Big Ten disciplines referee on over-and-back ruling

[tornado]

The call in question was right at the end of the Minnesota-Virginia Tech game and may have cost VT the game.
An inbounds pass deflected off the V-tech player's hand and into the backcourt and when he went to get it the ref called over-and-back - costing VT possession.
I actually thought VT got a raw deal and that the call was bad but the game played on and Virginia Tech lost.

Now the Big Ten is admitting the call was bad and the ref should have known it - since NO POSSESSION was ever established in the frontcourt to begin with.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7307824/big-ten-admits-official-botched-call-minnesota-golden-gophers-games

Here's the oddity -- the V-Tech head coach didn't argue the call vigorously enough!!
He should have!!
In an almost identical play in the Michigan State-Florida State game - Tom Izzo DID argue and when the three refs got together they reversed the call because you have to have possession to get a backcourt violation and thus if the ball is tipped or deflected into the backcourt before possession is established in the front court then there IS NO VIOLATION --

http://weblogs.dailypress.com/sports/college/accblog/2011/12/virginia_techs_seth_greenberg_1.html#more

[wily coyote]

The call in question was right at the end of the Minnesota-Virginia Tech game and may have cost VT the game.
An inbounds pass deflected off the V-tech player's hand and into the backcourt and when he went to get it the ref called over-and-back - costing VT possession.
I actually thought VT got a raw deal and that the call was bad but the game played on and Virginia Tech lost.

Now the Big Ten is admitting the call was bad and the ref should have known it - since NO POSSESSION was ever established in the frontcourt to begin with.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7307824/big-ten-admits-official-botched-call-minnesota-golden-gophers-games

Here's the oddity -- the V-Tech head coach didn't argue the call vigorously enough!!
He should have!!
In an almost identical play in the Michigan State-Florida State game - Tom Izzo DID argue and when the three refs got together they reversed the call because you have to have possession to get a backcourt violation and thus if the ball is tipped or deflected into the backcourt before possession is established in the front court then there IS NO VIOLATION --
http://weblogs.dailypress.com/sports...rg_1.html#more

Your interpatation of the rule is correct but not sure if the coach kept arguing it would have done any good. Maybe it would have but possibly not. Not sure what the other two were doing.Should have been some help if it was seen by either of the other two. Leads me to believe neither saw it,hence it was missed by all three.