Pretty low even by Hess standards. 2 years ago he got pelted by a lotion bottle after he screwed FSU vs Maryland in Tallahassee.

http://eye-on-college-basketball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/26283066/34888799

Gotta love ACC officials.  Thats low.  Makes me want to spit quit honestly, thats not right at all.

NCST AD has contacted Swofford about the incident now.  Good.  Doubt much if anything will come of it though, you are complaining about a Mafia member to the Mafia boss.  Hess needs to grow a pair.  Next game he works everyone should throw boxes of tissues at him.

I think Hess is the guy that blew our goaltending call against Syracuse a few weeks ago.

It was TB12.  Same guy.

Hess is a clown.  I am royally pissed about this.  This just goes to show how much respect State gets.  You think James Worthy and Phil Ford would get kicked out in the Dean Dome or Laettner and Hurley in Cameron?

Wait so refs are pulling for FSU now? I dont understand the complex nature of who the refs are fans of.

Just like the Clemson game I think the refs made the difference for FSU yesterday too. Definitely a close game.

My guess is that the issue will be handled via back channels, so as not to undermine Hess in his job. It is a fact that Hess needs to be reprimanded in some way. Yow has made an inquiry to the ACC office, and it will be answered with no public statement. That’s just my guess.

You Carolina people just cannot possibly understand the ref situation even though it’s happening right in front of your eyes. I’m sure it’s been pointed out to you before by fans of all teams even teams who never regulary play UNC. Nobody regulary complains about the refs in Syracuse, Kansas or Kentucky games even though they too are among the college basketball royalty. Why don’t we? Maybe because they don’t get the special treatment that UNC and Duke get.

As for your comment about “refs pulling for FSU” in yesterdays game, that could not be further from the truth. I made this post on Warchant yesterday and it pointed out how even NC State fans could see their team was getting the benefit of the calls. FSU had 14 foul calls on them in the first half to NC State’s 6 which sent NC State to the line 18 times, it was the only thing keeping NC State kinda in the game. Late in the game while the game was well in hand NC State got called for a bunch of ticky tack crap to make the box score look like it was an evenly called game, but that’s always been their MO for as long as I can remember.

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FSU was playing much more aggressively which lent itself to more fouls, but that’s also the reason why yall whipped us.  You were playing man-ball, we weren’t.

benjammer - 19 February 2012 11:56 PM

FSU was playing much more aggressively which lent itself to more fouls, but that’s also the reason why yall whipped us.  You were playing man-ball, we weren’t.

FSU plays aggressive every game, we don’t normally get 14 fouls in a half.

I do not think Hess is pro N. Carolina schools to the detriment of schools outside of N. Carolina. I also don’t think you can say he is pro UNC. As a matter of fact UNC has been hurt by bad calls just like anyone else.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS5h7XjBkZA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9ps2dXwMko

http://blogs.roanoke.com/aaronmcfarling/2011/11/virginia-tech-unc-in-game-blog/

I couldn’t locate the bad calls against UNC last year at VT. The missed helmet to helmet hit on UNC’s rb, the ruling of the incomplete pass that was complete just before half time that led to a missed FG, and one other play that cost UNC actual points in a game they lost by a score of 24-21. The blog from a Va paper above describes it.

In the recent bball game vs. Duke on the 3 point shot Rivers hit to bring Duke to within I believe 2 points, Rivers came down, caught ball, took 4 steps without dribbling, and hit a 3 point shot. They even blew up his feet on the ESPN feed and counted the steps. Basketball games have numerous examples in every contest of calls that hurt or benefit both teams. I’m a believer in the idea that refs try to make “make up calls” when they make a mistake. I’m not so sure that can be applied to football.

I’m sure there are much more, but the point I’m trying to make is: bad calls do not play favorites by and large. Some go your team’s way, and some do not. I accept that as a part of sports. It’s inately imperfect, and that’s all there is to it. I’m sure everyone here can site numerous examples of their team getting “jobbed” by refs to the advantage of the opponent. I guess what I’m saying is good teams get past that most of the time and find ways to win games. Mediocre teams do not, except in lucky instances.

Garrett_TD23 - 20 February 2012 07:51 AM

benjammer - 19 February 2012 11:56 PM

FSU was playing much more aggressively which lent itself to more fouls, but that’s also the reason why yall whipped us.  You were playing man-ball, we weren’t.

FSU plays aggressive every game, we don’t normally get 14 fouls in a half.

We don’t normally get 13 in a half either like we did in the second half, or have former players thrown out of the stands by an official.  Seriously though, yall need to beat Duke and get that one seed in the tourney.  That would make me happy.

I guess we have to talk about SOMETHING… but this business about “ACC refs favor Carolina schools” is just bogus… I don’t see it really… Most of the time I agree with the fouls called in basketball games… of course I have some objections sometimes… but they’ve done a decent job this season… Football is a different story.

Y’all are letting emotions get in the way too much.

Are y’all the type of dudes that go to a baseball game and argue EVERY ball/strike call?? I hate those guys.

Slap on the wrist for Hess.  Can’t wait to see if he has another game at RBC center, they will eat him alive.

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