In the heat of a game, particularly a game with as much at stake as an NCAA Tournament contest, coaches can say some pretty harsh things.

Just take Buffalo coach Bobby Hurley’s mid-game comments on West Virginia.

Bobby Hurley just now to the officials after the elbow from West Virginia: "They're one of the dirtiest teams..." — Daniel Popper (@danielrpopper) March 20, 2015



Calling a team “dirty” is such a subjective phrase, and one that’s hard to back up without an army of video proof.

Let’s just say that Bob Huggins’ bunch is, well, aggressive. The Mountaineers run a physical, pressing defense that does happen to send opponents to the free throw line a lot. The ‘Eers rank dead last in the nation in defensive free throw rate. And of the 13 players listed on KenPom’s West Virginia page, seven are committing more than five fouls per 40 minutes (and three more are between 4.5 and 5).

Still, those are some pretty strong comments from Hurley. It will be interesting to hear if he holds to that line after the game is finished.