You know you miss him....

[thebigabd]

 

[j2d2]

Is he truly gone?

 

[Krugerfan52]

No thankyou. I enjoy watching basketball......not basketball officials.

He ruins games for me.

 

[campbest]

I heard a really funny story about Wilmer this summer, never realized he doesn't officiate tournament games.

 

[Sam]

Is he truly gone?

We can't be that lucky/blessed.

 

[Sooner23]

Last year at the Big 12 Tournament I was watching the OSU-Iowa State game surrounded by several OSU fans. You remember in the first half it took like 15 minutes before the officials called a foul on ISU? Well, every time this one african-american official made a call this one Bryant Reeves OSU fan look-a-like didn't approve of, he would scream "Hightowter!" or "Hightower screwing us again!" He had no clue it actually wasn't Hightower.

But, yes, I do miss him. But only when he's not doing our games. Phog.net always seems to have a 5-page meltdown thread about him everytime he does one of their games, which is funny.

 

[McG78]

My buddies and I used to bet on how much time would be left on the clock when Hightower had his first "pull-opposing players together conference." If you had any later than 12 minutes left in the first half, you were a guaranteed loser.

 

[MsProudSooner]

Is the guy who had the stress fracture in his leg last year going to be back this year? (His name escapes me right now.)

 

[brumFTW]

That gif is absolutely fantastic!
:clap

 

[FaithfulSooner]

Ms. Proud that was Steve Wilmer. Ed Hightower is one of a kind. I've never seen someone wear a tupe and blow calls like this man. It's absolutely amazing! BOOMER SOONER BABY!!!:ez-roll:

 

[Seymore Cox]

Ed Hightower is the Kanye West of referees.

 

[One More Rebound]

Whenever a ref thinks he is more important than the game itself, you have trouble. Compare with Joey Crawford in the NBA...

 

[OU918]

Whenever a ref thinks he is more important than the game itself, you have trouble. Compare with Joey Crawford in the NBA...

Dick Bavetta beat Joey Crawford to death with a borrowed pair of Shaq's shoes during the offseason... True story.

 

[One More Rebound]

Dick Bavetta beat Joey Crawford to death with a borrowed pair of Shaq's shoes during the offseason... True story.

I thought Dick beat him with his walking stick...

 

[OU918]

I thought Dick beat him with his walking stick...

It could have been a walking stick, Shaq's shoe would be roughly that in length

 

[MsProudSooner]

Ms. Proud that was Steve Wilmer. Ed Hightower is one of a kind. I've never seen someone wear a tupe and blow calls like this man. It's absolutely amazing! BOOMER SOONER BABY!!!:ez-roll:

That's his name! I hope he's back this year.