Suspension?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Rut,
Please explain why the NCAA selects ten different officials for the Final Four instead of just taking six plus an alternate and having three of those six also work the Championship game.

Why do you guys like to talk apples and oranges?

The NCAA Tournament selection is completely different than a conference tournament. It is the only show in town and the NCAA has all the say as to who works when and where. Working the NCAA Tournament is the pinnacle of most official’s career that work that level on a regular basis.

Conference tournaments are running all over the country at the same time. Many of the little conferences run earlier in the week and it is not unusual to probably have a large portion of their staff working somewhere else.

But when the Big Ten, Pac-10, SEC, ACC, Big East and Big 12 come calling, you (as an official) are not going to just turn them down.

Peace