Bring your own officials?

[Gator]

I was reading a newspaper story on the upcoming UConn-Stanford match and saw this:

``We haven't dodged them,'' said VanDerveer, adding that she is open to a home-and-away series with UConn. But she said she doesn't like UConn's insistence that it bring its own Big East officiating crew on the road, calling the practice ``bogus.''

HU? Very interesting. I'm not saying that the officials would be biased but this is very strange. Isn't it? The story was at:

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/colleges/11217715.htm

[MsProudSooner]

I don't know about basketball, but I know in football it's not uncommon for a visiting non-conference foe to have officials from 'their' conference do the game. But does it really mean anything any more? One night you see an official at a Big XII game. The next night the same official is doing a Big Ten game and two days later he's at a Big East game.

[walkaway]

So they're rotten 'cause they're tired?

[MsProudSooner]

Actually, I have seen some folks speculate about that. The examples I gave were for men's officials. I don't know if the women's officals work as often and travel as much as the men's do.

[horntooter]

Re Geno: Certainly leaves the impression that he maintains an ongoing and public feud with someone - whoever happens to be getting more attention than he is at the moment. Maybe whoever his current target is should send him a bouquet of flowers. You know the ones -- bulbs, usually yellow with a little trumpet-shaped cup surrounded by petals, umm... oh yeah, narcissus flowers. :)

[walkaway]

can you get those in UConn colors?

[swok34]

Actually, I have seen some folks speculate about that. The examples I gave were for men's officials. I don't know if the women's officals work as often and travel as much as the women's do.

I think Brenda told us at the Hoopscoop Meeting, that YES, this is the case with officials........no one oversees how many games they do consecutively.

[Bball Girl]

Yeah, but do you think Geno would accept Stanford or Texas bringing their officials? What happened with UT/UConn this year?

I hope Stanford kicks their butt. I like Tara, I like Wiggins, Thiel and Brook Smith has the prettiest sky hook. I don't care for Strother or Turner or Geno and I think UConn needs to watch the Elite 8 from Storrs.

Now I feel better.....it would be so nice to have a tournament unsullied by the Geno show.

[TTU79]

From your mouth to God's ear BBall Girl! ;)

[elfdenmom]

I'll second that, Bball Girl!

[Jimi]

OK, this is a little weird but I can deal with it. I too am pulling for Stanford up to a point, but a certain poster who could never let go of a Stanford injury and kept blaming it on Lenisha Caulfield of OU dampens my support somewhat.

Stanford as a one game adopted Hoopscoop sistern? Whoda thunk it?

[swok34]

Stanford as a one game adopted Hoopscoop sistern? Whoda thunk it?

I know, Jimi.....even I would like to see Stanford win this game.

http://photos6.flickr.com/7352356_d7352abf28.jpg

Besides, how can you not root for a Stanford player that not only flashes the :ut: sign.....but also has the :isu: tongue hanging thing going on at the same time ;)