I can’t be alone in this notion: college basketball has become increasingly difficult to watch because of the excessive ticky-tack foul calls. Watching Tuesday night’s Michigan State vs Oakland game was evidence that college basketball needs to scale back on what it calls a foul because it’s getting out of control.
A year ago, referees were instructed to call more “hand-check” fouls, which was annoying at the time, but it worked out alright.
This year, the refs are being told to crack down on fouls more than ever before. Call a foul on basically any sort of contact, whether it be a touch or a push.