Nothing controversial about it, Samford got screwed.

@Iconhulk

2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 Bush League.. smmfh

@benji3900

2 ай бұрын

Yeah. That was totally clean. Poor kid from Samford. He made the play of his life and got robbed

@etuboldon

2 ай бұрын

That's about as clean a block as you'll ever find.

@mattdobson7598

2 ай бұрын

Did you make a list of all the good and bad calls throughout the game? Or did you just pick a call with less time on the clock than other calls and say that is the one call throughout the entirety of a game that kept a team from winning? Grow up

@alpacagod7549

2 ай бұрын

They're not calling the block controversial. The ending, as in Kansas winning after that foul was called, is controversial.

There needs to be a way to reverse bad calls like that. That’s crazy.

@josecervantes6069

2 ай бұрын

For real, there was no touching at all. Clear as day light

@Jimdish2555

2 ай бұрын

Takes away their 5 on 4 going back regardless. Kansas was saved by that call.

@VaughnLower

2 ай бұрын

The only thing we can do is pray.

@Dillybip

2 ай бұрын

Yeah. It’s called replay

@etuboldon

2 ай бұрын

at the very least review it.

It wasn't controversial, it was flat out the wrong call.

@kareemfuller4744

2 ай бұрын

Its the call not the block.

One of the cleanest blocks I’ve ever seen in my life

not controversial, refs fucking blew it big time!

@joesphkenda9898

2 ай бұрын

drives me nuts he has a perfect view of the play and calls the foul on the fall instead of watching the block, hope that crew doesnt get another game

@wallyolson9616

2 ай бұрын

Why no review?

@DisabusingTheLeft

2 ай бұрын

Blew it or threw it??? The ref trailing in front of the camera had a clear view of the play in real-time. There wasn't ANY body contact whatsoever.

@kareemfuller4744

2 ай бұрын

That's why it controversial it's not the black it's the call that's controversial.

@AmySloan-yb6qk

2 ай бұрын

I picked Samford too and I was pissed. I think they wanted the zags and Kansas match up

that block was so clean. smh

@ILLSmak

2 ай бұрын

1 of the best blocks I've ever seen, esp given circumstance. That's a game winning block.

yk they messed up when march madness edits the block out their clip😭

Couldn't let all the big schools lose in the first round

@ransom6892

2 ай бұрын

UNC won so that wasnt an option

@rodneyking4183

2 ай бұрын

Can they challenge and make the refs look at the replay? I'm a KU fan but I didn't want to win that way. That was all ball and a great play. We won't beat Gonzaga, they are going to kick our asses on Saturday. Samford will get to watch a beating that we deserve giving up a 22 point lead like that.

@monkeyboydt16

2 ай бұрын

I don't believe there is a challenge rule like there is in the NBA. They really should have one at least during the final 2 minutes of the game.

@Jaybird003

2 ай бұрын

But they let Kentucky lose? Not everything is a conspiracy bud

@benji3900

2 ай бұрын

​@@Jaybird003that's why he said they can't ALL lose in the first round. 🤦🏼‍♂️

Genuine question: so they really couldn’t review that call? That’s a really tough call to make in real time but it’s wild if there’s no way to go back and review it

@schelbboy22

2 ай бұрын

Fouls are the only plays not reviewable. They believe officials would undermined or they would call a replay on every foul if they could.

@williamsweeney7086

2 ай бұрын

@@schelbboy22 refs should be undermined

@jpnguyen11

2 ай бұрын

Not different from out of bounds or 3vs2 points, especially if it’s in the last 2 mins of the game

@drakevick1646

2 ай бұрын

They don’t have a challenge rule in place, and the nba only did so relatively recently because of moments like these. It’s only a matter of time before one egregious call happens at the end of the championship game or the final four, and then, and only then, will they implement a challenge policy. But I guarantee you that it will take this sort of thing happening at the end of the tournament for them to actually make a rule change

@zuhalter0071

2 ай бұрын

​@drakevick1646 I hope something does change with today's technology, but you're right. It will take bad calls in big games. I've played, coached, and reffed. It's frustrating when all you can do is write a complaint to the NCAA about officials, and hear nothing back. I don't think it's rigged. I just think it's judgement calls that we now get to see multiple times, but can't do anything about. It's why people complain about makeup calls, or even the game being rigged.

