The Madness of Officiating

          Thanks to Liam McWade I must address the horrific officiating in the UNC Asheville-Syracuse game. I didn't even write a note about this game because I figured that the number 1 seed Orange would roll Asheville but that was not the case. UNC lead at halftime and was up for the most of the second half until Syracuse took a lead with under 10 minutes to go in the game. The NCAA is a complete joke to begin with. How many different issues have all of us had with NCAA, how they operate and the lack of common sense when making key decisions? The officiating thus far can be added to that list.

          All the NCAA wants to do is make money. How many blown calls were there late in the Syracuse game? Some can say bad officiating but I would say that is exactly what they were the officials were told before the game started. If Syracuse is eliminated in the first round the revenue that the NCAA would make from Syracuse fans would be lost. The TV revenue and viewing would decrease because as great of a story as UNC Asheville would be, realistically their run would not last long. Everything the NCAA does is driven by profit and ratings. The kids from UNC were absolutely robbed from making history this afternoon by being the first 16 seed to advance past the first round and the NCAA is completely okay with. I guess seeing the tears of all of the Asheville players on the bench as the clock wound down to 0 was worth it for the NCAA.