would lose in a game that actually hurts us.

2/28/2013 10:41:02 PM

This asshole

2/28/2013 10:46:43 PM

Man, if it wasn't for Curry Duke would be getting their shit pushed in. Plumlee is playing like a little bitch and Sulaimon can't even come close to guarding Harris.

[Edited on February 28, 2013 at 10:47 PM. Reason : gkjg]

2/28/2013 10:47:08 PM

Gah I hate UVA

2/28/2013 10:48:02 PM

man crush on Joe Harris has been developing all season

tonight may have put it over the edge

2/28/2013 10:48:19 PM

Quote :

"He was beating the heck out of these two young ladies. He can stroke it"

2/28/2013 10:49:33 PM

^ I lol'd

2/28/2013 10:49:49 PM