Before You Totally Meltdown on the Officiating

[Sooner04]

And make no mistake, it was atrocious, remember back just a few games.

In the first half against Colorado we did not attempt a single free throw. In the second half we shot 25.

Officiating sucks. The college game is ruled by guys who aren't offensively gifted but are good enough athletes to contribute and mug. Sometimes the games are called close, sometimes they are not. It was good of both coaches to get T's to at least swing some of the pitiful calls back the other way.

Be happy with the improvement. We're getting there.

 

[AdaSooner]

I agree with everything you said, 04. This loss was not the officials fault. Our players simply failed to adjust to the way the game was being called, and it cost us.

The officiating was bad both ways. Ford was right to get a technical when the officials ignored or didn't see Pledger's hook, but called Page for a foul instead. There were horrible calls and no-calls throughout the game. OU may have come out on the short end of the stick over all. But that is to be expected when you're playing on the road in front of a hostile crowd. Hopefully, they will learn from the mistakes they made and the experience will only make them better as the season progresses.

 

[campbest]

It was awful, but, it was consistently tight throughout. Neither team adjusted well. As mad as I am at some of the calls, probably equally as mad that we didn't adjust from a physicality and strategic standpoint.

 

[campbest]

I agree with everything you said, 04. This loss was not the officials fault. Our players simply failed to adjust to the way the game was being called, and it cost us.

The officiating was bad both ways. Ford was right to get a technical when the officials ignored or didn't see Pledger's hook, but called Page for a foul instead. There were horrible calls and no-calls throughout the game. OU may have come out on the short end of the stick over all. But that is to be expected when you're playing on the road in front of a hostile crowd. Hopefully, they will learn from the mistakes they made and the experience will only make them better as the season progresses.

Your opinion is useless, you were an official.

 

[hoopsaustin]

I agree with everything you said, 04. This loss was not the officials fault. Our players simply failed to adjust to the way the game was being called, and it cost us.

The officiating was bad both ways. Ford was right to get a technical when the officials ignored or didn't see Pledger's hook, but called Page for a foul instead. There were horrible calls and no-calls throughout the game. OU may have come out on the short end of the stick over all. But that is to be expected when you're playing on the road in front of a hostile crowd. Hopefully, they will learn from the mistakes they made and the experience will only make them better as the season progresses.

while im not going to pin it on the refs either as there is always something the players can do better.. we did adjust to the officiating we played looser and still got raped..

 

[Sam]

It was awful, but, it was consistently tight throughout. Neither team adjusted well. As mad as I am at some of the calls, probably equally as mad that we didn't adjust from a physicality and strategic standpoint.

This is my biggest issue with it at the end of the day. The ways the refs called it made it for an ugly game with no flow.

 

[steverocks35]

This is my biggest issue with it at the end of the day. The ways the refs called it made it for an ugly game with no flow.

What were we supposed to do? Not hedge on the screens? Not block out? I think we tried to adjust but it didn't matter, Opie would just flop and force a call.

 

[hoopsaustin]

What were we supposed to do? Not hedge on the screens? Not block out? I think we tried to adjust but it didn't matter, Opie would just flop and force a call.

that foul on puma from page's pen was pathetic

 

[AdaSooner]

Your opinion is useless, you were an official.

Good point. Heck, I may be as clueless as the guys who called that game. :ez-laugh:

 

[campbest]

What were we supposed to do? Not hedge on the screens? Not block out? I think we tried to adjust but it didn't matter, Opie would just flop and force a call.

The hedge foul on Honore was a bad call...the hedge by CJ was definitely a foul, he wasn't there in time. Also doesn't help the foul count when CJ is fouling twice 25 ft from the basket (on a hedge and leading with the wrong arm on the steal attempt).

 

[steverocks35]

The hedge foul on Honore was a bad call...the hedge by CJ was definitely a foul, he wasn't there in time. Also doesn't help the foul count when CJ is fouling twice 25 ft from the basket (on a hedge and leading with the wrong arm on the steal attempt).

Those two fouls were definitely bad fouls and completely unnecessary.

 

[MercedeSooner]

officiating was absolutely incredible, made the game unwatchable. anyway on the road you have to come to expect these types of things, especially in this kind of hostile environment.

an older more mature team may have been able to adjust quicker then we did. you just hope our guys grow from this and realize $hit happens in rivalry games.

 

[Sooner04]

I think you absolutely have to abandon the hedge/show because we couldn't get away with it. Giving them two FTs on calls 25 feet away from the bucket was all that allowed them to stay close in the first half. You're talking six, eight points just on those.

 

[steverocks35]

I think you absolutely have to abandon the hedge/show because we couldn't get away with it. Giving them two FTs on calls 25 feet away from the bucket was all that allowed them to stay close in the first half. You're talking six, eight points just on those.

The only problem with that is, if you don't hedge Opie get's wide open looks at treys. We were screwed either way.

 

[Sooner04]

Make him hit those treys, I say. If he does then you adjust, but he was throwing up bricks for long stretches.

 

[Tony]

Sorry, but if everyone agrees that the officiating was horrible I just do not see the harm in pointing it out.

 

[campbest]

Sorry, but if everyone agrees that the officiating was horrible I just do not see the harm in pointing it out.

+1

 

[Sooner04]

Sorry, but if everyone agrees that the officiating was horrible I just do not see the harm in pointing it out.

My theory, I suppose, is that you just have to be ready for it because it's epidemic these days. It's six in one hand and a half-dozen the other on this front because while we were getting goosed today we benefited from it against Colorado.

 

[campbest]

My theory, I suppose, is that you just have to be ready for it because it's epidemic these days. It's six in one hand and a half-dozen the other on this front because while we were getting goosed today we benefited from it against Colorado.

I was courtside for the CU game, turned to my Dad in the second half and mentioned how we were getting some breaks. Boyle had some legitimate beef with the refs.

 

[MsProudSooner]

I was courtside for the CU game, turned to my Dad in the second half and mentioned how we were getting some breaks. Boyle had some legitimate beef with the refs.

The free throw discrepancy in the OU/CU game was +9 in OU's favor. If Boyle's beef was legitimate, what would you call Capel's today when it was +18 in OSU's favor?