Responding to a report that questioned the integrity of one of its football officials, the Big Ten on Wednesday pledged to begin annual background checks on football and basketball officials and review its policy on permissible forms of legalized gambling. Just months after a gambling scandal involving former official Tim Donaghy rocked the NBA, the Big Ten is facing similar questions about Stephen Pamon, a longtime official who served as a chief for a seven-man officiating crew this season. Pamon, who works for the Cook County sheriff’s office, has a history of casino gambling, bankruptcy and legal issues, according to a story that appeared Wednesday on Yahoo! Sports. Pamon’s history might have remained hidden if his crew hadn’t officiated the Nov. 3 Purdue-Penn State game, which featured enough questionable calls that Boilermakers coach Joe Tiller filed an official complaint. The Big Ten reportedly suspended the crew for the final regular-season game but allowed it to work Illinois’ 28-21 upset of Ohio State on Nov. 10.
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Yes we had another forgetful year, but this win could have made a ho hum year to a damn good year. The calls in this game were not even close to being “gee, that could go either way” they was all “What the fuck are you doing calling that shit?”
What a way to start a day.
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pissed off