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6th Circuit Court of Appeals upholds dismissal of John Higgins’ lawsuit

Posted on 2/27/20 at 10:48 am
Posted by BigBlue8Titles
Kentucky
Member since Nov 2014
2454 posts
Posted on 2/27/20 at 10:48 am
Against Kentucky fans and Kentucky Sports Radio.

Finally, a win against the ridiculous refs!
Posted by diddlydawg7
2x Best Poster Elite 8 (2x Sweet 16
Member since Oct 2017
27645 posts
Posted on 2/27/20 at 10:50 am to
Is that the dude who ejected Snell?
Posted by WorkinDawg
Atlanta
Member since Sep 2012
9341 posts
Posted on 2/27/20 at 11:00 am to
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Is that the dude who ejected Snell?


Man, if he is the infamous Snell ref that is a double-down on douchiness. He made a HORRIBLE call. Don't go around suing folks for calling you out. We all saw what the frick happened.
This post was edited on 2/27/20 at 11:05 am
Posted by OleManDixon
Lexington
Member since Jan 2018
9234 posts
Posted on 2/27/20 at 11:13 am to
No. This is the basketball ref that our fan base acted like completely looney, dumbass morons about. Spurred on by KSR which posted his business logo and phone and then took it down and acted appalled that fans were harassing the guy. Not one of our finer moments and one of the reasons Matt Jones and friends are cowardly assholes.
Posted by LouisvilleKat
Member since Oct 2016
18224 posts
Posted on 2/27/20 at 11:17 am to
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posted his business logo and phone and then took it down and acted appalled that fans were harassing the guy.
You name your roofing company Rooferies you get what you deserve which is to rot in hell for bad puns
Posted by WorkinDawg
Atlanta
Member since Sep 2012
9341 posts
Posted on 2/27/20 at 11:20 am to
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No. This is the basketball ref that our fan base acted like completely looney, dumbass morons about. Spurred on by KSR which posted his business logo and phone and then took it down and acted appalled that fans were harassing the guy. Not one of our finer moments and one of the reasons Matt Jones and friends are cowardly a-holes.


Yeah, that is pretty crappy
Posted by BlueBlood2020
Lexington, KY
Member since Sep 2017
557 posts
Posted on 2/27/20 at 11:28 am to
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No. This is the basketball ref that our fan base acted like completely looney, dumbass morons about. Spurred on by KSR which posted his business logo and phone and then took it down and acted appalled that fans were harassing the guy. Not one of our finer moments and one of the reasons Matt Jones and friends are cowardly a-holes.


Such an ignorant summary.

Let me give it another try. The refereeing in the 2017 Elite Eight game with North Carolina was egregiously bad. Even bad enough for John Calipari to make mention of it himself after the game. In the days that follow, it was discussed on Kentucky Sports Radio, a wildly popular sports radio show. During the discussion, they discussed Higgins’ day job. 24 hours later, totally third party fans started flooding his google business website. Once this was noticed, the KSR guys asked outright, on air, for fans not to do this. Higgins felt there were damages and went on to sue KSR as he felt they instigated the situation.

This case was dismissed in court, twice. The judges both agreed that KSR and crew was protected in their discussion of the officiating by the first amendment. Higgins argued that the KSR crew encouraged fans to take such actions. Two federal judges have disagreed.

You must be a Mitch McConnell guy.
This post was edited on 2/27/20 at 11:36 am
Posted by diddlydawg7
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Member since Oct 2017
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Posted on 2/27/20 at 11:33 am to
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2017 Elite Eight game with North Carolina




GOAT game

Posted by BlueBlood2020
Lexington, KY
Member since Sep 2017
557 posts
Posted on 2/27/20 at 11:37 am to


The opinion of the federal judge if anyone cares about facts of the case here.

LINK

Jones obviously didn’t want anyone to leave bad reviews.
This post was edited on 2/27/20 at 11:38 am
Posted by CGSC Lobotomy
Member since Sep 2011
80216 posts
Posted on 2/27/20 at 11:41 am to
John Higgins highlights his hair. Only a truly terrible person does that.
Posted by DayBowBow
Member since Jun 2011
5045 posts
Posted on 2/27/20 at 11:59 am to
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Spurred on by KSR which posted his business logo and phone


Never happened.
Posted by WildcatMike
Lexington, KY
Member since Dec 2005
41546 posts
Posted on 2/27/20 at 12:04 pm to
I like Ole Man Dixon, but he sounds like those yahoos on Rupps Rafters that bitch and complain about Matt and still listen to his show.
Posted by Bho
Lexington
Member since Dec 2007
24804 posts
Posted on 2/27/20 at 12:23 pm to
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I like Ole Man Dixon, but he sounds like those yahoos on Rupps Rafters that bitch and complain about Matt and still listen to his show.



When I first read his comment, I actually questioned myself on what had really happened. Dixon couldn't have been more wrong.
Posted by Irons Puppet
Birmingham
Member since Jun 2009
25901 posts
Posted on 2/27/20 at 12:39 pm to
How do you think UK fans would have reacted if the Refs missed the double dribble call like they did in the UVA-AU semi-final game last year ?
Posted by LouisvilleKat
Member since Oct 2016
18224 posts
Posted on 2/27/20 at 12:58 pm to
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How do you think UK fans would have reacted if the Refs missed the double dribble call like they did in the UVA-AU semi-final game last year ?
We aint got time for that. We're still complaining about the missed shot clock violation against Wisconsin in 2015
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
99045 posts
Posted on 2/27/20 at 2:47 pm to
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We aint got time for that. We're still complaining about the missed shot clock violation against Wisconsin in 2015


Aminu was stomped on. That’s how far back our ref angst really goes.

Posted by OleManDixon
Lexington
Member since Jan 2018
9234 posts
Posted on 2/27/20 at 3:33 pm to
The spread the information.

Also, I apologize for misrepresenting the story. Higgins did the worst officiating job in the history of basketball (actually that’s barely hyperbole but still) and totally deserved the very measured response by our best of fans. None of whom were complete assholes.
This post was edited on 2/27/20 at 3:46 pm
Posted by BlueBlood2020
Lexington, KY
Member since Sep 2017
557 posts
Posted on 2/27/20 at 5:50 pm to
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The spread the information.



???

They reported on the story that some random fan had made a montage of all his bad calls against UK and the video also displayed a bit of Higgins’ personal life. KSR didn’t produce the video. They were reporting that it was going viral.

They stated several times that they didn’t condone the behavior of the rogue fans and said it would be harassment, which they were against.

They did not publish Higgins’ personal info in anyway. This is precisely why this BS suit has been dismissed twice now. I’m sorry the facts don’t fit your narrative.
Posted by CGSC Lobotomy
Member since Sep 2011
80216 posts
Posted on 2/27/20 at 5:52 pm to
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Higgins did the worst officiating job in the history of basketball


Wrong Higgins. Tim Higgins was FAR worse. Reference A&M/UCLA and Rutgers/South Florida.
Posted by Nono
Member since Nov 2017
4820 posts
Posted on 2/27/20 at 5:56 pm to
Higgins screwed Mizzou a time or 3 as well.

Glad he's a former ref.
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