Shame on Roger Ayers

[LandOtter]

Sitting courtside at yesterday’s game versus DePaul, I witnessed something I had never seen before. An official encouraging fans to direct chants at the visiting team.

I was sitting right beside two older couples. The men remained relatively quiet throughout the game, but both women were annoying me from the tip, yelling “that’s a foul” on every DePaul possession and “he’s a baby” on every UConn possession.

What set me over the top was when both women laughed at and cheered Liam’s injury.

Late in the game, during a timeout, the women started chanting “Girly Hurley.” That is when Roger Ayer’s approached them and whispered something to them. He then winked at them as he walked away and gestured at them to chant louder.

Maybe I was still fuming at the thought of two elderly adults cheering the injury of a college kid, but I lost a ton of respect for Ayer’s in that moment.

 

[Scot-e]

There are tons of people out there who suck. It’s best to ignore them and their small little brains and big mouths.

 

[jibsey]

He was an official yesterday? Do we know what he said to those women? Or why they responded was because he encouraged it?
Without that info how do you come up with that?

 

[Connecticut13]

Sure, best to ignore the DePaul fans. If you're cheering a player getting injured, then you're scum - and not even worthy of our attention. Plus, being a DePaul fan is punishment as it is. But as to Roger Ayers -- that's unacceptable and shows his bias towards UConn. Quite frankly, he shouldn't be officiating our games.

 

[LandOtter]

He was an official yesterday? Do we know what he said to those women? Or why they responded was because he encouraged it?
Without that info how do you come up with that?

They started chanting, Ayer’s approached them, whispered something and winked, and then gestured to them to chant louder.

Not exactly a reach to assume that he was encouraging them since he physically encouraged them to make more noise.

He was probably trying to be funny, but after watching these particular women laugh at an injured Liam, I had no patience for them or for him encouraging them.

 

[BlueandOG]

Sitting courtside at yesterday’s game versus DePaul, I witnessed something I had never seen before. An official encouraging fans to direct chants at the visiting team.

I was sitting right beside two older couples. The men remained relatively quiet throughout the game, but both women were annoying me from the tip, yelling “that’s a foul” on every DePaul possession and “he’s a baby” on every UConn possession.

What set me over the top was when both women laughed at and cheered Liam’s injury.

Late in the game, during a timeout, the women started chanting “Girly Hurley.” That is when Roger Ayer’s approached them and whispered something to them. He then winked at them as he walked away and gestured at them to chant louder.

Maybe I was still fuming at the thought of two elderly adults cheering the injury of a college kid, but I lost a ton of respect for Ayer’s in that moment.

First of all, I am envious of your seats! That must have been fun. Second, the world is full of stupid, rude, loud, annoying people - many of whom cheer against UConn because of our championship pedigree. They throw shade on us because they have never basked in the warm glow of national glory.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

I still don’t understand the call when the DePaul player threw the ball into the backcourt untouched, DePaul player watches it go out of bounds at the other end, it gets reviewed and shows clearly no Husky player touching it…and it went back to DePaul possession. I know we were up pretty big at that point but what did I miss?

 

[LIUCHusky]

I still don’t understand the call when the DePaul player threw the ball into the backcourt untouched, DePaul player watches it go out of bounds at the other end, it gets reviewed and shows clearly no Husky player touching it…and it went back to DePaul possession. I know we were up pretty big at that point but what did I miss?

I may be wrong, but I think an out of bounds call may only be reviewed in the last 2 minutes of the second half.

 

[Hunt for 7]

First of all, I am envious of your seats! That must have been fun. Second, the world is full of stupid, rude, loud, annoying people - many of whom cheer against UConn because of our championship pedigree. They throw shade on us because they have never basked in the warm glow of national glory.

Or a Red Rider carbine 200 bb gun

 

[TroyHall98]

It was a very difficult environment in which to win a basketball game. I think there are clear issues with the roster construction of this team but the fact that they won by double digits with everything going against them speaks to the toughness of the team.

Not related to the thread but the national TV announcers (Lappas and some other dude) was as one sided for UConn’s opponent as I can remember. It was disgusting.

 

[Tommyboy]

I may be wrong, but I think an out of bounds call may only be reviewed in the last 2 minutes of the second half.

