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My enjoyment of the LSU/Iowa game absolutely diminished by the referees’ interference with the action.

I wonder what might be the impact on the quality of officiating if the referees were required to do post game pressers as are the coaches?

And wouldn’t it be nice if NCAA officials who pick the officiating crews were interviewed about the state of affairs?
 
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The LSU-Iowa women’s national championship game turned into a ref show​

Not only was this a technical foul on Clark, it was also a personal foul which gives her four for the game. She’s likely going to have to sit for a good portion of the final quarter with Iowa trailing by 11. The Hawkeyes have three starters with four fouls, and Clark’s situation is going to command the most attention. The officials have a tough job but this is one you should probably let go. If LSU head coach Kim Mulkey isn’t getting a technical for chewing out the refs on every possession, Clark should be fine here.

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The LSU-Iowa women’s national championship game turned into a ref show

Welcome to the new fans of the game here to watch Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. You’re getting a big game from the stripes instead.
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The rampant officiating during Iowa-LSU's women's NCAA tournament title game made fans furious​

Nobody likes it when referees dictate the pacing of a national title game, and you can bet folks were out complaining about it during Sunday’s 2023 women’s NCAA tournament championship.

One of the most anticipated women’s basketball games in quite a while, the heavyweight fight between Iowa and LSU saw its first quarter hampered by a spattering of questionable calls from the referees.

ftw.usatoday.com

The rampant officiating during Iowa-LSU's women's NCAA tournament title game made fans furious

Nobody likes it when referees dictate the pacing of a national title game, and you can bet folks were out complaining about it during Sunday's 2023 women's NCAA tournament championship. One of the most anticipated women's basketball games in quite a while, the…
ftw.usatoday.com ftw.usatoday.com
 
I hope the NCAA finally gets serious about the problem that officiating has become in the women's college game. The appearance of bias, the inconsistency between conferences, the inconsistency between and within games. The problem has been getting worse for years now. It undermines the game and punishes the fans. I was glad that ESPN called it out.

LSU was the better team today, largely due to their unbelievable shooting performance throughout the afternoon. Wow, 102 points! The most ever in a championship game. And simply not enough team around Clark to mount a sustained comeback.
 
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The officiating was terrible, and both teams suffered. Still, it was a great game, a lot of fun to watch, and an important moment on TV for women’s basketball. LSU dominated and would have won regardless of the fouls.
 
Kaizen said:

The rampant officiating during Iowa-LSU's women's NCAA tournament title game made fans furious​

Nobody likes it when referees dictate the pacing of a national title game, and you can bet folks were out complaining about it during Sunday’s 2023 women’s NCAA tournament championship.

One of the most anticipated women’s basketball games in quite a while, the heavyweight fight between Iowa and LSU saw its first quarter hampered by a spattering of questionable calls from the referees.

ftw.usatoday.com

The rampant officiating during Iowa-LSU's women's NCAA tournament title game made fans furious

Nobody likes it when referees dictate the pacing of a national title game, and you can bet folks were out complaining about it during Sunday's 2023 women's NCAA tournament championship. One of the most anticipated women's basketball games in quite a while, the…
ftw.usatoday.com ftw.usatoday.com
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They don't know what rampant means.
 
The better team won. But the officiating was not good, to put it politely.

I struggle to reconcile the touch calls in the paint for minimal contact, on the one hand, and the refusal to call a foul under the basket on rebounds when players are getting shoved, bumped, and held down, especially when the contact results in a change of possession.

Similarly, there's a tendency to call push-offs -- Clark was called twice -- but not to call hand-checks that impede the progress of the dribbler.

All that said, LSU shot lights out in the 2nd, when Angel was on the bench, and that was the difference.
 
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OldSchooler said:
Angel Reese's taunting of Caitlin Clark toward the end of the game, waving her ring finger in Caitlin's face, was really classless.
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That should have led to an ejection, not just a technical.

LSU absolutely deserved to win today; they were clearly the better team. But this is the worst refereed game I've seen this year, and that is saying a lot.
 
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It looked to me like the officials came out and got revenge for people complaining about them not calling anything the other night. In this game it wasn't only the number of calls but who they were on. Then to put a cherry on top they have the best player in the game a T for rolling the ball out of bounds.

The person who called that T should be banned from calling another FF game. This whole crew needs to learn that people didn't tune in to watch them and when they take the stars out of their games it hurts the game itself. LSU played a near flawless game but this game will be remembered for the way the officiating didn't let them play.
 
The reffing in the women‘s game has never been great, but their performance in the NatChamp game was absolute proof that changes are needed. But… the NCAA will need to have their nose rubbed in it before they wake up to this fact.
 
msf22b said:
A hugely important showcase for woman's BB was completely ruined by the refs...

Geno alluded to this earlier...

Serious corrections required
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They did the same thing to UCONN in the OSU game. OSU outplayed UCONN but the calls on AE really changed the complexion of that game and Iowa not having their two best players on the court did the same to them today.
 
cabbie191 said:
My enjoyment of the LSU/Iowa game absolutely diminished by the referees’ interference with the action.

I wonder what might be the impact on the quality of officiating if the referees were required to do post game pressers as are the coaches?

And wouldn’t it be nice if NCAA officials who pick the officiating crews were interviewed about the state of affairs?
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I agree 100% - they would never do that because they know the refs would have no good answers and would lose even more credibility. But it's not like there would be a problem getting refs if they were forced to attend presses. People will always show up if there's money involved.
 
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