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Originally Posted by HokiePaul
I didn't know that coaches picked (or had significant input) in selecting the officials at the college level. Is this common in all conferences?
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Originally Posted by Andy
I was once told by a D1 official that all of these coaches have control of those big, beautiful facilities, the lives of 12 or so kids, the careers of their assistants, etc....About the only thing they don't have control of is those three guys out there in the striped shirts...and that drives them crazy....so they would prefer to have a known entity (veteran official) vs an unknown (new guy in the conference).
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It happens at the H.S. level, too. Another back story from my MSG experience last weekend: One of the coaches was upset because the crew's names weren't posted on the league's website until less than 18 hours before game time (during most of the playoffs it's 3-4 days in advance, if possible). One of the assignors told us it was all because of...control.
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