Referee Cronie

[Adam]

And what, exactly, does this have to do with officiating, basketball, or sports in general?

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

And what, exactly, does this have to do with officiating, basketball, or sports in general?

He was a former SEC official, and you can see the possible relevence from this article:

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn...c.php?p=351344

I'm not sure I totally agree with the premise of the article, however.

[Adam]

So, the fact that he was a referee at one time makes it relevant? Even though his crime had nothing to do with officiating?

I figured that was all there was. the OP seems to have a habit of following up on the legal troubles of referees.

[All_Heart]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

So, the fact that he was a referee at one time makes it relevant? Even though his crime had nothing to do with officiating?

I figured that was all there was. the OP seems to have a habit of following up on the legal troubles of referees.

From what I've heard there were a lot of officials that made investments with Correll. I've heard of some big named officials losing a lot of money but of course I'm not going to name them on here.

I'll bet Correll's favorite pregame advice was "Trust your partner".

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

the OP seems to have a habit of following up on the legal troubles of referees.

And especially this particular situation, and the SEC. Makes one wonder, eh?

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

And especially this particular situation, and the SEC. Makes one wonder, eh?

Not really.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

He was a former SEC official, and you can see the possible relevence from this article:

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn...c.php?p=351344

I'm not sure I totally agree with the premise of the article, however.

Here's a quote from the article:

The problem for college basketball is that if game officials -- beyond Correll -- were involved in this circumstance at any level, and if it is determined to be illicit, the integrity of the sport could be called into question. Even if an official were considered simply to be an investor, his involvement would indicate an absence either of integrity or intelligence. Neither would reflect well on the game.


Substitute the word "politicians" for "officials" and it would have some validity.

[SMEngmann]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Here's a quote from the article:

The problem for college basketball is that if game officials -- beyond Correll -- were involved in this circumstance at any level, and if it is determined to be illicit, the integrity of the sport could be called into question. Even if an official were considered simply to be an investor, his involvement would indicate an absence either of integrity or intelligence. Neither would reflect well on the game.

That's a pretty harsh way of putting it by a highly intelligent, holier than thou, never made a mistake sportswriter. If he and his colleagues made bad personal decisions, should that call into question the integrity of his paper? After all, the members of the media do far more than anyone to color the public's perception of events and public opinion. Perhaps personal considerations have led to a certain slant in coverage. I guarantee that's happened far more than sports officials impacting a game based on aspects of their personal lives.

[Mark Padgett]

Let me see if I have this straight. An official may have been duped into investing in an illegal scheme. Therefore, he doesn't know how to correctly call traveling.

Yeah - that makes sense.

I guess to be a sportswriter, you have to be dumber than a fifth grader, or Billy Packer.