Tough to call in real time but refs should be allowed to review that and change the call.

@anthonymiller6334

2 ай бұрын

@keepsaquon101 I totally agree with your statement. ain't no way you can't be allow to go back and review such a controversial call at the end of the game like that. that's BELIGEROUS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Clean block, refs blew the call. Score was 90-89 Kansas led by one point, Samford's ball with 14 seconds to play. Now we'll never know if Samford could have score 2 points and won the game.

@mattregnier3553

2 ай бұрын

Exactly lol. Never know

@Frostblaze207

2 ай бұрын

Except we do know that they had the ball with 14 seconds and a chance to tie and didn’t score period. They could’ve quickly scored a two and fouled or actually made a three.

@chrishulse3904

2 ай бұрын

They got the rebound and the Kansas guy was on floor they would have had a 5 on 4 situation to win the game.

@V3rnSqwd5611

2 ай бұрын

@@Frostblaze207they needed a quick three to tie that’s completely different from needing a two to win the game down one. Plus 14 seconds is enough time to get a really good look.

@jonathanfox1543

2 ай бұрын

Don’t blame all three of them. Only one made the incorrect call.

that clean block should be the cover of Sports Illustrated with the proper caption FARCE MADNESS!

@Idrcatall

2 ай бұрын

Should write for them

That ref and crew absolutely cannot call another game in this tourney. Understand that a slow motion review would've helped but two refs had the perfect view. There's a reason why someone is qualified to be a ref and there is a reason why a crew of 3 is used, instead of just a solo ref...the crew is supposed to to help each other. Thus, the incredibly bad call by the ref on the side should have been overruled by the ref in the back with the perfect view...and the crew is at fault and should not officiate any other tourney games.

@zavdab5238

2 ай бұрын

Refs can't overturn foul calls goofy only the out of bounds calls. Even if they saw a mistake foul on the big screen replay they can't overrule it.

@anthonymiller6334

2 ай бұрын

@WaywardAnalysis i agreed with 100%

That was a clean block. Samford got screwed big time.

@baseballballer25

2 ай бұрын

They didn’t get screwed big time don’t go down 20 and don’t base an ENTIRE game off one call it was a clean block but you can’t go down 20

@anthonychamberlain2032

2 ай бұрын

​@baseballballer25 you can be down 20 and still get screwed. Yes, that call basically makes them one dimensional on their next offensive possession.

@baseballballer25

2 ай бұрын

@@anthonychamberlain2032 I know but what I’m saying is don’t put yourself in that position and it never comes down to a call!

@baseballballer25

2 ай бұрын

@@anthonychamberlain2032 it’s a 40 min game the better team won fair and square… you can’t say there wasn’t bad calls for both team in the 40 min they played

@anthonychamberlain2032

2 ай бұрын

@@baseballballer25 that's fine. I still covered

Funny how that happens with 2 refs with a clear view. Travesty.

@jonathanfox1543

2 ай бұрын

Don’t blame Doug Sirmons. He correctly did not call the foul.

@BroChaos

2 ай бұрын

yup, the guys head you see in the replay did NOT make a call. came from the other side, and they didn't even have a clear view.

One of the most clutch blocks in tournament history erased cause of a referee’s mistake. Unbelievable smh….

Absolutely insane. The ref is literally staring down waiting to make this call. He made up in his mind he was gonna call this before it even happened. This type of shit has to be reviewable.

@anthonymiller6334

2 ай бұрын

@brobiak954 that's exactly how I saw it. he was going to blow that whistle NO MATTER WHAT! it's some dirty *^#* going on behind the scenes.

@jagsnation3076

2 ай бұрын

The fact i had a parlay that was about cash for 700 A straight bet for 1081 And all i needed was competent refs . I never been so aggravated this is insane should void my bet because damn bro this shits a scam atp if they blatantly making the wrong calls

Not sure what the ref even saw to make him think there was a foul,

@brobiak9548

2 ай бұрын

That ref made the decision he was gonna call this foul before it even happened. Some straight bullshit

@robertgambill4847

2 ай бұрын

oh wait I have Kansas in my bracket

@anthonymiller6334

2 ай бұрын

Nothing...just like that...NOTHING! Probably paid to call it a foul. He just looked at the Kansas player and automatically said "This got to be a foul". So he called foul. Absolutely insane!

