DUBulldog wrote:cu8493 wrote:Two keys to the game: 2 ridiculous offensive fouls on Echinque in the first half and third early in the second half put him on the bench when UNI has no answer for him. If he plays 25-30 minutes, CU wins. BCS conferences would absolutely roll on the ground in a fit of laughter if they saw those kinds of fouls called on the big guys underneath. MVC officiating has no clue how to handle someone with his size and power.
I don't know who was calling the game last night, but a lot of "MVC refs" also officiate in the Big 12 and/or Big 10.
But, I agree, a couple of those calls were ridiculous
I think the refs were rattled after the one missed the way obvious travel on Echinque early in the game, and had a hard time figuring out how involved to get in the game. I've reffed HS for many years, and I would never want to do D-1 college. Those guys have an incredibly difficult job, and I respect them tremendously. The one thing I don't like about college officiating though, if I missed an obvious call like that (which is easy to do if it's right at your feet), one of my partners would bail me out. In college, they seem to get too caught up with not calling things out of their "area." I understand why they do that to a point, but I think they would be well served to help each other out once in a while.