I know winning makes everything okay but that was some horrific officiating. I honestly don't know what would make a ref just decide to do something so blatantly obvious to help a wrestler, even the ESPN guys were amazed at how bad it was. Did he do it because Smith was pressuring him? It was very similar to the ref awarding Warner a stall point against Reenan as he was taking him down. They showed Brands just screaming then the ref awarding it.
Also, I'm not even sure stalling should be called on a top wrestler. They say you're supposed to try and score from top but securing RT is trying to score and not letting your opponent out is trying to stop him from scoring. I agree that just holding onto a leg is stalling but if you're off the legs the onus is on the bottom man to get out. It way too random anyway, they let Eiermann stick in the boots against Lee and just sit there but they called RBY for actually working to keep Fix down.
Either way, refs need to be able to stand up to that kind of BS, they can't keep buckling because of the constant pressure. I understand coaches getting heated about missed calls but they shouldn't be allowed to scream for stalling points all match every match. Is it time for the NCAA to put in a rule that penalized coaches for arguing for stall calls? It's just embarrassing.
Also, I'm not even sure stalling should be called on a top wrestler. They say you're supposed to try and score from top but securing RT is trying to score and not letting your opponent out is trying to stop him from scoring. I agree that just holding onto a leg is stalling but if you're off the legs the onus is on the bottom man to get out. It way too random anyway, they let Eiermann stick in the boots against Lee and just sit there but they called RBY for actually working to keep Fix down.
Either way, refs need to be able to stand up to that kind of BS, they can't keep buckling because of the constant pressure. I understand coaches getting heated about missed calls but they shouldn't be allowed to scream for stalling points all match every match. Is it time for the NCAA to put in a rule that penalized coaches for arguing for stall calls? It's just embarrassing.