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Originally Posted by blindzebra
He's absolutely right about the same guys working way too much.
There are several officials working triple digit games a season in multiple conferences from coast to coast.
I know an official here in Phoenix that left Phoenix on Sunday afternoon, worked in Washington state on Monday, Kansas on Tuesday, Texas on Wed, Florida on Thursday, flew to Oregon on Friday for a game on Sat, then worked a game in Southern Cal on Sunday. He did 113 games that season.
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I'm sorry, but I don't see the problem. He worked four three man games in four days, had a day off, then worked another game.
What else did he do? Did he work at another job?
I'm in my mid 50's. I teach school during the day and work games six days a week. At least three of those days involve double headers.
I don't find three man games excessively physically or mentally taxing. Granted NCAA D-1 is played at a different level, but if this guy is in shape, didn't work during the day and then worked five 2 to 2 1/2 hour games in six days, I don't see a problem.
If the argument is that he's holding other qualified officials back, that's another issue, but I don't buy into Knight's argument that 50 year olds can't handle five 2 1/2 hour games a week.