Why was Hightower sticking his nose...

It seemed that Lick and Gatens spent the whole time talking to ol Eddy and didn't have time to do anything else. I would have told him to get the hell out of my huddle, and if he wanted to talk about something, do it on the officials time.
 
I think he was warning Gatens about slamming the ball, which he was thrilled about because he knew he would get the zoom-in from the camera. Hightower might make my top 10 for people I want to punch in the face.
 
CubHawk1237 said:
I think he was warning Gatens about slamming the ball, which he was thrilled about because he knew he would get the zoom-in from the camera. Hightower might make my top 10 for people I want to punch in the face.
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+1, loved the crowds reaction when Harris bumped him and Eddy went flying. He has to be be ready to retire and he will not be missed.
 
What was frustrating is that Iowa took a timeout to set up an offensive set out of the timeout. It was 30 sec timeout. Hightower WASTED 20 secs of it talking to the Iowa huddle. No play was setup, no set play was run. It was ridiculous.
 
storminspank said:
What was frustrating is that Iowa took a timeout to set up an offensive set out of the timeout. It was 30 sec timeout. Hightower WASTED 20 secs of it talking to the Iowa huddle. No play was setup, no set play was run. It was ridiculous.
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So what shoud have been done?
 
How has gatens not gotten a technical yet this year. I would be so upset and wanting to slam the ball into the ground after every defensive play or out of bounds play. Seriously this season can not be fun for him, he is constantly getting the opposing teams best player on him and he is constantly having work his butt off to get an open shot!

Eddy Hightower does need to retire, the guy can not call a consistent game anymore! It amazes me some of the calls he comes up with, and how animated he is. Seriously he re-writes the books of officiating and its a wonder why. He is the worlds worst official.
 
But he's Ed Hightower, the dean of officials. He deserves our respect and admiration for several reasons: his perfect hairline, his last name, and his masterful control of whatever game he officiates.

You at least have to admire the guy for what he does. He calls 'em the way he wants to call 'em.
 
storminspank said:
What was frustrating is that Iowa took a timeout to set up an offensive set out of the timeout. It was 30 sec timeout. Hightower WASTED 20 secs of it talking to the Iowa huddle. No play was setup, no set play was run. It was ridiculous.
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This is Lick's fault not Hightower, Lick could have told him to wait until after the timeout. Yes the idiot Hightower should have waited or just gave a simple 2 second warning about slamming the ball down, but on the other hand Lick also has a responsibility to his team and not the offical and could have made the official wait.
 
BA96MA99 said:
But he's Ed Hightower, the dean of officials. He deserves our respect and admiration for several reasons: his perfect hairline, his last name, and his masterful control of whatever game he officiates.

You at least have to admire the guy for what he does. He calls 'em the way he wants to call 'em.
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Touche
 
hawkeyescott said:
This is Lick's fault not Hightower, Lick could have told him to wait until after the timeout. Yes the idiot Hightower should have waited or just gave a simple 2 second warning about slamming the ball down, but on the other hand Lick also has a responsibility to his team and not the offical and could have made the official wait.
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Have you ever seen a coach get a word in edgewise when Eddie is on a mission? Good luck w that.
 
That was bad officiating. I don't mind his grandstanding, but when he takes up a team's timeout just to make sure everyone and his mother have heard his unnecessary warning, that's ridiculous.

Not that anyone needs another example, but a classic Hightower grandstanding move occurred late in the game when there was a debatable OOB call that went Iowa's way, right in front of where the players' families sit. A Michigan player either said something or gave Eddie a look after the call so instead of just making it once he started wildly gesticulating his point toward the Iowa end. He obviously takes offense at anyone questioning his infallibility and has to make an even bigger show of the call when that happens.

I'll be happy when the little megalomaniac finally retires, but he's just as likely to stroke out while making one of his wild gyrations on a call to draw attention to himself.

I understand that he's a school administrator by day. That figures. ;-)
 
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FreddyBrown said:
That was bad officiating. I don't mind his grandstanding, but when he takes up a team's timeout just to make sure everyone and his mother have heard his unnecessary warning, that's ridiculous.

Not that anyone needs another example, but a classic Hightower grandstanding move occurred late in the game when there was a debatable OOB call that went IOwa's way late in the game, right in front of where the players' families sit. A Michigan player either said something or gave Eddie a look after the call so instead of just making it once he started wildly gesticulating his point toward the Iowa. He obviously takes offense at anyone questioning his infallibility and has to make an even bigger show of the call when that happens.

I'll be happy when the little megalomaniac finally retires, but he'sjust as likely to stroke out while making one of his wild gyrations on a call to draw attention to himself.

I understand that he's a school administrator by day. That figures. ;-)
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Great stuff.
 
He wasn't talking to Lick, he was hamming it up with our two assistants who clearly were having more fun talking to Eddie than focusing on what was at hand.
 
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