As of today, the Rutgers vs. Tennessee box score as been added to our site. No, it's not because I or we at SECWB.com believe they deserve it, because they don't. But in order to remain statistically sound with what the "official" record is for the conference, I finally calmed down enough to actually do the work to get the stats into the database. This doesn't mean it will stay that way after the season is over. I may just have to spend some quality time reprogramming the database to make allowances for individual stats to be included without giving a "W" to Tennessee.
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You may have noticed by now that there is no box score on our site for the Feb. 11, 2008 Rutgers vs. Tennessee game. The reason for that is we feel there was an officiating debacle which caused the game to be given to Tennessee. AND in protest of poor officiating and just on principle, you will not find a "W" posted for that Lady Vols game. We've heard from many fans about this game, including longtime UT fans who feel Rutgers was indeed robbed of a "W". And you know what? We think you'll agree once you watch the evidence below.
NOTE: Be sure to WATCH the CLOCK not the video and LISTEN for the WHISTLE. You will see that the clock stopped way before the whistle blew.
As a longtime women's college basketball supporter and SEC fan, I am appalled at the officiating of this game. Can anyone figure out how the refs can go to the table and watch the video and still get this WRONG? And how can Tennessee even lift their heads and call this a "W"? Even more so, how can the NCAA not investigate the officiating in this game? If this had happened in men's college basketball, would the result be the same? Really?
We can only hope that the NCAA selection committee takes into consideration the circumstance under which UT got this win when they as they make their seeds for the NCAA tournament. I'm pretty sure they will, but then again, I never thought something this blatant wouldn't get fixed either.
READ THE FOLLOW UP ARTICLE AND BLOG ABOUT IT HERE.
