[Mick]

The refs mistakenly thought everyone turned out to watch them and not the basketball players

Loved this comment!

I sometimes laugh about the hand-wringing on this (and other) fan boards about referees.  I saw the game live, so without the benefit of replays and commentary, but last night seemed to be way beyond just an "off night" for the crew in stripes IMO.  On the Bear Insider, there were many similar comments - and not complaining just about calls against Cal.  Even their complaints noted inconsistencies both ways.  And the delays in the game were really annoying - not sure they helped correct anything either.  I kept thinking, just get it wrong & move on.

One minor milestone from this game - Stanford has now clinched a spot in the ACC tournament, something that has been a foregone conclusion for awhile now, but was not at the beginning of the season.  Next step - clinching a first round bye.

Rough game. Good win, though, and glad we're in the ACC tournament, hopefully getting the first-round bye.

Just for fun, the current College RPI rankings for ACC teams:

5 Duke
16 Clemson
21 Louisville
29 North Carolina
48 Wake Forest
55 SMU
70 Pitt
73 Stanford
113 Florida State
117 Virginia
171 Syracuse
187 California
193 Notre Dame
199 Va Tech
202 Georgia Tech
223 NC State
250 Boston College
287 Miami

[Mick]

The refs mistakenly thought everyone turned out to watch them and not the basketball players

Loved this comment!

I sometimes laugh about the hand-wringing on this (and other) fan boards about referees.  I saw the game live, so without the benefit of replays and commentary, but last night seemed to be way beyond just an "off night" for the crew in stripes IMO.  On the Bear Insider, there were many similar comments - and not complaining just about calls against Cal.  Even their complaints noted inconsistencies both ways.  And the delays in the game were really annoying - not sure they helped correct anything either.  I kept thinking, just get it wrong & move on.

One minor milestone from this game - Stanford has now clinched a spot in the ACC tournament, something that has been a foregone conclusion for awhile now, but was not at the beginning of the season.  Next step - clinching a first round bye.

Rough game. Good win, though, and glad we're in the ACC tournament, hopefully getting the first-round bye.

Just for fun, the current College RPI rankings for ACC teams:

5 Duke
16 Clemson
21 Louisville
29 North Carolina
48 Wake Forest
55 SMU
70 Pitt
73 Stanford
113 Florida State
117 Virginia
171 Syracuse
187 California
193 Notre Dame
199 Va Tech
202 Georgia Tech
223 NC State
250 Boston College
287 Miami