An extremely salty UNC fan has started a petition to ask the NCAA to nullify the 2016 Men's Basketball Championship due to "oblivious poor officiating throughout the whole game."

This petition should be removed because while the officiating was undoubtedly poor in this game, it was in no way "one sided", as the UNC fan claims in his petition.

The total fouls in the game were 16 for Villanova, and 20 for UNC, however Villanova ended the game with more players in foul trouble (2 players with 4 fouls) than UNC did. In fact, Kris Jenkins, the Villanova player who made one of the most clutch shots in the history of the tournament, started the game by getting 2 very questionable fouls within the first 5 minutes of the game.

In addition, the UNC fan claims that it was the officials "that decided the game not who played better". Given Villanova's 58.3% FG percentage (compared to UNC's 42.9%), I would argue that it was in fact Villanova's stifling defense and composure in the finals moments of the game, rather than the referees, that caused the game to end in Villanova's favor. Not to mention the fact that UNC ended the game 9-13 in free throws. Had UNC made those 4 free throws, they would have won this game. Officiating did not have anything to do with UNC missing free throws.

As a Villanova fan, I have the utmost respect for the UNC Basketball Program and their fanbase. They have a great team with an impressive amount of respectful and honorable followers. It would truly be a shame for the entire UNC fanbase to be labeled as "sore losers" due to a small minority's misinterpretation of the quality of the NCAA's officiating in one of the best and most memorable Championship games to happen in this country. Please, for the sake of UNC fans, don't let their entire fanbase be labelled due to the action of a few individuals.