@baseballballer25

2 ай бұрын

@@anthonymiller6334lmao why you so mad look at the angle the red has and how fast they are moving it’s not like they can slow it down like you saw multiple times lmao before you commented

@spencergwin9454

2 ай бұрын

Ref obviously had money on Kansas in his bracket. Rigged game. It's blatant.

Give it up to samford for playing hard down to the last min of the game. Hate to see it come down to a bad call.

Brutal. It also takes that moment away from the player. Once we're done complaining, it's gonna be fogitten. When it should be remembered forever is an awesome play that potentially won them the game.

All Ball!! Tired of the Referees screwing Games up with their calls!

@anthonymiller6334

2 ай бұрын

you ted it!!!😖

unbelievable! refs bailed them out

@anthonymiller6334

2 ай бұрын

now you know how Memphis feels after they got screwed over by the refs in last years tourney against FAU. the refs didn't give Memphis the timeout call they made after securing the ball.

I don’t even blame the refs I blame the fact that it can’t be challenged or reviewed. Plays like that are usually fouls and no ref had a 100 percent clear angle it was just an insane play

@coltsfan755

2 ай бұрын

bs there is no excuse for the ref to miss that call he needs to be fire admittedly never be able ref another tournament game they can't have the refs determined the out come of games

@danielhorowitz4012

2 ай бұрын

@@coltsfan755 again I’m not saying the call was right but it’s easy for us to say after seeing all angles of a replay. If I had to call that play live I’m sure I’d get it wrong too

@Oniijh

2 ай бұрын

The entire arena saw it😂

@J-gh8kb

2 ай бұрын

I do blame the ref why is he calling a foul that he didn’t see. Even the announcer was confused.

@anthonychamberlain2032

2 ай бұрын

Only reason that kid fell is bc he grabbed the rim. Just assume a foul occurred, I guess.

Vegas has entered the chat

Damn, Shohei is glad Kansas won

Damn Samford got screwed over that block was as clean as a babies behind

@jcran8352

2 ай бұрын

That's funny but true. At least half the time the baby's behind is not so clean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Calls like that are why I never played college basketball. That, and not being good.

@anthonymiller6334

2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

Under a minute they could’ve go back to review the call. 😂

Samford got hosed, omg

How is there no way to address this objectively incorrect decision by the refs? Basketball needs some sort of challenge system to prevent bad refs from deciding games.

Sanford’s coach is legitimately a basketball prodigy. some of his play calls during that comeback, caught Kansas with their pants down and their pressing off of missed baskets is some thing that teams will probably be doing a whole lot more of moving forward. Whatever power 5 school that can sign him will be lucky

The NCAA needs to issue an apology to Samford.

Disgusting. A totally anticipated "foul" call that never existed. Again...DISGUSTING!!

They need to be fired immediately

@joeheasley8046

2 ай бұрын

Only way to get the point across to let a play play out unless it’s an egregious foul. I don’t even care who won or wins it all but could’ve been a good finish

@jonathanfox1543

2 ай бұрын

All of them? Even the ones who didn’t make an incorrect call? If your co-worker steals something from your company, should you get fired too?

You have to have instant replay. That has to be challenged.

What is the use of replay if you don't use it to get the call right? It only looked like a foul because dude went up too close to the rim, hung on it a bit and his momentum made it look like he got hit and dude didn't touch him. Wow! What a shitty way to lose a game.

@ILLSmak

2 ай бұрын

He blocked him so hard he lost his balance haha. Did not touch anything but the ball, though. I was skeptical at first when I saw it in real time. I was like maybe body? But when you watch it again, it's 100% clean. I can see why they might have missed it, but people are right that they need to review it. "Can't be reviewable" my ass. If everyone knows they screwed up, they should fix it. Sure, they get the ball out of bounds instead of w/ 5-4 advantage, but it's still better than what happened. Or some other ref needs to step up like wait a min.

Kansas make sure you send the refs a Xmas gift this year.

rigged

@joeheasley8046

2 ай бұрын

Golfs the only pure game left without any refs to ruin it or rigg it. Unfortunately it’s not great to watch other than the majors.

