Can't beat bad officiating

[skyvue]

Not in Bedlam games. It was a very disappointing outcome today, but just once, I'd like to see us get that kind of home-cooking. The officiating played a huge role in this game, and I don't care if other posters call me lame for saying it (someone always does).

oswho's rally to get back in the game after we were up big was driven largely by calls (and non-calls), and the zebras' refusal to let us play any defense on Smart allowed oswho to stay in it down the stretch.

M'Baye's sixth foul and the play when Smart was totally out of control and fumbled away the rebound were huge plays. Both were terrible -- not questionable, but terrible -- calls. So was the phantom foul on Nash's second dunk late in the game. And the non-call on Grooms' turnover in OT when the defender clearly made the contact (it certainly would have been called if an OU defender had done the same to Smart). The "turnover" when the oswho player was on the ground and rolled under our guy's legs to bring him to the ground (can't remember which two players it was) and knock the ball loose.

Oh hell, I could go on and on. You tough guys who refuse to ever acknowledge the detrimental role officials can play in a game can rag on me all you like; I don't care. We didn't play perfectly, but we played well enough to win, and with evenhanded officiating, we would have.

 

[WTSooner]

Every single game. Like a broken record. Geez.

 

[SoonerMatt27]

Every single game. Like a broken record. Geez.

I hear ya.

 

[snydrosooner]

They called it even( although allowing more contact then I would like) except for a few calls. There was a couple I thaught OU should have been called on but when you make calls on plays that you haven't made all game until the end, its hard for a player to play defense.

 

[skyvue]

Every single game. Like a broken record. Geez.

Right back at you.

I gave specific examples. Tell me which ones I'm wrong about.

 

[MsProudSooner]

I've seen games in Stillwater where I would have given the officials a D or F. These guys weren't that bad.

 

[dksooner]

Learn the rules before you complain about officiating, you only get 5 personals not 6.

 

[KCRuf/Nek]

Every single game. Like a broken record. Geez.

I hear ya.

If it's an OU/OKC sporting event and they are losing then it has to be the officials. It's as Oklahoma as crimson and cream. :ed

 

[skyvue]

Learn the rules before you complain about officiating, you only get 5 personals not 6.

I know the rules; I mistyped. But whatever, I left myself open up for that one.

As for those calling me a broken record, I'm hardly alone. Plenty of people in the game thread feel the officiating was lousy. You might head back over there; you wouldn't want to miss another chance at being sanctimonious.

 

[Vinny78]

Every single game. Like a broken record. Geez.

I knew it was comng too Sky - the same lame official protectors get their panties in a wad Everytime. I agree with you, most of the time they dont cost the game - sometimes they do like today

 

[DenverSooner]

They called it even( although allowing more contact then I would like) except for a few calls. There was a couple I thaught OU should have been called on but when you make calls on plays that you haven't made all game until the end, its hard for a player to play defense.

M'Baye 5th foul was a bad call. If that was a foul, it certainly was continuation on the shot.

 

[SoonerMatt27]

If it's an OU/OKC sporting event and they are losing then it has to be the officials. It's as Oklahoma as crimson and cream. :ed

How dare you let logic get in the way of fuming emotions over a sporting event referee'd by perfect robots called officials. :eddie187_jpg_xs:

 

[KCRuf/Nek]

I know the rules; I mistyped. But whatever, I left myself open up for that one.

As for those calling me a broken record, I'm hardly alone. Plenty of people in the game thread feel the officiating was lousy. You might head back over there; you wouldn't want to miss another chance at being sanctimonious.

Go to any game thread - football, basketball, hell even softball. OU fans are usually pissing themselves on every call. Check into a Thunder thread sometimes. You can usually count on half the posts being about Joey Crawford. I as a fan am embarrassed to see whining like that. Don't turn the ball over and get a good shot every time down and maybe when there is a call that you don't like it won't hurt you.

I grew up having to see us play KU, MU, and KSU at their places and in KC. Compared to some of those games the homering today was about a two.

 

[MsProudSooner]

M'Baye 5th foul was a bad call. If that was a foul, it certainly was continuation on the shot.

Yeah, I didn't like that one, either. If they make that call consistently during the entire game, lots of players would have fouled out much earlier in the game.

 

[SoonerMatt27]

Great teams overcome bad officiating, good teams don't. If you think we are great then why aren't we ranked. Expectations are a little out of control in Lon's second year.

 

[MsProudSooner]

Great teams overcome bad officiating, good teams don't. If you think we are great then why aren't we ranked. Expectations are a little out of control in Lon's second year.

Who do you think has out of control expectations?

 

[jmizzy4ou]

If it's an OU/OKC sporting event and they are losing then it has to be the officials. It's as Oklahoma as crimson and cream. :ed

This started to REALLY bother me a few years ago. It has peaked with the Thunder fans, IMO.

KD is a league leader in FT attempts, and RW gets more than his share of calls, as he should as a penetrating guard, but if you follow the Thunder through OK fan boards/media, you would think they are the mot disrespected team in the world.

Miami flat out spanked them at home the other night, and the Thunder thread was full of crying.......

 

[SoonerMatt27]

Who do you think has out of control expectations?

The ones who complain about a close loss to the 17th? ranked team on the road. One year after having a losing record. I look at it as progress, we're definitely headed in the right direction.

 

[DenverSooner]

This started to REALLY bother me a few years ago. It has peaked with the Thunder fans, IMO.

KD is a league leader in FT attempts, and RW gets more than his share of calls, as he should as a penetrating guard, but if you follow the Thunder through OK fan boards/media, you would think they are the mot disrespected team in the world.

Miami flat out spanked them at home the other night, and the Thunder thread was full of crying.......

I would propose that it is like this with all fan bases and there is nothing special or unique about OU fans or Thunder fans. It is very hard to be impartial when you are emotionally tied to a team. Additionally, it is human nature to remember the bad calls that go against you while forgetting the bad calls in your favor.

 

[sperry]

There's a reason that the home team wins such an overwhelming majority of games in conference, and it's because the home team gets all the calls.


For those complaining about the officiating, yes it was very bad. However, it's basically what happens every time a team goes on the road, it's not unique to OU or anyone else. Really a shame, because it makes college basketball tough to watch.