The A$$Hole that ejected Tim Miles aka Karl Hess

[Landlord]

Someone posted this in the game thread, but it deserves it's own attention. The ref that kicked Coach Miles out of the game isn't new to that sort of thing, check out the article:

 

 

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-50-best-tweets-about-king-karl-hess-the-notorious-r-e-f/

 

 

His modus operandi is simple: stealing the spotlight in any and every game he officiates, and making blatantly awful calls in huge situations. His style is so controlling and aesthetically depressing that we’re all compelled to notice the man in black and white. Now and again, he pulls off truly spectacular stunts. There was the incident in Raleigh, for instance, when he ejected N.C. State legends Tom Gugliotta and Chris Corchiani from the premises for heckling him. In that case, even the head of ACC officials admitted Hess was wrong. This year, Hess managed to line up UConn and Marquette facing the wrong direction at the start of overtime, incorrectly disallowing a UConn basket in a game Marquette would go on to win.

[Landlord]

This one too:

 

 

http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/26283066/34888799

 

It's time for Karl Hess to go.

 

The veteran referee tossed former N.C. State stars Tom Gugliotta and Chris Corchiani with about six minutes left in the 76-62 loss to Florida State on Saturday afternoon.

 

"There were seven or eight different calls we were contesting," Corchiani told CBSSports.com. "We were yelling, but we didn't even yell a profanity or even threaten him."

 

Hess, who has already worked 74 games this season, declined to comment when approached after the game by an Associated Press reporter. Corchiani said he was with his wife and 11-year-old daughter while Gugliotta and his 14-year-old daughter were sitting next to them in the front row.

 

"We're not denying we were all over him, but I've been doing that every game I've been at since I retired," said Corchiani, who said he attends just about every N.C. State game. "That's homecourt advantage. But again, we never used profanity or crossed the line. We were just on him about some of the calls he made."

 

Corchiani said that Hess had to game stopped earlier and tried to have another fan ejected. Then after the 6-foot-10 Gugliotta stood out and yelled something at Hess from just a handful of feet away, Hess went to a police officer and had both former N.C. State stars escorted out of the building.

[Paul in WI]

Any relation to Rudolph?

[Paul in WI]

Seriously though, I really want to know what got Miles tossed.

[zoogs]

It sure didn't seem like Miles was cussing him out or anything like that. Sounds like this guy has skin way too thin to handle being a ref.

 

That said, Miles could've recognized it and not put himself in danger like that.

 

I'm not familiar with Hess beyond what I've seen today and what you've just posted Landlord, but this guy seems unbelievable.

[AngryHusker88]

It sure didn't seem like Miles was cussing him out or anything like that. Sounds like this guy has skin way too thin to handle being a ref.

 

That said, Miles could've recognized it and not put himself in danger like that.

 

I'm not familiar with Hess beyond what I've seen today and what you've just posted Landlord, but this guy seems unbelievable.

 

Miles did the right thing IMO

[strigori]

It sure didn't seem like Miles was cussing him out or anything like that. Sounds like this guy has skin way too thin to handle being a ref.

 

That said, Miles could've recognized it and not put himself in danger like that.

 

I'm not familiar with Hess beyond what I've seen today and what you've just posted Landlord, but this guy seems unbelievable.

Its not a thin skin issue, its a "Giant Ego" issue. There are several refs like him,, and a few MLB umps too. They want a game played how they want, and not necessarily how the rules say you can play. Why they are allowed to continue to keep their jobs is beyond my ability to understand.

[zoogs]

I don't know, sometimes you're just going to get refs like that. I don't think the 'right thing' for your team with everything on the line is to get yourself ejected. I don't think he should have been, but I hope he's a little smarter and more judicious the next time we run into a guy like this, and we will, so that he can stay on the sidelines and hopefully get us the W. Which is all that matters.

[hskrfan4life]

Well like I posted in the game thread. Miles said in his postgame press conference that he went to the table to tell them about the shot clock. Then the foul was called and Kess thought he was "attacking" the ref, and T'd him up. Miles said he was talking about the shot clock, the ref said too late your gone. Then after the ref looked at the replay he said he sorry but he can't take it back.

[It'sNotAFakeID]

I don't know, sometimes you're just going to get refs like that. I don't think the 'right thing' for your team with everything on the line is to get yourself ejected. I don't think he should have been, but I hope he's a little smarter and more judicious the next time we run into a guy like this, and we will, so that he can stay on the sidelines and hopefully get us the W. Which is all that matters.

 

If you can't handle people yelling at you, you can't be a referee. Plain and simple.

[HuskersNC949597]

There was not a damn thing Miles could have done differently. What's he supposed to do? Just pre-emptively eject himself?

[Landlord]

Heres' another one:

 

http://www.anonymouseagle.com/2013/1/2/3827448/fire-this-moron-karl-hess-edition

 

 

Only then realizing their mistake, Hess and Co. huddled up to try to figure out what to do. It was immediately apparent that the error was Hess's: he had lined up the players, after all, and it took him a good two minutes to figure out they were pointed at the wrong goals at the tip. And yet, for some reason, UConn was punished for Hess's gaffe, as the officials took away the points awarded on the goaltend and gave Marquette the ball under its own basket.

 

Even without consulting the rule book, it was readily apparent this was the wrong call; it wasn't like Marquette's players were standing around flat-footed because they realized they were facing the wrong way and UConn took advantage. And as Rob Dauster was first to note after the game, the rule book confirmed that suspicion ...

[Landlord]

And another:

 

http://www.csnbaltimore.com/ncaa-maryland-terps/karl-hess-ejects-danny-manning-ruins-kansas-reunion

 

This was the Kansas reunion. The boys were back in town, former Jayhawks Mark Turgeon and Danny Manning, one-time teammates now coaching against one another in what had turned out to be a close game through the first 29:25.

 

Then the referee Hess, like an unruly cop who wants to break up a party for the sake of it, came in with his whistle and his antics with 10:35 to play, slapped Manning with two technical fouls and threw him out of the game.

 

The move not only sent Manning to the locker room early in a 52-47 game, but awarded Maryland four free throws and possession of the basketball.

[Landlord]

[Landlord]

 

http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/26283066/34606976/2

 

Some questionable calls that change the outcome of a game are judgment calls that could technically go either way

 

The non-call on Syracuse center Baye Keita’s goaltending was not one of them.

 

With six seconds left and Syracuse leading by two, West Virginia forward Deniz Kilicli grabbed an offensive rebound after Darryl Bryant missed a 3-pointer. He went up for what looked to be an easy follow – but Keita came out of nowhere and knocked it away after it hit the backboard.

 

Seemed like a clear call, but there was not a single whistle from the three-man crew of Karl Hess, Gene Steratore and Brian O’Connell. This wasn’t one of the goaltending calls where a shot kind of looks like it’s on the way down depending on the angle – this clearly hit the backboard first, before Keita swatted it away.