Interesting comments about officiating following the Wisconsin win over MSU just a few minutes ago, that could apply directly to last night’s UL vs Clemson contest.
The last desperate 3 point shot by MSU saw contact from the Wisconsin defender, and initially Jay Wright and others cried foul. However after further review, they went to the defense of the official who “no called” it. Like Edwards and Hunter last night, the contact was initiated more by the offensive player and it was equally evident that teams desperately trying to catch up, are guilty of trying to foul, but in traps like what we saw from Clemson are not being whistled.
Might sound like an alibi or excuse for the meltdown by UL, but in truth Clemson was trying to foul in several of the situations, but were not called. The college game is increasingly modeling the NBA, and the physical nature is out of control.