@stevesmith6973

2 ай бұрын

Might be a magnetic ball used for the putting stages. Who knows. Everything is so fixed and obvious. No integrity anymore

@DanielSong39

2 ай бұрын

@@joeheasley8046 No actually golf is rigged too Aside from the bogus drops you have players taking dives so that the predetermined "stars" win

Blocking shots from behind the shooter was one of my specialties (usually because I got beat on the play) but I almost always got called for a foul because it seems like one has to foul to catch the ball from behind. Ref blew the whistle by instinct without watching to see if there was contact.

BULLSHITTTT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE GREATEST MARCH MOMENTS OF ALL TIME

blew the call

All my 60+ years of sports-loving life, I've asked how can they can call 4:34 something they couldn't have seen, that didn't happen? Not a judgment call, just a fiction, a lie, just corrupt. But to be expected. Read Tim Donaghy's book about NBA refereeing.

WHY don't they use replay in the NCAA tournament to review fouls? I guess it would require the implementation of a coaches challenge, but it seems absolutely ridiculous given that situations like these do happen. Kansas still might have won, in fact, likely would have. But, it's important to have that up to the players on the court and not the refs.

@ericfreund3496

2 ай бұрын

Exactly 👍🏻

@michaelrepuyan3554

Ай бұрын

Im down for a coaches' challenge. 1 in each half. As far as automatic review, idk about that. Automatic review always leads to other things. When you review it, you are looking at the technical side of it, what ends up happening is you find other things during the replay that could get called against you..plus the end of the game is already so long, adding reviewable plays will just prolong the end even more. We just gotta accept human error, it's part of it. Everything moves too fast to call it right. 1 challenge each half and let's see after that. Maybe we can turn college into a pro game. Challenge every call. 😂😂😂😂

That was a block! Samford should have won.

Wow. I tuned out.

Brutal call. Sickening. No foul whatsoever.

To be fair big boy traveled at 0:16 so it evened itself out.

Simple, allow coaches 3 challenges per game and if they are wrong other team gets the ball.

@MrBeenus

2 ай бұрын

🤯🤯🤯

It was the defensive play of the tournament so far

Congratulations CU Buffaloes. Coach Tad thank you for being such a great coach over 270 wins here at CU. Skobuffs 🙏

fun fact: the guy who was “fouled” (nicolas timberlake) graduated high school in 2017, the year chet holmgren graduated 8th grade

@stroso83

2 ай бұрын

It's insane to me that 25 year olds can play NCAA. I understand Covid and everything but, come on, it's ludicrous.

As a basketball official myself, that was a horrible call. Can’t anticipate calls, you need to allow the play to develop so you can see everything before blowing your whistle. Smh

@user-oh2hs6jh5x

2 ай бұрын

Exactly. See it . . . call it. Don't guess.

@jesscrich13

2 ай бұрын

@@user-oh2hs6jh5xexactly! I looked at every angle of this play to see if there was something that could’ve been called but it was as a clean of a block as you’re going to get. Smh. Really bad call

Clean block but I think there are very few refs in the world that have the guts to no-call in that spot. A transition dunk where someone comes in from behind, especially when the offensive player hits the deck hard, is gonna get called almost every single time and refs usually aren't even good enough to get eyes on the point of contact with the ball. Not saying it's right, but just my opinion.

That’s why college basketball needs a challenge like the nba

That's a tough call to make, but that was an *extraordinary* perfect block! Shooter's hands didn't even move.

Safe to say these refs will be lucky to call a NIT game

@jonathanfox1543

2 ай бұрын

Safe to say you’re wrong. Doug Sirmons may even officiate in the Final Four this year. One guy made a mistake, not all three. The rules do not allow the other officials to change a judgement call on a foul.

Hard to ignore the potential that there are fixes in the games with ‘high-profile’ schools. Sickening call. One ref, who didn’t call a foul, had a perfect angle on the play and could’ve/should’ve over-ruled the ref that had his head firmly implanted in his backside. The fact that didn’t happen takes me back to my original point. Too much $$$$$ to play the game fair.

Didn’t realize this game was taking place at the Phog. Wow

why do they have the review system again !

