Official working both the Men and Women's NCAA Tournament in the same Year!

[Mendy Trent]

Originally Posted by AZ_REF

For all of you who were convinced it was impossible last year (see Official working both the Men and Women's NCAA Tournament in the same Year? ) it WILL happen this year.

There is a D-I official working a Men's game tonight and a Women's game on Sunday. I will post links to box scores after Sunday's games.

I don't want to get into the details yet, because there is more secrecy with who's working what game this year than there is about what really happened to Jimmy Hoffa. We can all thank Mr Donaghy for that.

You mean an official can be excellent in men's AND women's basketball? Say it isn't so. Heresy! And I had always heard that it was impossible to adjust to the differences between the two levels.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Mendy Trent

You mean an official can be excellent in men's AND women's basketball? Say it isn't so. Heresy! And I had always heard that it was impossible to adjust to the differences between the two levels.

Not everyone distinguishes between the two games by calling them "levels". And not everyone thinks it's impossible to adjust between the two styles.

[socalreff]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Not everyone distinguishes between the two games by calling them "levels". And not everyone thinks it's impossible to adjust between the two styles.

Amen!!! I'm coming to your church because the message is truth.

[Mendy Trent]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Not everyone distinguishes between the two games by calling them "levels". And not everyone thinks it's impossible to adjust between the two styles.

I'm with you rainmaker. My post was entirely sarcastic. I have seen posts where people say you cannot ref women's ball and also be a good ref for men's ball and I've always found it ridiculous.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Mendy Trent

I'm with you rainmaker. My post was entirely sarcastic. I have seen posts where people say you cannot ref women's ball and also be a good ref for men's ball and I've always found it ridiculous.

That's odd. I don't remember seeing those posts. I remember seeing people burn down this particular strawman, but I've never seen the actual claims you speak of.

What I have seen, however, is people claim that just being good at one particular game or the other (mens or womens) does not mean the official will necessarily be good at the other.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

That's odd. I don't remember seeing those posts. I remember seeing people burn down this particular strawman, but I've never seen the actual claims you speak of.

What I have seen, however, is people claim that just being good at one particular game or the other (mens or womens) does not mean the official will necessarily be good at the other.

Hey, we have people trying to start a religion and religious war here both at the same time. Do not confuse them with the facts.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Hey, we have people trying to start a religion and religious war here both at the same time. Do not confuse them with the facts.

I get that a lot.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I get that a lot.

Confusion?

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I get that a lot.

Infidel.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Not everyone distinguishes between the two games by calling them "levels". And not everyone thinks it's impossible to adjust between the two styles.

I'm a high school varsity official who also does Catholic school games on weekends, down to the "level" of fourth, and fifth, grade, boys, and girls.

The biggest adjustment that I find I have to make, is from a Thursday night girls varsity game, to a Friday night boys varsity game. Not vice versa, and not with any other "level" change from night to night, or day to day. I guess that it has to do with calling a game below the rim, to calling a game above the rim?

[AZ_REF]

Extra credit to socallref for guessing correctly.

He had the UCLA - Mississippi Valley State game on Thursday:

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=284000032


And the Iowa - Georgia women's game today:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/boxscore?gameId=284000017


As a side note he was one of the 3 officials suspended by the big sky this year. One of the other's Eric Curry had the USC - Kansas State game. Glad to see they still earned postseason assignments.

[socalreff]

Originally Posted by AZ_REF

Extra credit to socallref for guessing correctly.

He had the UCLA - Mississippi Valley State game on Thursday:

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=284000032


And the Iowa - Georgia women's game today:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/boxscore?gameId=284000017


As a side note he was one of the 3 officials suspended by the big sky this year. One of the other's Eric Curry had the USC - Kansas State game. Glad to see they still earned postseason assignments.

I think that's where we all wanna get to... goof up majorly and it doesn't affect the schedule too much. I guess it's better to goof at the top than on your way up.