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I happen to agree with the overall point. The majority of the guys working are near 60 (and some are over that). Dick Cartmell was in Portland for the first weekend and he couldn't run in his second game.
One of my friends asked what the officials were paid and what I told him was within a couple hundred of what is in that article. He was surprised that it was so low. I too think that the low pay is part of the problem.
No way should Marv Albert be making more during the game than an official.
$10,000 is the figure which I suggested would be fair when asked how much the NCAA should pay tournament officials. Curiously, that is what the article puts forth too, although only for the Final Four. I would make it for all rounds.
The NCAA and TV are making huge $ on this. The people who work it should see a bigger share.
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