[skip75]

Did anyone else think the hand checking by FSU was egregious?  The refs didn't seemed bothered by it though.

100%!  Hard to believe that Stanford was whistled for more fouls than the 'Noles (23-19).  They got so used to getting away with it, that they got 2 technical fouls for whining when they actually got called for it - both were mini-turning points in Stanford's favor.  And it helped that both came against their best players - Watkins & Ewins.  In Ewin's case, it led to him sitting on the bench for more than 12 minutes. (Actually, I guess Watkins' T was for some sort of unnecessary high contact on Maxime. In any case, FSU did pay a price for their aggression with the 2 Ts.)

On the bright side, Stanford won against a really aggresive & physical team and should be ready to take on any level of physical that they might face for the remainder of this season.

[skip75]

Did anyone else think the hand checking by FSU was egregious?  The refs didn't seemed bothered by it though.

100%!  Hard to believe that Stanford was whistled for more fouls than the 'Noles (23-19).  They got so used to getting away with it, that they got 2 technical fouls for whining when they actually got called for it - both were mini-turning points in Stanford's favor.  And it helped that both came against their best players - Watkins & Ewins.  In Ewin's case, it led to him sitting on the bench for more than 12 minutes. (Actually, I guess Watkins' T was for some sort of unnecessary high contact on Maxime. In any case, FSU did pay a price for their aggression with the 2 Ts.)

On the bright side, Stanford won against a really aggresive & physical team and should be ready to take on any level of physical that they might face for the remainder of this season.