I like how the announcer just glazed over it like it was a Krispy Kreme donut.

That was a very very very bad call by the official. I mean that was Com'on man it needs to be looked at and give that Game to SamFord.

@maximo6037

2 ай бұрын

They got screwed but they still had to make a shot too

Why wasn't the call reviewed!!!!!!

The first thing I noticed was that dunk from the top of the key looked like a travel to me.

The NCAA needs to implement the coaches challenge

@ericfreund3496

2 ай бұрын

I’m not a Kansas fan, but Absolutely need some kind of review system within the last 2 minutes. Any ref can miss a call, but they need a way to review it.

How is the guy behind the call, making that call?

This will go down as one of the worst calls of all time. Any sport.

Damn that was so clean and clutch. Ref called it because Timberlake fell so hard. But it obviously wasn’t from the clean ass block. Damn man. Hell of a game. Would’ve loved to see it play out with Sanford down 1 and a chance to take the final shot to win. Would’ve been great.

That’s freaking wild! Clear block!

When you factor in the context of how big of a moment this was, in the post season, national tv, etc...this is quite possibly one the worst blown calls in sports history

Happens alot in basketball call always goes to the school with the higher pedigree

And then Gonzaga beat Kansas. I feel bad for Samford though. That block is going down in history!

Just review the call. Systems like VAR aren't perfect but they get obvious calls right more often than not.

The funny thing is Ku was up 21 at one point

Why didn't they review the foul

Wow, that is so discouraging.

WHERE IS THE DAMN REPLAY! How do you not review that call? SCREWED!

Yes, the ref made a horrible call. But what disgusts me is that the Kansas player, Timberlake, later said he was “definitely fouled.” The Stamford player clearly didn’t touch Timberlake. Be a good sport and say he benefitted from a bad call. Lying about it shows a disgusting lack of class.

@lightmagnet1961

2 ай бұрын

He is a sub par Jayhawk. Only one that had ethics on Jayhawks was Harris. He said it was a clean block. Shouldnt have refs that in regular season call big 12 games ref Jayhawk game!

Offensive fouls and block woah

The NCAA needs to state how they held this ref accountable

No way the refs simply "missed a call" that was the most obvious block I've ever seen. This is why people think sports are fixed.

NCAA rule committee will look at this

You cannot see that in real time i dont care how close you are....have to be able to review.

Incredible block denied! This is enough to introduce VAR for review.

Unreal energy ruined by the refs. Sorry but this was Samfords game. I literally picked Kansas and I don't give a shit because my bracket is cooked

It's a lot people in the comment section that don't get it. It's the call that's controversial not the block that's what the title to the video is referring to.

College Basketball and Football are starting to become a joke just like the professionals. There NEEDS to be a MANDATORY review on controversial calls that can change the ending of a game.

100% clean block

@Iconhulk

2 ай бұрын

Bush League..

0:38 I’m just realizing but the Kansas player tossed the other dude in the middle of the floor

Worst part to me is the other ref was watching from our same sideline view point we have and should clearly see it was not a foul.

Clearly a missed call, with video evidence.

Great game from Samford they played their hearts out, sad it had to end like that

Annoying AF when a ref can decide a team's season like that

Two blown calls in KUs favor? What? Im so shocked.

I live minutes from Samford, went to BSC with Bucky. Glad to see him doing well he is a good dude. And good poker player

The ref had the same camera view we saw on the replay where the player CLEARLY did not foul or even touch the Kansas player. This is the heartbreaking part about these games, when the refs cost a team a potential game. There should be fines for missing such an obviously bad call.

In the world of reviews. Why can’t we review it?

that felt like tayshaun prince 2.0, an incredible hustle and block and that title was erased to me because of that horrible call

What is instant replay good for is all sports don’t use it at crucial times

We..we have replay….why not review it?

@danielplunkett3470

2 ай бұрын

It's very obvious that Samford got screwed but they only allow replay for excessive contact, 2/3 point shot, goaltending and who's got possession in the last two min of game.

@Sarlat6

2 ай бұрын

I guess you can’t review fouls. But they can spend 10 minutes reviewing the video to see who’s fingertip the ball went out on last.

Swallow your whistle, you incompetent ref!!