Ohio State vs. Stanford, Friday, 9 PM, ESPN2

[Jake]

Wow, what a BS foul call. Shouldn't matter if we play it right, but still.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Thank you eSPN for showing the split screen with the kid playing with his cell phone at the Oregon-Depaul game. Quality work.

 

[Mike80]

The Stanford guy traveled 3 times before they called it...

 

[Jake]

Ahh yes, the final minute foul-o-rama because basketball rewards teams who intentionally break the rules.

 

[scarletmike]

How did they not call a foul on one of the Stanford players?

 

[brodybuck21]

The final minute will never end

 

[Jake]

The fact that teams, and fans, see a benefit in committing fouls should be a red flag but somehow it doesn't seem to resonate in basketball.

No football team intentionally commits penalties to "extend the game" yet it's an accepted practice in basketball.

I can only conclude that there are a lot of stupid people who will always accept the status quo, but that's just me.

 

[Jake]

Buckeyes win, 79-71.

 

[brodybuck21]

I'll take it!

 

[scarletmike]

Hey, got the win over an average team after a not so pretty result last night. A win is a win. Next up, Butler. But first...The Game.

 

[dragurd]

How did they not call a foul on one of the Stanford players?

They didn't want to foul out their 3rd big?

And lol Dakich was bagging on his son like the while last 5 mins

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

An ugly win is still better than a loss, so I'll take it!

Caps off a nice day....
Men bball wins
Women bball win
Men's hockey beats UM
Jackets win
Cavs win

Oh, and Da U lost.

One more win tomorrow and I'll be a happy camper.

 

[dragurd]

I learned to be on the Stanford basketball team you should go to Stanford and be tall

 

[HabaneroBuck]

The fact that teams, and fans, see a benefit in committing fouls should be a red flag but somehow it doesn't seem to resonate in basketball.

No football team intentionally commits penalties to "extend the game" yet it's an accepted practice in basketball.

I can only conclude that there are a lot of stupid people who will always accept the status quo, but that's just me.

Well, I always wondered how they could get away with doing it without the refs calling an "intentional foul." Pretty obvious that end of game fouls are intentional. In college, an intentional foul does not have to be violent, as it does in the NBA, where flagrant fouls are called "intentional fouls." In the old days of college basketball, you will recall that players had to make the appearance of going for the ball when fouling to avoid the intentional foul call. There was a lot of acting. It seems like at some point the refs just shrugged and gave the green light to doing it. It gets into a messy situation where a team is trying to steal the ball, perhaps, and gets called for an intentional under your rules, when they were just trying to be aggressive. There are problems with how you assess the game at the end with any changes, also...so I think the 15-minute one minute is probably not going anywhere.

Good job to bounce back, Bucks.

 

[scarletmike]

I learned to be on the Stanford basketball team you should go to Stanford and be tall

Well, being called the Tree(s) is fitting this season.