Coaches don't like harsher penalties for swinging elbows

ANAHEIM — In the wake of a contentious game rife with hard fouls and raised elbows, Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford and Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg found at least one thing on which they both could agree.Neither is especially pleased with the NCAA demanding that referees assess harsher penalties for swinging elbows this season.The rule change was in the spotlight during the second half of Virginia Tech's 56-51 victory over Oklahoma State on Friday afternoon because both Cowboys forward Matt Pilgrim and Hokies forward Victor Davila were whistled for swinging elbows. Officials ejected Pilgrim and assessed a flagrant foul after he cleared out Virginia Tech's Terrell Bell with an elbow to the face but allowed Davila to remain in the game with only an intentional foul after a similar elbow to Oklahoma State's Jean-Paul Olukemi on a defensive rebound. "I don't quite understand the whole concept and I'm not sure anybody does, really," Ford said...