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Message: [QUOTE="Drivefor12, post: 2675032, member: 8887"] I respect everyone's right to have their opinions, and we all certainly have them :) Probably, the truth of how bad the Refs were is in the middle as it's really hard to not let our own status as fans influence us somewhat. Objectively, I'll say ND was more aggressive on offense and defense and I can see them getting a few more calls. That being said, they are just as aggressive defensively, and there is no way that UCONN should have only been to the line 6 times. Refs are human and I get they make mistakes, but some mistakes just can't be made, such as the fourth foul on Samuelson. It was a game changer. Even though UCONN was ahead at the time, I knew the game was now lost as it was clear Samuelson would now be a turnstile for fear of picking up number 5. It was especially frustrating because, as someone mentioned it above, ND was getting the calls (all weekend) then they would jump into players (and in Samuelson's case, was established in their position, not jumping, and had her arms straight up). That should have been a no call. I do feel ND got many favorable calls, and when they win games by 2 and 3 points respectively, the officiating did influence the result. But I will also give credit where credit is due. Despite the hostile officiating towards them, UCONN and MS still could have won if they made one more shot and turned the ball over a couple fewer times. They didn't. ND did hit the shots at the end of each game to win it and did come back from double-digit deficits each game. They did get done what the other teams had a chance to do but didn't. [/QUOTE]

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