That's another friend: a Manhattanite once said to me (direct quote): "Lake Erie? That's out west by Colorado, isn't it?"

And according to "real" midwesterners (from big flat states) Ohio is not in the midwest either.

Go figure.

Ed Corbett, John Hughes, and Mike Stephens are working the NIT Championship game tonight.

If the NCAA still has a regulation that Final Four officials cannot accept any assignments in the five days previous to their FF game, then these three are out.

Kind of a stupid rule. We have officials who worked every day from November 14 until December 24 but they can work on Thursday and then again on Wednesday. Supid.

I would have bet money of Corbett.

You make an excellent point. I believe that the NCAA should have such a rule in force all season.

My money is on Sirmons and/or Luckie. I still don't know which one of them made that call from the Lead to help out Mike Stephens in the MSU/KU game, but that guy is going IMO.

Shaw, Greene and O'Neil in the final. Mike Stewert is working a semi final

That would be Stuart.

So 6 of the officials would be:

Curtis Shaw
Tony Greene
Tom O'Neill
Pat Driscoll
Mike Stuart
Les Jones

????

Or is it still too early to ask that question?

if Cahill did not work the NIT final (which he didn't) I'll make him my "lock of the day."

I think he's been the best official in the country for the last 3 years.

Rumor has it that Pat Driscoll will be working.

Since they are already in Detroit for meetings, you can add Thornley and Cahill to your list.

LOL!! That's a whole PAC 10 crew, that would be pretty cool. Thornley is working right now, so there's one from the PAC in the final 4

Unfortunately, none of this is correct. :D

Peace

I've gotta ask. Is the identity of these guys something y'all were that anxious to find out?

Tonight:

Curtis Shaw
Tom O'Neill
Tony Green/Vern Harris

Just my guess.

Alternate?
 

Anybody see who the alternate on Saturday was?