During last night's game between ISU and Montana State, there was a simultaneous block/charge call -- a "blarge." There was a lot of discussion about the call, but after doing some googling it appears to me the officials got the call right. According to the link below from an officiating web site, when two officials simultaneously call a block and a charge, a "blarge" results. Each player is called for a personal foul, and, if it's a player control call, the team that originally had the ball gets the ball back. I was wrong in my interpretation on the air last night -- I thought it was supposed to be a possession arrow determination.
So you learn something new every day. It was a strangely officiated game last night, but not, necessarily, a poorly one. I will also have to give the Big Sky credit for finally moving into the 21st century and getting the video capability to review calls on site. It allowed the officials to review the elbow that MSU's center took and to determine it was not a flagrant foul. It took some time to get the call right, but that's why the video capability is important.
The Blarge:
http://gsoa.org/basketball/blarge09.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
So you learn something new every day. It was a strangely officiated game last night, but not, necessarily, a poorly one. I will also have to give the Big Sky credit for finally moving into the 21st century and getting the video capability to review calls on site. It allowed the officials to review the elbow that MSU's center took and to determine it was not a flagrant foul. It took some time to get the call right, but that's why the video capability is important.
The Blarge:
http://gsoa.org/basketball/blarge09.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;