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Old Mon Mar 31, 2008, 10:16pm
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I would be stunned if he was on this one. That seems unbelievable for a mid-major conference.
The pay scale that Jeff quoted are contained in the 2007MVC Men's Basketball Championship Handbook. The 2008 version does not include the pay scale.

34. OFFICIALS
A minimum of 12 officials will be assigned to the tournament by Jim Bain, Coordinator of Officials. Officials will be paid the same fl at fee by tier as during the regular season. E-Tier offi cials will get $1600 for a weekday game and $1800 for a weekend game (Saturday or Sunday). Level I will receive a fee of $1200, Level II will receive $1000 and Level III will receive $850 per game.

The MVC has made a concerted effort to attract top officials and their roster bears this out. By my count, 28 of them received NCAA tournament assignments. The roster also includes several others who didn't receive assignments because of the computer snafu: Jim Burr, John Higgins, Steve Olson and Steve Welmer.
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Old Mon Mar 31, 2008, 10:54pm
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I would be stunned if he was on this one. That seems unbelievable for a mid-major conference.
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The pay scale that Jeff quoted are contained in the 2007MVC Men's Basketball Championship Handbook. The 2008 version does not include the pay scale.

34. OFFICIALS
A minimum of 12 officials will be assigned to the tournament by Jim Bain, Coordinator of Officials. Officials will be paid the same fl at fee by tier as during the regular season. E-Tier offi cials will get $1600 for a weekday game and $1800 for a weekend game (Saturday or Sunday). Level I will receive a fee of $1200, Level II will receive $1000 and Level III will receive $850 per game.

The MVC has made a concerted effort to attract top officials and their roster bears this out. By my count, 28 of them received NCAA tournament assignments. The roster also includes several others who didn't receive assignments because of the computer snafu: Jim Burr, John Higgins, Steve Olson and Steve Welmer.
Allow me to pass the BBQ sauce.
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Old Mon Mar 31, 2008, 11:29pm
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Allow me to pass the BBQ sauce.
No need. I simply said I would be stunned if he was correct.
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Old Mon Mar 31, 2008, 11:46pm
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The MVC has made a concerted effort to attract top officials and their roster bears this out. By my count, 28 of them received NCAA tournament assignments. The roster also includes several others who didn't receive assignments because of the computer snafu: Jim Burr, John Higgins, Steve Olson and Steve Welmer.
According to my very reliable sources, Welmer not working the NCAA tournament was not a "computer snafu." Welmer turned back his NCAA tournament assignment because he only got assigned 1 game instead of 2 (that the normal big-dogs get) during the first weekend. He saw it as a sign of disrespect.

Eric Curry, the suspended Big Sky official, was originally not assigned a NCAA tournament game but got the call when Welmer turned his back.
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According to my very reliable sources, Welmer not working the NCAA tournament was not a "computer snafu." Welmer turned back his NCAA tournament assignment because he only got assigned 1 game instead of 2 (that the normal big-dogs get) during the first weekend. He saw it as a sign of disrespect.

Eric Curry, the suspended Big Sky official, was originally not assigned a NCAA tournament game but got the call when Welmer turned his back.
If true, that is quite interesting...
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......got the call when Welmer turned his back.
and pulled up his pants!
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Old Tue Apr 01, 2008, 10:28pm
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Les Jones is out of the running for this weekend. He had the first semi in the NIT along with John Higgins and Ted Hillary, neither of whom were eligible to work this years Final Four.
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Old Tue Apr 01, 2008, 10:42pm
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I know Hightower & Eads are in, not sure of the rest...
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Old Wed Apr 02, 2008, 01:23am
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I'm thinking Shaw and Tony Greene for sure....
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Old Wed Apr 02, 2008, 03:29pm
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I heard the same thing about Welmer from a reliable source. Only got one game, so he turned it back. I thought Donato would get in this year but I guess not. I'll say Hightower, Valentine, Thornley, Shaw and Eades as my locks.
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Old Sun Apr 06, 2008, 09:37pm
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According to my very reliable sources, Welmer not working the NCAA tournament was not a "computer snafu." Welmer turned back his NCAA tournament assignment because he only got assigned 1 game instead of 2 (that the normal big-dogs get) during the first weekend. He saw it as a sign of disrespect.

Eric Curry, the suspended Big Sky official, was originally not assigned a NCAA tournament game but got the call when Welmer turned his back.
Was the reasoning for Curry not getting a game due to his suspension?

Hard to believe a guy whose worked 8 straight Big Sky Finals as well as 4 straight years in the tournament would be left out....
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Old Sun Apr 06, 2008, 10:13pm
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I'll take Hightower,Valentine, and Greenwood!
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Old Sun Apr 06, 2008, 10:51pm
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I can not see the NCAA putting Ted Valentine and Ed Hightower together on the game. Mr. Ed Hightower nor Mr. Tom O'Neill backed Ted Valentine when her threw Bob Knight out of a game many years ago.
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Old Sun Apr 06, 2008, 11:06pm
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At one time those two in a game would have been volatile, but they have worked together at least on a few occasions since then. I know there was a time when Teddy wouldn't have wanted to work with Ed though.
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Old Sun Apr 06, 2008, 11:43pm
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Jamie Luckie, Scott Thornley, Ed Hightower
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