The Blarge

[Skippy]

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:
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[PBP]

Brad:

Have they changed the rule that when officials disagree on a call it's supposed to be a center jump?

And the men's game wasn't the only odd one, yesterday in Bozeman for the women's game Sheryl Bitter was called for a foul, the PA announcer announced it over the air to the crowd...but there was a problem.

She wasn't in the game! She was on the bench going 'what?'

The offical who made the call came over to discuss it with the scorer's table, after a few minutes a second offical joined her. Seton yelled out, "let me help you...the foul is on #3." LOL.

That's exactly who the foul was on and the call was changed.

If nothing else you'd think the scorer's table, or the person who kept the book would have told the officials that Bitter wasn't in the game so how could the foul be on her?

PBP

 

[lockanth]

The Sanchez technical foul was another interesting moment. How do they decide who shoots the ft when the person who was fouled has fouled out?

 

[Skippy]

I'd just be guessing, lockanth, but I believe when a player gets injured and can't shoot fouls, the coach gets to select a player from his bench to replace him at the line, and that's apparently what happened when Tomas could not shoot Saturday night -- Bill selected Evan Hall off the bench to replace him in the game -- and at the line.