I'm not saying that at all. I just don't understand how publicly saying how terrible the refs are at their jobs actually helps us get more favorable officiating.
Wisconsin 69, Illinois 60 POSTGAME
I'm not saying that at all. I just don't understand how publicly saying how terrible the refs are at their jobs actually helps us get more favorable officiating.
Lol
By all means, continue to get pissed on by the league. Heaven forbid you would want to make enemies. :tsk:
By all means, continue to get pissed on by the league. Heaven forbid you would want to make enemies. :tsk:
Happ was setting moving screens all night. If his name was Maverick Morgan he fouls out in the first half. All went downhill from there. I really hate to complain about the refs but that was awful.
illinoisfan11
- Peoria, IL
The officiating absolutely did not cost IL the game tonight. Another inexcusable scoring drought did, but Valentine is everything that's wrong with college officiating. These refs that have been around forever try to make the games about them. Just like that call you referenced. I almost can't even stand watching college basketball games anymore because they're so miserably officiated.
You're right. They really show a lot of poise in those situations. And JG absolutely should have got teed if he had to chase somebody down to do it.
Oskee67
- Champaign
They review the call that goes our way (and luckily it stood), but don't review the call on Wisconsin. Nunn was not touching the ball when he slid out of bounds. May not have made a difference but we were within 5(??) when that happened.
Either way, a long scoring drought with TOs and little resistance on the opposite end turned this game around.
Either way, a long scoring drought with TOs and little resistance on the opposite end turned this game around.
Elaborate on the "poor execution." What did they not "execute" properly?
Agreed. Called player development. Not going to happen with this coaching staff.
Groce couldn't have seen that like we did. I think I saw him ask Valentine if he was sure. That's about all he could do. Of course Groce could get a T anytime he wanted by using the magic words or whatever. I do not buy into the notion that that does anything more than give the opposition more points and piss off the refs/league for the future, when lesser reactions drawing a T could cost you another game. Vindictive bastards don't forget.
89illinigrad
- Chicago
We were outscored 26 to 7 from the FF line. Wiscy shot 33 to our 10.
illinoisfan11
- Peoria, IL
Did your cable go out the last 10 minutes of the game? If not, go back and watch them. If you still don't understand, I'm not sure what to tell you.
I agree it may not get us "favorable" calls, but let's be honest, can you look at a single game where we've gotten "favorable" calls? How can it get worse? Look at our previous loss, Northwestern and the phantom whistle followed by the no whistle.
Happ should have been out of the game long before Mav. We got up 13 and they made sure to give any and every whistle to the home team, it's that simple.
RedRocksIllini
- Morrison, CO
Have to agree 100%. We were up 13, I believe. A good coach has to do something to change the 30-4 run that Wisky went on (refs or no refs). Good coaches occasionally get T-ed up or even tossed. We all know where nice guys finish.
The Wisky player did touch out of bounds in possession of the ball on the play.
No, because the Badger had his hand out of bounds....TV Teddy.
The Purdue game earlier this year. The calls did go our way. We won. Purdue got frustrated. They couldn't execute. We shot great, but the officials had a huge effect on us winning the Purdue game.
Had ten more turnovers than Wisconsin too.
Chris Yates
Recruiting Correspondent
- Michigan
We probably didn't deserve to win that game because of the second-half drought, but Boroski and TV Teddy were prepared to do whatever it took to steal that game from us. 
Maybe I'm crazy, but it terms of building trust in a coach, having our backs with the refs always mattered to me when I was a (crappy, high school) player.
Uncle Bob's Comedy Hour! What an awesome show that was! "Well, he's a fine young man..."
Again, not an actual response as to what was viewed as, "poor execution."
If I had the way (I didn't DVR this game) so I can't go back and watch the last 10 minutes, but I'd be curious how many whistles were blown against us down the stretch that really didn't allow for the offense to flow at all.