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EastCoastXman
08-20-2015, 07:19 PM
Things are already looking up for XU for their Big East road games. Burr hangs up the whistle!

http://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Longtime-NCAA-basketball-referee-Jim-Burr-retires-6453789.php
Emp
08-20-2015, 08:34 PM
Can't believe Burr is only 68. He looked ancient the past few seasons.

I liked him and his game. He was reasonable consistent and didn't have rabbit ears.
Backyard Champ
08-20-2015, 08:48 PM
Couldn't be happier. Guy got way too caught up in the momentum of games. Though, most refs do..
EastCoastXman
08-20-2015, 09:30 PM
Back here on the East Coast, we saw way too much of this guy. It was all about him for 40 minutes when the ball was tossed up. Nothing worse than seeing him walk out with Timmy Higgins. If you were the road team, the only question was how much do we lose by? He and Higgins ruined a BE Tourney game several years ago (pre XU) with a horrendous call at the end of a game.
X-band '01
08-21-2015, 08:17 AM
He's also been one of the "Green Berets" in past Crosstown Shootouts.
Cheesehead
08-21-2015, 09:11 PM
I never cared for him as a ref. I am sure he is nice person, bless his heart.
PM Thor
08-21-2015, 09:53 PM
https://youtu.be/PVrEwCa8nSA