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Ed Hightower, more than just a Michigan hater. Apparently he hates all.
January 9th, 2013 at 9:34 PM
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Ed Hightower, more than just a Michigan hater. Apparently he hates all.
January 9th, 2013 at 9:39 PM | 
The site
The site
January 9th, 2013 at 9:46 PM |
I wonder
I wonder
if the leagues look at the number of penalties called by ref to determine who may be calling too many or too few.
"They're stuck with that quarterback (sophomore Braxton Miller) for the next two or three years, that's fine with me. He throws worse than (Tim) Tebow. - Steve Everitt
January 9th, 2013 at 11:03 PM |
In the ACC they grade every
In the ACC they grade every
In the ACC they grade every call and no call as either correct or incorrect. They expect their officials to be correct at least 90% of the time. In the last 4 minutes of the game, they expect their officials to be perfect.
Source: I once attended a lecture by the Director of ACC officials.
I'm sure the B10 has similar standards.
CoE Class of 2007
January 9th, 2013 at 9:43 PM |
One of tha hatinest
One of tha hatinest
One of tha hatinest muthafuckas of all time
Bears Beets Battlestar Galactica
January 9th, 2013 at 9:49 PM |
Worst combination Hightower and
Worst combination Hightower and
Assembly Hall. Wish Fab 5 could bitach slap that fool...
Lucky enough to have my own JT wristband!!
January 9th, 2013 at 9:52 PM |
For a team like Michigan, you
For a team like Michigan, you
For a team like Michigan, you should hope Hightower works every game. For a team that relies on movement and penetration you want a ref that's going to call a foul. I can't stand watching college games which are ref'd like the NBA where they basically wait to see if the shot goes in or not before calling a foul.
"Anyone who isn't confused, really doesn't understand the situation." - Edward R. Murrow
January 9th, 2013 at 9:53 PM |
Ed
Ed
Hightower reminds me of a foot fungus. Minor nuisance in the big picture, but everlasting ...
"500 channels and nothing but cats."
January 9th, 2013 at 9:54 PM |
Eddie Basketball has the best
Eddie Basketball has the best
Eddie Basketball has the best hairpiece in the business, that's for sure.
January 9th, 2013 at 9:57 PM |
I remember there being a very
I remember there being a very
I remember there being a very humorous set of Ed Hightower photoshops with him calling fouls in ridiculous situations.. If anyone has them and would care to repost I would be much obliged.
NEVAR FORGET
January 10th, 2013 at 10:33 AM |
yay internet
yay internet
January 9th, 2013 at 10:04 PM |
With Hightower, it's more a
With Hightower, it's more a
With Hightower, it's more a matter of him being in love with himself rather than him hating anyone.
The swag is back.
January 9th, 2013 at 10:09 PM |
I cannot believe he's still around
I cannot believe he's still around
My old boss at Intramurals had an autographed basketball by Ed Hightower. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that after I went into a tirade about how much I hate that douche. I still hate him 15 years later.
January 9th, 2013 at 10:12 PM |
Who gets an autograph from a ref?
Who gets an autograph from a ref?
Seriously.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
January 9th, 2013 at 10:14 PM |
Tim Donaghy's
Tim Donaghy's
Bookie?
January 9th, 2013 at 11:06 PM |
Also, geez, that article is 4
Also, geez, that article is 4
Also, geez, that article is 4 years old.
CoE Class of 2007
January 10th, 2013 at 12:58 AM |
And yet still relevant.
And yet still relevant.
And yet still relevant.
January 9th, 2013 at 11:24 PM |
Eddie H
Eddie H
January 9th, 2013 at 11:43 PM |
Def not cool enough to be
Def not cool enough to be
Def not cool enough to be boba fett.
Bears Beets Battlestar Galactica
January 10th, 2013 at 11:41 AM |
But cool enough to be a scout
But cool enough to be a scout
But cool enough to be a scout trooper? Because that's what he's pictured as.
January 9th, 2013 at 11:40 PM |
My opinion is he is just a
My opinion is he is just a
My opinion is he is just a bad ref. As a ref myself (mostly football so far but my brother and I are getting in to basketball more) I can tell you that I've worked with lots of bad refs and none of them want one team or another to win, some are just not good at seeing the game. It is a huge thing for all officials to stay impartial. There were lots of bad calls tonight, but if you watch him work other games, I bet you see the same.
January 10th, 2013 at 8:17 AM |
If you really were much of a
If you really were much of a
If you really were much of a ref, you'd know just how good any division 1 ref is.
I wish more refs called the game like Hightower. It would finally force teams to adjust and the B10 wouldn't be the hack-fest that it is at times.
CoE Class of 2007
January 10th, 2013 at 10:31 AM |
Every official has a
Every official has a
Every official has a different style, a slightly different interpretation of the rules, and a different point at which they decide fair play has stopped and a whistle needs to be blown. Clearly the stats show that Hightower is quicker to whistle than some of his peers. But that doens't mean he's bad at doing his job.
January 10th, 2013 at 11:20 AM |
i respect your attempt to be
i respect your attempt to be
i respect your attempt to be diplomatic but, no, sorry
hightower is just terrible
The site http://statsheet.com/mcb/conferences/big-ten/referees tells us that, through Sunday, Hightower and Ted Hillary were tied for the most Big Ten conference games worked at 19.
But 724 fouls were called in Hightower’s 19 games compared to 611 in Hillary’s.