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Originally posted by gordon30307
No never. It takes a long time and hard work to get to that level. College Officials are vey well paid. They are evaluated by observers for post season assignments etc. It just wouldn't look good if they weren't totally focused on the game. Talking to spectators is not part of the job.
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I would have to disagree with you on this one. One of the situations that are different is that the fans are usually not that close to the court as they are at the other levels when talking about D1. I saw Tom Rucker come back and say something to a fan when he was going off the court after the Big Ten Championship game. Ed Hightower has said things going off the court to fans. I have even seen the other officials say hi or comment to fans when they walk by during pregame and even sometimes timeouts. Now they are not as close to the fans at many levels, but I have seen them talk. It is very little, but to say never is not true at all.
Peace