deacons1080
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does anyone know what Karl Hess does for a living?
Guys, Grobe is 100% leaving Wake for Arkansas. Deal is done.
So this story has passed. Karl Hess will continue to do many of the big games (like tonight for instance) for the next decade +--including ours. Some will think he's a racist because we didn't correct the out of context tweet. Karl's buddies (also those who regularly ref our games) will remember that Wake Forest left him out to dry as its former trustee and one of our main fans made a 1am tweet which was construed as a racial allegation (even though he didn't mean it as such) and then neither he nor the University corrected it while it festered in the public eye.
I get the mistake Mit made here. Social media is a dangerous thing & what is "guy talk" just doesn't look the same when printed out of context on ESPN the next day. Much like the Buzz hire, however, what I'm not ok with is not fixing it. It simply isn't fixed in meetings or phone calls amongst those who have made a nice living off an athletic system that they didn't create. And now it's probably too late too fix it.
Very disappointed in what happened here. We really put a black eye on one of college basketball stalwarts. It didn't have to happen. And it could have been minimized with a little humble pie that we were too proud to deliver.
he gone!
Multiple sources told @DavidGlennShow and @ACCSports the ACC is ending its relationship with controversial BB official Karl Hess. More soon.
Doesn't look like he'll continue to work Wake games after all, or that Wake will suffer. Oops.
So sad if true. The last of the old guard is gone.
I hope the ACC can find a way to attract fans again. Sitting in half empty stadiums just isn't as much fun.
does anyone know what Karl Hess does for a living?
It's really difficult to think the next 12 games I attend over 20 days may only have Hess officiating in 3 or 4 instead of 6 or 7.Those who went to ACC basketball games above all to see Karl Hess referee will be missed.
That makes 3 of us. Maybe I can start returning to ACC games now.Agreed. I always look to see which refs are calling the games to determine if I'll attend an ACC game or not.
I'm not saying people attend games because of Refs. What I'm saying is that in 2005 there was massive interest in ACC basketball. Somehow in the last decade our leaders have driven it squarely in the ditch.
I'm not saying people attend games because of Refs. What I'm saying is that in 2005 there was massive interest in ACC basketball. Somehow in the last decade our leaders have driven it squarely in the ditch.
So sad if true. The last of the old guard is gone.
I hope the ACC can find a way to attract fans again. Sitting in half empty stadiums just isn't as much fun.
I'm not saying people attend games because of Refs. What I'm saying is that in 2005 there was massive interest in ACC basketball. Somehow in the last decade our leaders have driven it squarely in the ditch.