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[johnsliva]

:huh: :blink: :huh: ok I am not generally a conspiracy theorist but did anyone notice that the calls today seemed to favor Duke and Kentucky. I know they wanted that to be the final game, the most exciting, the ratings grabber and espn was praying for it,but did the refs have to help out so much? Hey maybe I just hate cal but the calls from diving players the non calls the general inconsistency, maybe the refs just plain sucked tonight. It just took away form 4 teams who came to play. Congrats to duke and Wisconsin.

 

[Marillac]

UK was getting the calls, but that phantom foul on Harrison at the end took away UK's chance to win, putting Wisconsin ahead by four.

 

[thakid]

UK got calls but the phantom harrison foul and the shot clock violation not called were huge for Wisco. And Duke won by 20 so refs didn't even come into that.

 

[redken]

I was watching the feed that had an obvious UK bias (TWC Manhattan, Channel 3): whoever was giving color commentary (he was decked out in UK blue!), he adamantly saw every call against UK or for Wisconsin as an utter abomination. Go figure. ... and, go Badgers, and adios UK!

 

[thetux1]

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I was watching the feed that had an obvious UK bias (TWC Manhattan, Channel 3): whoever was giving color commentary (he was decked out in UK blue!), he adamantly saw every call against UK or for Wisconsin as an utter abomination. Go figure. ... and, go Badgers, and adios UK!

That was Rex Chapman. I stuck with them for most of the game as it was pure comedy gold

 

[doodyny33]

:huh: :blink: :huh: ok I am not generally a conspiracy theorist but did anyone notice that the calls today seemed to favor Duke and Kentucky. I know they wanted that to be the final game, the most exciting, the ratings grabber and espn was praying for it,but did the refs have to help out so much? Hey maybe I just hate cal but the calls from diving players the non calls the general inconsistency, maybe the refs just plain sucked tonight. It just took away form 4 teams who came to play. Congrats to duke and Wisconsin.

The refs in the Kentucky vs. Wisconsin game had a brutal 5 minute stretch there to close the game. Not calling the Lyles flagrant, phantom charge calls, and missing a shot clock violation. Not sure what happened there, but it was absolutely embarrassing to watch.

 

[gman]

:huh: :blink: :huh: ok I am not generally a conspiracy theorist but did anyone notice that the calls today seemed to favor Duke and Kentucky. I know they wanted that to be the final game, the most exciting, the ratings grabber and espn was praying for it,but did the refs have to help out so much? Hey maybe I just hate cal but the calls from diving players the non calls the general inconsistency, maybe the refs just plain sucked tonight. It just took away form 4 teams who came to play. Congrats to duke and Wisconsin.

The refs in the Kentucky vs. Wisconsin game had a brutal 5 minute stretch there to close the game. Not calling the Lyles flagrant, phantom charge calls, and missing a shot clock violation. Not sure what happened there, but it was absolutely embarrassing to watch.

They were pretty bad at the end but I honestly think all their mistakes balanced out.

The UK kid should have been ejected.

 

[sjc88]

The refs in the Kentucky vs. Wisconsin game had a brutal 5 minute stretch there to close the game. Not calling the Lyles flagrant, phantom charge calls, and missing a shot clock violation. Not sure what happened there, but it was absolutely embarrassing to watch.[/quote]

I don't know about conspiracy and all that. However, the Refs must have been viewing the Lyles flagrant via Kentuckyvision glasses. That was a horrific decision. Flagrant 1 at least. How could you not call that AFTER watching a replay. The announcers were even surprised on the broadcast.

 

[doodyny33]

:huh: :blink: :huh: ok I am not generally a conspiracy theorist but did anyone notice that the calls today seemed to favor Duke and Kentucky. I know they wanted that to be the final game, the most exciting, the ratings grabber and espn was praying for it,but did the refs have to help out so much? Hey maybe I just hate cal but the calls from diving players the non calls the general inconsistency, maybe the refs just plain sucked tonight. It just took away form 4 teams who came to play. Congrats to duke and Wisconsin.

The refs in the Kentucky vs. Wisconsin game had a brutal 5 minute stretch there to close the game. Not calling the Lyles flagrant, phantom charge calls, and missing a shot clock violation. Not sure what happened there, but it was absolutely embarrassing to watch.

They were pretty bad at the end but I honestly think all their mistakes balanced out.

The UK kid should have been ejected.

I'm not sure he should've been ejected, but definitely a flagrant 1.

And in the end, you're right. In a way, the no call flagrant and the shot clock violation offset.

 

[ras]

I agree When I saw the flagrant foul not being called , I thought it was a Kentucky bias. But watching the end of the game changed my mind.

 

[redken]

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I was watching the feed that had an obvious UK bias (TWC Manhattan, Channel 3): whoever was giving color commentary (he was decked out in UK blue!), he adamantly saw every call against UK or for Wisconsin as an utter abomination. Go figure. ... and, go Badgers, and adios UK!

That was Rex Chapman. I stuck with them for most of the game as it was pure comedy gold

Thanks, tux. For you, it might have been "pure comedy gold," but for me, it was sheer agony. Had I know that Raftery & co. were only five channels away (something I didn't know until a friend called to celebrate Wisconsin's win), it would have been a quick goodbye to Rex & co.

 

[simplyred]

For each game yesterday, there was a "national broadcast" and a broadcast that was geared toward the fans of each team. They were on different channels and it was indicated at the bottom of the screen.

 

[redken]

For each game yesterday, there was a "national broadcast" and a broadcast that was geared toward the fans of each team. They were on different channels and it was indicated at the bottom of the screen.

So now you tell me.

Preferred it when game was on CBS and everyone -- not just cable subscribers -- could watch and enjoy one of American's greatest sporting events.

 

[simplyred]

For each game yesterday, there was a "national broadcast" and a broadcast that was geared toward the fans of each team. They were on different channels and it was indicated at the bottom of the screen.

So now you tell me.

Preferred it when game was on CBS and everyone -- not just cable subscribers -- could watch and enjoy one of American's greatest sporting events.

I remember when radio, television and water were free.

 

[redken]

For each game yesterday, there was a "national broadcast" and a broadcast that was geared toward the fans of each team. They were on different channels and it was indicated at the bottom of the screen.

So now you tell me.

Preferred it when game was on CBS and everyone -- not just cable subscribers -- could watch and enjoy one of American's greatest sporting events.

I remember when radio, television and water were free.

And the only ones who tweeted were canaries.