One of the sources of frustration for Florida Basketball last night during its loss to Alabama was the officiating. There were a number of questionable moments that seemed to favor the home team more times than not.
And emblematic of the angst with the refs was a play that could warrant a suspension for Alabama, yet it was Florida called for the foul.
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Alex Condon dove on the ground for a ball and got tangled up with an Alabama player. As Condon was on the ground, Crimson Tide forward Mohamed Wague had an interesting way of going to ground himself.
YOU MAKE THE CALL 🗣️
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Should this have been a flagrant foul? pic.twitter.com/YeN7k8uLZ9
Was a flagrant foul called on Wague? Of course not.
Did they even call a common foul on Wague? No, not at all.
There was a foul called, it just happened to go on Condon.
If players could deliver a UFC style elbow to opponents while they are on the ground, then everyone would do it.
The Gators would go on to lose the game in overtime.