Is there a bigger ***** of an official than Ed Hightower?

Pakistanzi said:
I know. It's unbelievable that you would say this when the exact same thing happens on CF as well. Perhaps if you had seen the call in question you would understand why people are so miffed.
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He's a Cyclone fan...he wouldn't miss an Iowa game to save his life! His schadenfreude won't let him! He saw the call!
 
DuffMan said:
I can forgive Eddie for missing the call. He had a very tough angle, the shot was coming directly at him, and the ball literally rebounded straight down. That said I don't know how the crew as a whole doesn't get that right. I'd love to have been a fly on the wall when Eddie and the other official got together. As a trail or center official you don't call a conference and go down there unless you've seen something that can help.

Of course the big picture is Purdue would have gotten the ball anyway because they got the board, but it's still something you'd like to see those guys get right.
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I was listening to the game online at that time, but Dolph said that Iowa got the rebound and a Purdue player ripped it away after the whistle...is that wrong or did Dolph have it right?
 
HawkeyeShane said:
I was listening to the game online at that time, but Dolph said that Iowa got the rebound and a Purdue player ripped it away after the whistle...is that wrong or did Dolph have it right?
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I watched the game on ESPN3 this morning and Dolph is wrong. Seemed pretty obvious that Johnson got possession of the rebound(the announcers even made that observation). He had the inside position and possession of the ball when the whistle was blown. It was a bad call, but meant nothing.

I'm a fan of our fans being kinda of hard on officials in general. It will help influence calls in the long run. But it's getting too personal with Hightower. Some of the things that our fans say to the guy are ridiculous. And I have no idea what good they think it's going to accomplish.
 
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burky247 said:
I watched the game on ESPN3 and Dolph is wrong. Seemed pretty obvious that Johnson got possession of the rebound(the announcers even made that observation). He had the inside position and possession of the ball when the whistle was blown. It was a bad call, but meant nothing.

I'm a fan of our fans being kinda of hard on officials in general. It will help influence calls in the long run. But it's getting too personal with Hightower. Some of the things that our fans say to the guy are ridiculous. And I have no idea what good they think it's going to accomplish.
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Wrong or right, I doubt Iowa fans are the only ones who give Hightower crap...but you'd hope for more class than some of the stuff that gets said, no doubt.

And thanks for clearing it up on the possession, Burky!
 
Ed Hightower is the biggest POS how the hell do you miss the rim call the trajectory of the ball was changed. He is a tool of epic proportions. Go get some more hair plugs Ed maybe it will help.
 
You guys who don't think Iowa would have got the ball after the inadvertent whistle on the shot clock are wrong. It doesn't matter who got the rebound... when the whistle blows it goes to a jumb ball. Iowa had the arrow. It would have been Iowa ball to close the half.
He had no business calling that a shot clock violation. It wasn't the truth. He knew it. A referee is paid to tell the truth... similar to a judge.
The two fouls (3rd and 4th) on Brommer were nothing more than a "I don't like you" get out of the game calls. Nothing more to it.
As I said earlier... I don't know the names of the other 2 officials in the game, and I shouldn't be noticing them! It is good I don't know their names. However I notice EVERY freaking game Eddie is in. It isn't just Iowa games... you will notice it is harder for the perceived underdog to win games he is involved in because he always assumes calls based upon perception not reality.
 
LOL at some of you. The crew absolutely kicked the call, there is no doubt about it. I'm not apologizing for anyone. I am saying (from experience) that's a tough call to see from the baseline. The ball is coming straight at you and unless the ball bounces a little left or right it's very tough to see if it hit the rim. He probably had the worst angle in the whole arena on that play. In addition he's probably not following the flight of the ball the whole time. He's also responsible for rebound officiating in the lane.

I don't know who is responsible for making sure the ball hits the rim for shot clock violations. I'd imagine it's the center or trail official and not the lead baseline. I'd assume that's the case because of the way we officiate free throws in HS. The lead never makes sure the ball hits the rim, precisely because you have a bad angle to view it.

Bottom line the crew kicked it, I can completely understand how Eddie missed it the first time, but the crew has to work together to get it right and they clearly didn't.
 
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DuffMan said:
LOL at some of you. The crew absolutely kicked the call, there is no doubt about it. I'm not apologizing for anyone. I am saying (from experience) that's a tough call to see from the baseline. The ball is coming straight at you and unless the ball bounces a little left or right it's very tough to see if it hit the rim. He probably had the worst angle in the whole arena on that play. In addition he's probably not following the flight of the ball the whole time. He's also responsible for rebound officiating in the lane.

I don't know who is responsible for making sure the ball hits the rim for shot clock violations. I'd imagine it's the center or trail official and not the lead baseline. I'd assume that's the case because of the way we officiate free throws in HS. The lead never makes sure the ball hits the rim, precisely because you have a bad angle to view it.

Bottom line the crew kicked it, I can completely understand how Eddie missed it the first time, but the crew has to work together to get it right and they clearly didn't.
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Which only makes it worse that he blew it in the first place! It wasn't even his call to make, but he made the call, and seriously, when was the last time he was overruled? He's a arrogant a** who is a horrible official. So even when he makes a TERRIBLE call, it's right, because ED HIGHTOWER says so.
 
greghammel said:
You guys who don't think Iowa would have got the ball after the inadvertent whistle on the shot clock are wrong. It doesn't matter who got the rebound... when the whistle blows it goes to a jumb ball. Iowa had the arrow. It would have been Iowa ball to close the half.
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Purdue clearly had possession before the whistle was blown. Purdue ball. Had the ball not been possessed by either team at the whistle, then the jump ball would have been called. At least that's my interpretation of the rule. But I could be wrong.

Regardless, then you're saying you want a bad call to go in Iowa's favor. Doesn't make a lot of sense if you're mad about the poor officiating. The bottom line is the team that should have gotten the ball ended up getting it.
 
hawkdrummer1 said:
If you guys haven't checked out this link YOU MUST! It's hilarious!
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Maybe the best thread in the history of Scout. Be sure to check every page. And it's from the Kansas site, which tells you something about Ed's, uh, reputation...

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My beef at the time was why not take a look at it on the replay? It seemed pretty clear to me from 9 rows up that it hit the rim. Obviously the crowd was freaking out and Fran was screaming and pointing to the video monitor telling them to take a look - to the extent where the other official had to come over and 'guide' him back to his bench. Hightower had none of it and was adamant that he was correct. With all that going on, I guess I don't understand why you don't even have a shred of doubt in your mind that you could be mistaken and take a second look. What does it hurt?
 
Billso said:
Maybe the best thread in the history of Scout. Be sure to check every page. And it's from the Kansas site, which tells you something about Ed's, uh, reputation...

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Yes, go through all the pages... you will find some of mine from back in the day. ;)
 
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