Officiating Quality in the PAC-10

[Danvrapp]

Originally posted by BTTB
So here are my questions:

BTTB - I'm not a college basketball official, but I'll take a crack at it.

1) Does the PAC have the same reputation among other conferences and/or within professional refereeing circles that it has with the fans?

I don't think so. I'm an east-coaster, so I don't watch alot of PAC-10 ball, but I'm unaware of any biases.

2) Are the PAC officials more or less qualified on average than other officials, and/or are they compensated as well, more, or less than other officials?

Definitely not! If you look at the names of several of the guys working your games, you'll see they're not bottom of the barrel material. I can't guess for compensation, but I'm sure they're right on par with the rest of the country.

3) Does anyone know where the "hyper-strict" officiating style of the PAC comes from, and for what purpose?

Could be the official's assignor. If you boss tells you to do something this way or else, then you do it the way he wants it! Certain assigners want their officials to work certain scenarios specific ways, if only for consistency. These practices may vary conference to conference, and assignor to assignor.

4) What can the fans do to focus attention on this subject, if it isn't perceived as a problem by those who should know better?

For that I can't answer much. Perhaps contacting a director of the conference, either by mail or electronically. Maybe one of the college officials could give a better answer.

BTTB
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