BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Big Ten supervisor of officials Dave Parry denied a report that the Big Ten Officials Association has asked him or commissioner Jim Delany to consider disciplining Penn State coach Joe Paterno, who has been aggressively critical of officiating this season.

Parry, who attends one conference game a week to evaluate officials, denied a Los Angeles Times report that cited an anonymous Big Ten official as saying, "Things have gotten out of control with Joe."

The article appeared Friday and was reported later that night on ESPN's SportsCenter.

"Someone told me that something came out of Los Angeles," Parry said. "I can guarantee I know nothing about it."

Parry met with 44 conference officials last Wednesday in his home in Michigan City, Ind., for an informal monthly meeting.

"There was no talk about Joe Paterno or any of that," Parry said. "We spent the night looking at tapes, studying plays and talking about ways to get better."

Paterno's problems with the officials began during the Iowa game and culminated last Sunday, when an effigy of a stuffed referee was found hanging from the door-knocker at his State College home.

The doll was gone by the next day and Paterno has declined comment.

Paterno chased down head official Dick Hornig after he believed the Iowa crew blew two critical calls late in the game, which Penn State lost in overtime. Two weeks later, he was brash after a loss to Michigan in which a controversial call stalled a late Penn State drive.

That game led to Paterno and Penn State Athletic Director Tim Curley requesting a comprehensive review of officiating from Jim Delany.

During the aftermath, Paterno publicly questioned the officials' level of objectivity because members of the Michigan crew resided in state.

As of late, Paterno has avoided commenting on the officials.

Parry claims that the officiating has improved.

"The past three or four weeks have been pretty good for us," he said. "We have not had any major concerns. We had some the first two or three weeks, though, and we're the first to admit that."

Parry pointed out that the calls Paterno took issue with were only important because they came in key situations late in the game.

"You can get 99 calls right but if you blow the 100th one, that's what people remember," he said.

"We have some weeks when we don't think we're very good, when we might have 35-40 mistakes and we don't hear a word from a soul. We have other weeks when we're extremely good, but one play comes in the last seconds and is perceived to turn the game inside out, then we're no good."

What remains to be seen is whether or not Parry and Delany will turn officiating procedures inside out, or at least consider doing so, as Paterno has suggested.

The Big Ten already has one of the most comprehensive review processes in the country, Parry said.

Officials meet for 90 minutes directly after the game and discuss key plays with a supervisor. On Sundays, Parry and his assistants go over hours of game film and document penalty calls and mistakes. At the end of the year, they compile a booklet between 12 and 15 pages detailing statistical findings and general trends, which is given to coaches and athletic directors.

"This is nothing new," Parry said of a year-end review. "This year, we're probably going to do it much more in depth. It will be very thorough. We've already started doing things."

Also, the monthly meeting is unique to the Big Ten. The meeting takes place at Parry's home and the officials pay their own way to travel, some from as far as Pennsylvania.

Parry met with Paterno prior to yesterday's game.

"We had a warm, friendly conversation," Parry said. "He was professional. There was no rancor or anything like that."

Parry said that he hugged Paterno, but the 74-year old coach couldn't recall.

"Maybe he hugged me," Paterno said. "Maybe I kissed him and tried to give him my cold."