Author Topic: Ed Hightower - Painful (Read 6108 times)

warriorfred · « **on:** February 21, 2009, 02:38:17 PM »

Is there a foul on the baseline that he will not call against Marquette? If Marquette is in the same zip code, he's calling a contact foul.

Moonboots · « **Reply #1 on:** February 21, 2009, 02:46:47 PM »

That call on Burke just now was awful.

Marquette_g · « **Reply #2 on:** February 21, 2009, 02:49:21 PM »

I think Hightower has been fine.

Is it possible to go one game without a thread on the officials?

warriorfred · « **Reply #3 on:** February 21, 2009, 02:52:05 PM »

It is not possible.

Marquette_g · « **Reply #4 on:** February 21, 2009, 02:54:58 PM »

Thank you for the objectivity

warriorfred · « **Reply #5 on:** February 21, 2009, 03:03:34 PM »

Let me be objective. That blocking call against James with 3:19 on the clock was horrible.

Ari Gold · « **Reply #6 on:** February 21, 2009, 03:11:03 PM »

http://deadspin.com/5148836/the-internet-is-fed-up-with-ed-hightowers-shenanigans

no one loves Ed

PTK8ofBH · « **Reply #7 on:** February 21, 2009, 03:11:35 PM »

Agreed. The Gtown games are ridiculous. Last year's OT game comes to mind especially.

redddog13 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 21, 2009, 03:17:21 PM »

Reffs couldn't stop the boys today! Best game of the yr by far.

farmdaddy · « **Reply #9 on:** February 21, 2009, 03:25:54 PM »

I have to admit, when I first heard that Ed Hightower was a ref for the game. I got a bad feeling. However, he called a pretty good game without making too many BS calls as he typically does.

GGGG · « **Reply #10 on:** February 21, 2009, 03:27:04 PM »

Here we go again.

The refs were fine. A couple missed calls here and there, which happens every game, but they were consistent.

mustever · « **Reply #11 on:** February 21, 2009, 03:34:12 PM »

Quote from: Latvian Chess Master on February 21, 2009, 03:27:04 PM

Here we go again.

The refs were fine. A couple missed calls here and there, which happens every game, but they were consistent.

I thought it was a good officiated game,my problem with Hightower is he needs to be seen out there when he makes a call.Just blow the whistle and make the call.

oshkoshbgosh · « **Reply #12 on:** February 21, 2009, 03:53:46 PM »

I think Bobby Knight was talking about Hightower when he complained about officials working 5 or 6 games a week. Knight said officiating would be better if they were limited to three games a week. I swear, Hightower works every game thats on ESPN.

warriorfred · « **Reply #13 on:** February 21, 2009, 04:09:48 PM »

Beside officiating, one must also complain about Dukie V (practicing my posts for UCONN) and Len Elmore (could GTown really come back with 14 seconds left in the game?). Simple code to live by.

wadesworld · « **Reply #14 on:** February 21, 2009, 04:15:32 PM »

Quote from: warriorfred on February 21, 2009, 02:52:05 PM

It is not possible.

^^^HAHA sh!t's hillarious

muhoosier260 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 21, 2009, 04:22:46 PM »

Quote from: oshkoshbgosh on February 21, 2009, 03:53:46 PM

I think Bobby Knight was talking about Hightower when he complained about officials working 5 or 6 games a week. Knight said officiating would be better if they were limited to three games a week. I swear, Hightower works every game thats on ESPN.

Hightower's week:
Monday- @ Pittsburgh for UConn game
Tuesday- @ West Lafayette for Purdue/MSU
Wednesday- @ Providence for Louisville game
Saturday- @ D.C. for Georgetown/MU
I'm assuming he did a game last saturday too

mugrack · « **Reply #16 on:** February 21, 2009, 04:31:24 PM »

old man Higgins is the worst

romey · « **Reply #17 on:** February 21, 2009, 04:32:03 PM »

Quote from: warriorfred on February 21, 2009, 03:03:34 PM

Let me be objective. That blocking call against James with 3:19 on the clock was horrible.

Yeah, that was BS, and so was the Burke one. How about the first half when the guy reached in on Jerel at the top of the key, gets a shoulder in the face, and Jerel is called for the foul? Still won.

avid1010 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 21, 2009, 04:54:07 PM »

Quote from: muhoosier260 on February 21, 2009, 04:22:46 PM

Hightower's week:
Monday- @ Pittsburgh for UConn game
Tuesday- @ West Lafayette for Purdue/MSU
Wednesday- @ Providence for Louisville game
Saturday- @ D.C. for Georgetown/MU
I'm assuming he did a game last saturday too

Amazing how he can do all of this and still be a superintendent. I'm assuming that job pays $100,000+...he must work 24 hour days - 7 days a week.

TallTitan34 · « **Reply #19 on:** February 21, 2009, 06:07:05 PM »

I thought the refs were brutal for both teams so it evened out well.

On one of Wes' drives he took three or four steps. He clearly traveled but there was no call.

Blackhat · « **Reply #20 on:** February 21, 2009, 06:15:58 PM »

Quote from: avid1010 on February 21, 2009, 04:54:07 PM

Amazing how he can do all of this and still be a superintendent. I'm assuming that job pays $100,000+...he must work 24 hour days - 7 days a week.

Or do nothing in his other job and delegate most responsibilities.

romey · « **Reply #21 on:** February 21, 2009, 06:31:17 PM »

Quote from: TallTitan34 on February 21, 2009, 06:07:05 PM

I thought the refs were brutal for both teams so it evened out well.

On one of Wes' drives he took three or four steps. He clearly traveled but there was no call.

The one where he came in the lane from the left side, the high dribble where knifed through the defenders - yeah, if that was Georgetown I would've been screaming for the walk.

AZWarrior · « **Reply #22 on:** February 21, 2009, 08:41:38 PM »

All I ever hope for from Hightower is that he be unbiased in his incompetence.

Pardner · « **Reply #23 on:** February 21, 2009, 08:49:46 PM »

Claugherty was the one who called the blocking fouls on MU. Other than his theatrics and his tendency to take over games, I thought Eddie called it even today...maybe even giving us a make up call.

4everwarriors · « **Reply #24 on:** February 21, 2009, 09:32:15 PM »

All officials at MU games=douche bags

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