Things that suck: Referees

I hate referees. If there's one thing that's certain in my mind, it's that referees are the worst part of sports.

In the long line of referee follies comes the crew of Frankie Bordeaux, Harrell Allen, and John Hampton. These three idiots called the worst technical foul in the history of athletics last night. Tom Penders, head coach of the University of Houston men's basketball team, collapsed during their game versus UAB because of a heart problem. The referees hit him with a technical foul, thinking that he was "overreacting" to a call that was just made.

Think about that for a second. That's how bad they were doing. They thought Tom Penders fell to the floor in protest of a bad call.

When the crew figured out what happened, that he had a physical ailment, they stopped the game, got him treatment...and let the call stand. UAB hit two free throws, and converted on their next possession, making it a 4-point conversion.

UAB won the game, 82-79. Coincidence?