In Reply to: Re: Is there a referee in the house? posted by Dr.Bruin on January 30, 2026 at 11:00:16
by the officials, last night's Mich/MSU game had plenty of that. Twice the officials called Mara for fouls where MSU's PG, dribbled in front of him(on the way downcourt)and suddenly stopped in front of him trying to draw a foul as Mara couldn't stop from bumping into him (and it worked). The official called it a foul each time on Mara when it was obvious the PG was intentionally "baiting a foul". Later in the game, Michigan's Tschetter did a similar move and was called for "baiting a foul".
With pretty much every foul or infraction call against MSU, Izzo was about to go nuts on the sidelines complanining to the officials. Even at the end of the game he stormed off of the court into the dressing room as the teams were lined up in their end of game routine. I thought Izzo was going to "blow a gasket" the way he was behaving. Makes Cronin look rather passive.
At the same time, Dusty May was just the opposite as he was calmly sitting on the bench (standing occasionally but not running the sidelines like Izzo) even when calls went against his team. I like that type of sideline demeanor in a coach.