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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 4524935, member: 6620"] From the Associated Press article that appeared in ESPNw: [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]"Lawson said that throughout the first half, Duke players were "complaining about the ball"[/COLOR] while going 7-for-34 from the field in the opening 20 minutes. They were 12-for-38 in the second half. Florida State made 10 of its 30 shots in the first two quarters and 14 of 31 in the second half. "[COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Lawson said assistant coach Winston Gandy went to the scorer's table at the half to check on the ball when he realized what the problem was. [/COLOR]She said the game officials changed the ball to start the second half. "We have concluded through our investigation that it was a men's ball," Lawson said. "The conference and Florida State is saying that it wasn't." "The ACC said it did a comprehensive review, talking with game officials, administrators, the table crew and both schools." Dillon thought: [COLOR=rgb(61, 142, 185)]Per the blue highlight: [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]If Duke players were complaining throughout the half, why didn't Winston Gandy or Kara Lawson request the refs look at the ball at an earlier point in the half? This single point has me gobsmacked. I coached travel soccer for years and in my first year, a home team once started with a wrong-sized ball. My players -- on a throw-in -- recognized the difference. We brought it to the ref's attention, he reviewed it and changed it. From there on, I always checked the ball -- home or away. Back to Coach Lawson and the Associate Press: - "To have a game that, at the end of the season, could be the difference between a seed, between a title, my players don't deserve that and neither do their players," Lawson said. [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]"It's a complete failure. And you can figure out who the people I'm talking about that failed the sport and our players and both teams."[/COLOR] Dillon: If this did happen -- and Duke and FSU/ACC are on different sides of the truth ledger -- then it's a mistake. But, Coach: just who are you talking about? If you're going to shoot and blame, can you pinpoint it for us? BTW, the silence from FSU is starting to become deafening. And, per my earlier comment, it might be worth having your staff check on the game balls (even in a passing manner on the road) just to make sure? No detail is too small. If internet sleuths and/or Duke conclusively prove the ACC was flat-out wrong or being less than truthful, whoa nellie, to quote [USER=378]@triaddukefan[/USER] . Last point: I hope/doubt this is what Coach Lawson had in mind, but the pre-game prep at South Bend should be really interesting tomorrow around 12:45 - 1 p.m. ;) [/QUOTE]

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