Dismiss Ed Hightower and end poor Big Ten officiating
Big Ten Basketball officiating should reflect the integrity of the great schools it represents. Unfortunately this is not the case.We request that the Big Ten review poor performing basketball referee... continue reading »
"let the players decide, not the officials"
"Get rid off all the Big Ten officials. Let players call their own fouls."
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"Ed Hightower isn't biased against any team, he just makes poor calls all around. He anticipates calls, and is excessive in his gesturing. We are not tuning in to watch the Ed Hightower show."
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"If you look at the Purdue v. OSU game on 2/28/09 you will see why."
"Hightower is blind, partial, and craving for attention"
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"He should have retired years ago!!!"
"Hightower's officiating is a disgrace to the game of basketball, and makes a mockery of the spirit of fair play"
"The Big Ten needs to clear house and hire a whole new set of crews. Hightower is a mockery of college officiating when he reinacts every call he makes."
"I've never seen a referee who makes calls based on the reaction it will receive or how dramatic it will be. He is a disgrace to the occupation of referee."
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"You Blow Ed"
"F you big10! Jobbed us out of another banner"
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"The OSU/PU game today was awful, first time ever i turned off a game b/c of the officiating"
"Thanks for yesterday Ed"
"Techinical foul on Cornley on 2/1/09 was a disgrace"
"I've seen enough. It's time to send a message."
"This has gone on long enough!!!"
"Horribly ineffective officiating makes the game unwatchable."
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