Beilein calls 'hook and hold' rule absurd; referee weighs in

EVANSTON, Ill -- John Beilein became the latest college basketball coach to express his disapproval of the "hook and hold" rule.

Michigan center Jon Teske was called for the penalty in Tuesday's game at Northwestern when officials determined, after a replay review, that Teske had clamped down on the arm of an opposing player while battling for a rebound.

"That's the oddest thing," Beilein said after the game. "The foul was on them and somehow we get a technical foul and they get the ball. I think we've got to continue to look at this and find out if it's really worth it."

Beilein argued the standard for such a call is too low.

"I look at it in slow motion and I still don't know who hooked who.…