my god that is the most pathetic environment ive ever seen for the ACC tournament. kudos to John Swofford. you deserve a clap on the back.

3/8/2012 12:31:41 PM

^^to let us know they're coming for us.

I agree that the refs shouldn't show such displays (as they should be reserved for truly honorable people that have passed or a great that retired, etc)

[Edited on March 8, 2012 at 12:32 PM. Reason : ^]

3/8/2012 12:32:24 PM

Supposedly Hess isn't working the ACC tourney because he is butthurt about not getting the conference support, at least thats what Gold and Ovies were discussing earlier today.

3/8/2012 12:32:41 PM

Having to overrule dumb motherfuckers who are trying to watch Wake/Maryland over Connecticut/Cuse

Its one thing if you're fan of either school, but the "This is ACC Country" argument doesn't work otherwise

Also, I usually hate female announcers, but Doris Burke isn't half bad

3/8/2012 12:32:54 PM

did I miss the reasoning of why Raycom games are no longer being blacked out on ESPN?

3/8/2012 12:34:52 PM

Quote :

"Joe Ovies @joeovies Best I can do, but ACC officials really do have 'KH' tape to their shoes. #acctrny #freehess pic.twitter.com/kyTbtXl8"

[Edited on March 8, 2012 at 12:36 PM. Reason : pic]

3/8/2012 12:36:01 PM

Today, we are all Karl Hess.

3/8/2012 12:37:41 PM

^^wtf?

[Edited on March 8, 2012 at 12:38 PM. Reason : ]

3/8/2012 12:38:36 PM

they might as well be wearing shirts that say

"We're gonna fuck NC State every chance we get this weekend."

3/8/2012 12:40:34 PM

hey Ernie, come in here and tell us, again, how there's no such thing as ACC refs

3/8/2012 12:41:49 PM

wow. bad call on that offensive foul. eeeesh.

3/8/2012 12:45:26 PM

regardless of the validity of any sort of complaints, you can't have referees doing shit like this in game situations. If they have some issues or grievances they either shouldn't work the game at all or should bring it up at the front office.

3/8/2012 12:46:11 PM

Richard Howell has just received Two Technicals while watch the Wake Vs. Md game in the Stands, and has been ejected from the state of Georgia. He was trying to eat pop corn at the time.

[Edited on March 8, 2012 at 12:50 PM. Reason : state of ]

3/8/2012 12:47:26 PM

what did i do wrong?!?!

3/8/2012 12:49:16 PM

Another pic from Ovies twitter.

3/8/2012 12:49:22 PM

^^^^bingo. if coaches and players aren't allowed to comment on officials, then officials sure as fuck shouldn't be doing that. Officials shouldn't do ANYTHING that hints at a lack of impartiality, for fuck's sake

3/8/2012 12:50:31 PM

Agreed.

Incredibly unprofessional.

I would love to know what's going in the background.

3/8/2012 12:52:05 PM

holy shit, that's absurd

3/8/2012 12:52:08 PM

If Swofford had half a pair of balls, he'd address the officials right now during halftime and have them take that shit off.

3/8/2012 12:57:45 PM

^ yeah, what an insult to the conference

3/8/2012 12:59:10 PM

more nc state conspiracy shit.

but seriously, wtf?

3/8/2012 1:00:01 PM

We're completely fucked for this tournament.

3/8/2012 1:00:41 PM

yep

why should we bother to even play at this point?

I'm sure you guys already have your excuses typed into the reply box

3/8/2012 1:02:12 PM

lololol.

personaly, i think they are celebrating K'Hadree Hooker's commitment to the Pack.

3/8/2012 1:03:58 PM

our team should write "hkh" on tape on their shoes. when asked about it by reporters, tell them that the first h stands for "hot"

3/8/2012 1:04:52 PM

^^^you guys? a couple people have said "we're fucked". everyone else is just saying it's a ridiculous move by the refs.

[Edited on March 8, 2012 at 1:05 PM. Reason : ]

3/8/2012 1:05:20 PM

Let's not jump to conclusions about the KH on the shoes. Usually when demonstrations like that are made it is usually in response to something unforeseen happening. Maybe him or someone in his family is sick and that's why he couldn't make the tourney.

Karl Hess is hated by all, not just NC State. Rumor is that other refs don't like working with him either.

Don't worry about the black helicopters today. If anything it is in the ACC's benefit for us to win at least 2 if not 3 games.

3/8/2012 1:07:15 PM

would you have preferred that I called out the ones saying we're fucked by name?

jesus dude

[Edited on March 8, 2012 at 1:07 PM. Reason : what an odd thing to complain about]

3/8/2012 1:07:28 PM

WE'RE BONED

3/8/2012 1:07:46 PM

Either way that is inexcusable. It's an up yours to the acc as a whole. Isn't Hess working the Big East tourney because he wasn't allowed to works ours? Everyone knows exactly what the tape is for...

3/8/2012 1:08:54 PM

Quote :

"Maybe him or someone in his family is sick and that's why he couldn't make the tourney. "

Official statement was that he chose not to work the ACC Tourney, he worked a Big East TOurney Game two nights ago.

3/8/2012 1:08:55 PM

I mean, I could understand it if KH were reprimanded by the ACC for something that happened in a game from another conference or if he got tagged for an off-court incident. yeah, those would make sense, but protesting an event that happened against a specific team. what in the fuck?

3/8/2012 1:09:15 PM

I hope Debbie has something to say about this. Somebody fire up and email to her.

3/8/2012 1:10:34 PM

i imagine it's already been done

3/8/2012 1:11:16 PM

But we need an official TWW letter.

3/8/2012 1:12:28 PM

Is ESPN 3 blacked out for anyone else?

3/8/2012 1:12:33 PM

if espn3 is blacked out, try this: http://www.sawlive.tv/v/viraljet4

3/8/2012 1:14:15 PM

I was trying to figure out if it could be related to all this Kony crap that's been running through social media lately.

3/8/2012 1:14:51 PM

Quote :

"WE'RE BONED"

How does this change anything? The refs will try to screw us whether Hess is there or not.

3/8/2012 1:17:46 PM

AxlBonBach, while I am appreciative and that is better than nothing, that stream is terrible. It freezes about every 10 secs. Are there any better ones out there?

3/8/2012 1:19:52 PM

i like it when a player yells AND ONEEEEE and neither makes the shot, nor draws the foul

3/8/2012 1:21:53 PM

Bad time for wake to go ice cold

3/8/2012 1:21:57 PM

So did wake forget that the game had a second half ?

3/8/2012 1:22:07 PM

6 hours of ESL class everyday? I call bullshit.

3/8/2012 1:22:58 PM

http://www.theacc.com/live/

works now

3/8/2012 1:23:02 PM

The ACC is streaming it here http://www.theacc.com/live/

[Edited on March 8, 2012 at 1:24 PM. Reason : ^Beat me]

3/8/2012 1:23:25 PM

Keep it up Maryland. Get some rest for the UNC game tomorrow.

3/8/2012 1:25:16 PM

http://aboverim.blogspot.com/2012/03/referee-karl-hess-is-not-working-acc.html
http://blogs.newsobserver.com/accnow/hess-not-working-acc-tournament

same blog post, but there you go.

3/8/2012 1:25:45 PM

How is this anything less than completely unprofessional? If NC State wore TG or CC patches, we'd be kicked out of the tournament.

3/8/2012 1:28:05 PM

Bzdelik needs to be gone tomorrow.

3/8/2012 1:30:00 PM