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Originally posted by JRutledge
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Originally posted by tomegun
OK, this situation could effect everyone except Rut. 
This firing could cause supervisors of major conferences to shift over one conference across the US. In fact, the Big Ten could be one of the only major conferences this doesn't effect. I said could be.
Rut also isn't aware of the amount of power coach Guthrie has in officiating. There are probably 100 guys who were in the "system." Now we don't even know if the system will still include the smaller leagues as feeders. Plus, the guys who worked a certain way, to include running, will have a big question mark about their future. Someone on the brink of D1 could get pushed back.
In regards to the ACC not having a big impact across the country - two programs, two totally different situations.
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Who said anything about me? I do not work D1, I could personally give a damn what happens. When I get to that point I will worry about it then.
Still, not sure how that affects the guys on the cusp of working the Big Ten, Conference USA or the Big 12. I guess it does in your mind and we all have to worry about it as if the sky is falling.
Why not wait until the new coordinator is hired and then jump off the bridge. 
Peace
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Rut,
Why does it pain you so much to concede that this might not be just a regional story? I would have thought you realized that there are significant differences among the officiating philosophies of some of the supervisors of the power conferences. If one supervisor adds a new conference, that almost necessarily implies that a lot of officials will fall out of favor with their (new) supervisor, because they will not have been trained by him and his trusted advisors. That, in turn means that those officials who are in the good graces of their (old) supervisor stand to benefit because there are now more games available for them to be assigned to.
If you're still having trouble connecting the dots, Mike Slive is the commissioner of the SEC. Care to guess which conference he came to the SEC from?
Nobody is saying that you are, or will be affected by this. Nobody even cares. A couple of people are simply making the (generally) uncontroversial statement that this move could affect many more than just those under the SEC umbrella. Sheesh.
FWIW, the ACC did not hire an active official as its supervisor when the position came open last year. They hired newly retired John Clougherty. And Tony's right when he writes that things are not the same there.