On "Bad" Officiating

Skip Bayless liked the foul call in the Villanova v. Georgetown game. While I usually appreciate Skip's point of view (even if I don't agree with it), I'm not sure I'm buying his claim that there was a "collision". There was a minimal amount of contact far from the basket. In all likelihood, Georgetown wouldn't have got a shot off, much less make a basket to prevent OT. While it might not have been a bad call by rule, if you apply the spirit of the rule (as my HS coach always questioned "Advantage gained?") ... well ... let's just say it wasn't the best call that could have been made. The best call would have been a no call.

In the Rutgers v. Tennessee game, I'm not sure what caused the clock to stop. But, from my view of the replay, it appears that Kia Vaughn (I think that's who it was) is pulling down Nicky Anosike as soon as Anosike grabs the rebound, which is about the same time the clock stopped (maybe 0.1 seconds later - which would have been 0.1 seconds left on the clock). What I don't know is why the Scarlet Knight decided to pull Anosike down from behind. I'm pretty sure Anosike wouldn't have been able to get the shot off before the clock expired if the clock had been running properly. The problem was, she was blatantly fouled before she was able to put the ball back up. Maybe the clock stopped because a whistle blew when Anosike was fouled? It's a difficult loss for Rutgers, but I don't think the officiating really caused them to lose it.