Tomegun

[Ohioref3]

Tomegun, Thanks for the reply. I spent time in Cali. and got to know some of the jc refs out there and there were a few that were traveling between Vegas and So. Cal trying to catch a break. The Vegas guys that work JC over in Cali have to drive sometimes 4-5 hours for a game which is tough. There was a ref a few years back that was going as far as San Louis Obispo from Vegas doing JC games which was like a 7 hour drive from Vegas, and after talking to a few that were making the trips out there they said that was their only way to do college games while trying to be seen.

But like I said If you have a strong mentoring program for younger officials and a few D1 guys that will stick their neck out and get some looks from their D1 supervisors for the officials they are mentoring, things will progress faster for those officials. I know Vegas has an NFL Super Bowl official that I was reading about recently that has broken down the stigma of Vegas and the casinos. That had to be huge for the Vegas guys for one of their own to make it to the Super Bowl as an official so it shows that if you are good the gambling and casino issue should not matter. There is an NFL official on the east coast that said the Vegas NFL official has done more for Vegas officials, especially getting rid of the Vegas stigma and helping those from that area get looks from the D1 level. Thats why I feel that an official that has made it D1 or pro and still is involved with their local association and up and coming officials, they can not only mentor but get their officials great looks from the supervisors. I assume thats why Vegas has so many guys working D1 football because of his contacts for those officials.