No More Teddy Valentine

[knightfan7]

After 34 years the B1G did not offer "TV" Teddy Valentine a contract to ref games. He'll still do ACC and SEC games.

Glad, sad, or who cares?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...entine-big-ten-basketball-referee/1831722002/

 

[Scarlet Shack]

Any ref tha( I know the name of is an awful ref because he is quite noticeable ...and a refs job is to be as invisible as possible and let the players decide the game

So...no tears from me

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

TV Teddy

 

[knightfan7]

TV Teddy

He says he'll miss the coaches. I wonder if the feeling is mutual?

 

[Dpgru]

Glad he is gone. Always made the game about himself.

 

[Dpgru]

The problem will be if any BIG schools get him in games vs ACC or SEC teams. I can just imagine how he will take over those games.

 

[BigEastPhil]

Teddy is actually a very nice guy when the cameras were not on him as he would always converse with the crowd and was engaging / funny. He encouraged the crowd to get on him and would always explain his rationale for many of his questionable calls. He also lives in South Carolina (I believe in Charleston) - so I'm sure him not having to travel to Big 10 Schools and staying relatively local in SEC / ACC Country is fine with him.

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

Glad. We no longer have to watch the egomaniac and can watch the game instead. He was more concerned with drawing attention to himself than getting the call correct.

 

[Knights 1212]

He may be a great guy but I always felt we usually got the short end of the stick from him.

 

[Mr_Twister]

Some speculation that Valentine’s spot was offered to Tim Higgins.

 

[KnightTerrors]

Good riddance. One of the all time worst.

 

[knightfan7]

Teddy is actually a very nice guy when the cameras were not on him as he would always converse with the crowd and was engaging / funny. He encouraged the crowd to get on him and would always explain his rationale for many of his questionable calls. He also lives in South Carolina (I believe in Charleston) - so I'm sure him not having to travel to Big 10 Schools and staying relatively local in SEC / ACC Country is fine with him.

He did seem to enjoy talking to fans in 118. There were several others who would also.

One very well known ref once told me to go "F" myself lol. I was busted about that for years.

 

[Degaz-RU]

Some speculation that Valentine’s spot was offered to Tim Higgins.

:flush:[sick]

 

[Russ Wood]

Gonna miss Ted Valentine. Still waiting to see a game where Valentine and Karl Hess are both working

 

[LC-88]

Some speculation that Valentine’s spot was offered to Tim Higgins.

Ted and Tim should coauthor a book together. "RU Screw Basketball" Do a chapter for each game they shafted us. Would be a 5 volume set.

 

[MV9000]

He ruined qiute a few games for literally everyone.

Glad hes gone. He was comical regardless how you feel about him. Which i dont think is a trait you need associated with someone repping D1 ball lol.

 

[FrankZ_RU93]

Waited decades, but bye Burr, Higgy, and Teddy. Burr most backbreaking one of the bunch in my book.