In case you were wondering

by Jeff Nusser on Jan 9, 2010 6:09 PM PST

Although the NCAA has now stated that the referees in the Oregon game misapplied the rules, there appears to have been no formal penalties levied by the Pac-10 against at least two of the three members of the crew that worked the game.

Mike LIttlewood, who was the crew chief and had the greatest opportunity to make sure the correct call was made -- and also the guy who lied about the circumstances of the call postgame -- worked Washington/ASU last night, while Tony Padilla worked UCLA/Cal on Wednesday.

The only referee who didn't work the Wednesday/Friday round of games this week is Bruce Hicks, who did work USC/ASU the day after New Years. It's unclear if this is due to any penalty levied by the conference. It's also unknown if he worked either of tonight's games.

UPDATE: Hicks worked USC/Cal on Saturday night. There might have been a one-game penalty, but we'll never know -- it's not completely uncommon for a guy to only work one half of the weekend's action.

Just thought you might like to know.

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I hope Littlewood works a game in Pullman soon...

He needs to face the music, Cougar style.

by SW WA Coug on Jan 9, 2010 7:05 PM PST reply actions

Surprised

I was always under the impression that ref crews worked together as teams. Is this something unique to the Pac-10, or is this the standard in all basketball conferences?

I feel like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football. Ugh

by HitKing69 on Jan 9, 2010 8:00 PM PST reply actions

No, it's standard to mix the crews

That’s standard for hoops at all levels. Football usually has crews, but baseball doesn’t.

CougCenter

by Jeff Nusser on Jan 9, 2010 8:33 PM PST up reply actions

Think you meant Basketball there Nuss.

by 02Coug on Jan 9, 2010 9:19 PM PST up reply actions

Baseball does

I feel like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football. Ugh

by HitKing69 on Jan 9, 2010 10:37 PM PST up reply actions

You're right about baseball

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/umpires/crews.jsp

I thought they mixed. I’m pretty sure I’d be sick of the rest of my crew by the end of an MLB season.

CougCenter

by Jeff Nusser on Jan 10, 2010 11:23 AM PST up reply actions

I doubt if the PAC-10 will ever let Littlewood back into Pullman. It does prove a point about inept officiating in our league. Hopefully the PAC-10 will wake up and hold all refs accountable. In most jobs this would lead to termination. Interesting to see what else ($) may be behind that call. We will probably never know

by gocougs01 on Jan 9, 2010 8:03 PM PST reply actions