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Old Tue Mar 25, 2008, 02:43pm
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I find it interesting that this is included in the Terms of Use:

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100% of the royalties that Ed Rush Sr. receives from his work on this project go to non-profit / charitable organizations (e.g. Blow the Whistle on Cancer).
So he does all this for free? Or maybe he's paid in salary AND royalties; and the royalties go to charity? I think it's great that he donates some part of the profits to charity. It does make me curious, though.
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Old Tue Mar 25, 2008, 03:03pm
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So, hypothetically, let’s say that right now you invest in the System. Two years from now (through the things you learn in this course), you make it to Division One. Let’s conservatively calculate an average 40 games for a season at just $800 per game.
It made me wonder if 40 games is a conservative calculation. There are just under 900 officials listed on bbstate.com. Exactly 127 received 40 or more assignments this season. That's about 14% of officials. It looks to me as though most are in the single digits; and I know that there are many officials on a conference roster who don't get any games.

I realize it's just a sales pitch, but 40 games per season seems optimistic, rather than conservative.
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Old Tue Mar 25, 2008, 03:06pm
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I find it interesting that this is included in the Terms of Use:

So he does all this for free? Or maybe he's paid in salary AND royalties; and the royalties go to charity? I think it's great that he donates some part of the profits to charity. It does make me curious, though.
I donate all my ref fees - to my pharmacist.
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Old Tue Mar 25, 2008, 03:16pm
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Also noticed this:

It made me wonder if 40 games is a conservative calculation. There are just under 900 officials listed on bbstate.com. Exactly 127 received 40 or more assignments this season. That's about 14% of officials. It looks to me as though most are in the single digits; and I know that there are many officials on a conference roster who don't get any games.

I realize it's just a sales pitch, but 40 games per season seems optimistic, rather than conservative.
You'll get 40 games if you attend Ed T. Rush's Southern California symposium.
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Old Tue Mar 25, 2008, 03:22pm
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I donate all my ref fees - to my pharmacist.
And the pharmacist still doesn't get paid enough.
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Old Tue Mar 25, 2008, 04:06pm
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I find it interesting that this is included in the Terms of Use:

So he does all this for free? Or maybe he's paid in salary AND royalties; and the royalties go to charity? I think it's great that he donates some part of the profits to charity. It does make me curious, though.
Ed Rush, Jr., actually runs the business. Ed, Sr., gets a portion of the total income in royalties, and is giving those to charity. I'd guess Ed, Jr, makes a decent amount of money.
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Old Wed Mar 26, 2008, 07:35am
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so has anybody actually talked to someone who has used this "system"? just curious...
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Old Wed Mar 26, 2008, 07:53am
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Wouldn't it be interesting if the main secret is to move to California?

"Plus, hear Olandis’s tip on how a 3.36 oz. piece of gear…which when taken with you on the road, will make your family feel like you never left. (Hint: it’s not your phone.)"

Olandis's hairpiece?
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Old Wed Mar 26, 2008, 09:19am
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Can you say placebo?

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And the pharmacist still doesn't get paid enough.
I'm thinking from the number of "creative" posts Mark makes, that his pharmacist is WAY overpaid for the results he provides
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Old Wed Mar 26, 2008, 09:22am
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I'm thinking from the number of "creative" posts Mark makes, that his pharmacist is WAY overpaid for the results he provides
I smell a congressional investigation.

Or, perhaps a poll.
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Old Wed Mar 26, 2008, 09:30am
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so has anybody actually talked to someone who has used this "system"? just curious...
Yes and they recommended it.
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Old Wed Mar 26, 2008, 09:58am
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Wouldn't it be interesting if the main secret is to move to California?
Possibly. Look...

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Originally Posted by PAC-10 Supervisor Bill McCabe

Discover the exact criteria that Division One Supervisors use to evaluate prospective officials…find out the 2 easiest ways to get hired in the PAC-10….and debunk the “2-Track Theory” to work at the Division One level and still keep your options open to work in the NBA.

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Find out the key to accurate, realistic self-evaluation…learn the “barrel of monkeys” philosophy for getting ahead…and discover how teaching other officials can help accelerate your career…no matter what level you currently work at.
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Old Wed Mar 26, 2008, 12:59pm
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Possibly. Look...
Hell, as M&M said, why pay all that money when all you have to do is to move to Socal. Three years and you're a college official....automatic.
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Old Wed Mar 26, 2008, 01:18pm
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Hell, as M&M said, why pay all that money when all you have to do is to move to Socal. Three years and you're a college official....automatic.
I'm going out to Orange County in May to celebrate my birthday with my brother and his family, does that count? Maybe Ed T. Sr will in town give a lecture??
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Old Wed Mar 26, 2008, 04:05pm
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Hell, as M&M said, why pay all that money when all you have to do is to move to Socal. Three years and you're a college official....automatic.
You're like a bad spouse....you hear what you want to hear.
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