I hate that rule. Like it only matters then? What if we lost 10 possessions like that before that magical time stamp? Then the opposing teams gets one reviewed and overturned under 2 min? That doesn't make sense to me. Either all game or none at all. Every possession can matter.

 

[LandOtter]

I hate that rule. Like it only matters then? What if we lost 10 possessions like that before that magical time stamp? Then the opposing teams gets one reviewed and overturned under 2 min? That doesn't make sense to me. Either all game or none at all. Every possession can matter.

The officials announced that they were reviewing the shot clock when they got to the table. Not sure if that made it onto the television broadcast.

 

[Bomber36]

First of all, I am envious of your seats! That must have been fun. Second, the world is full of stupid, rude, loud, annoying people - many of whom cheer against UConn because of our championship pedigree. They throw shade on us because they have never basked in the warm glow of national glory.

Kind of like everyone used to do to Puke. It doesn’t surprise me at all and their obvious jealousy just makes me giggle.

 

[Scoe]

You should've recorded it, something to keep in mind for future games.

 

[David 76]

The officials announced that they were reviewing the shot clock when they got to the table. Not sure if that made it onto the television broadcast.

It did.

 

[Iluvsuebird]

I give you credit for not responding to them cheering for Liam's injury. That would have triggered me.

 

[Tommyboy]

The officials announced that they were reviewing the shot clock when they got to the table. Not sure if that made it onto the television broadcast.

It did and that wasn't even close. It was like 17 seconds to go.

 

[RuffRuff]

Welcome to the land of winning and feeling what it’s like to being a Duke fan.

 

[cohenzone]

First of all, I am envious of your seats! That must have been fun. Second, the world is full of stupid, rude, loud, annoying people - many of whom cheer against UConn because of our championship pedigree. They throw shade on us because they have never basked in the warm glow of national glory.

Yeah, annoying fans, especially adults, do make things less fun. Hard to believe, we have a few of our own who don’t need an official to encourage them. If these women were actually cheering over Liam’s injury. they are well beyond just annoying and just need to be pitied.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

No idea of the veracity of these claims but agree with the premise

 

[NEforceUConn]

I give you credit for not responding to them cheering for Liam's injury. That would have triggered me.

Would have been perfect time for a stumble and beer spill on the witches.

 

[ctchamps]

Sitting courtside at yesterday’s game versus DePaul, I witnessed something I had never seen before. An official encouraging fans to direct chants at the visiting team.

I was sitting right beside two older couples. The men remained relatively quiet throughout the game, but both women were annoying me from the tip, yelling “that’s a foul” on every DePaul possession and “he’s a baby” on every UConn possession.

What set me over the top was when both women laughed at and cheered Liam’s injury.

Late in the game, during a timeout, the women started chanting “Girly Hurley.” That is when Roger Ayer’s approached them and whispered something to them. He then winked at them as he walked away and gestured at them to chant louder.

Maybe I was still fuming at the thought of two elderly adults cheering the injury of a college kid, but I lost a ton of respect for Ayer’s in that moment.

I kept noticing Brian O'Connell looking downcourt and not at the DePaul player taking a free throw shot. It happened every foul shot. It was hard to determine what O'Connell was looking at but my imagination made me think he was staring at Hurley as if to challenge Hurley into a technical. Did you happen to notice O'Connell in this situation and observe what he was looking at?

The officiating has been very lopsided so far early in the BE schedule. Some of it is our players learning defense. Some of it is home cooking. But It is not out of the realm of possibility that officials abuse their position and retaliate against a coach they dislike.

I found it interesting that in this game our centers were spared the whistle and the players most critical to this game were getting the calls. If I were a ref wanting to hurt Hurley I would have targeted Liam and Hassan in this matchup.

 

[Dogfish]

Not related to the thread but the national TV announcers (Lappas and some other dude) was as one sided for UConn’s opponent as I can remember. It was disgusting.

Lappas really never bothered me before, and I thought his commentary was fairly decent in the past. But yesterday had me wanting to reach into the tv and knock those two beaver teeth down his throat.

As usual, a 5-v-8 win. I should be used to it by now, but alas...high blood pressure meds do you stuff.