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Tonight ESPN Classic showed the Big East conference tournament quarterfinal game between Pittsburgh and Georgetown played on March 6, 1986.
Seeing nothing better on TV, I decided to watch it for a few minutes. I noticed a few things. 1. The players were far less muscular, especially in the upper body than we see today. 2. First year of the shot clock. It was 45 seconds. 3. No three point shot. (NCAA adopted it nationally for the 1986-87 season.) 4. The C sometimes administered a FT. 5. Dick Vitale was one of the broadcasters. 6. Tim Higgins was one of the officials. :eek: He was MUCH younger, but I had no doubt due to the way that he moved and his signals. For conclusive proof, I decided to search the internet for a copy of the box score. Here it is: http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/sta...B_OEM_ID=19400 Yep, there's his name. |
Higgins has been reffing college ball since the 70's and he was, along with Jim Burr, one of the original members of the Big East officiating staff when the conference formed in 1979-1980 season (the conference formed in May of 1979 after the hoop season ended).
There has never been a Big East basketball season that did not see Higgins or Burr on the floor working games in the conference. It's pretty amazing! |
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Like someone else said, there are so many good D1 officials out there. I like seeing athletic officials working deep into the tournament. I even think Karl Hess has slimmed down some and I wouldn't be surprised to see him work the championship game this year.
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Higgins is working the first NIT semi tonight.
Still a very good official imo but he does have mobility problems. He not only looks like a penguin but he's starting to run like one too. I can see where he might have a few problems in a fast-paced games. As I said though, he can still do the job imo. And that's why he's out there tonight. |
He's had his 30+ years at the D1 level. Time to go be a conference supervisor and give someone else a chance. He would be a very valuable person at clinics, camps, and as an observer.
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Now, if you break down the tapes and see because Tim is struggling to get up and down the floor, he was out of position and missed "X" calls, while the other members of his crew missed less, then now you have a legitimate reason to remove him from the staff. To simply remove him because "he's had his 30+ years" might be a way to also see you lose your job as supervisor. My guess is, even though he might be slower than before, there are other areas of the game where he still excels, such as call selection and communication, and that's why supervisors continue to use him. When the negatives outweigh the positives, then I'm sure you will see him retire. But not simply because of a number, such as age or number of years officiating. Quote:
So, Nevada, since you've had your 10,000+ posts, isn't time you step down and give someone else a chance to be a pain in the a$$? :D |
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Are you volunteering? Uneasy lies the head... :D |
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And, of course, I must include the obligatory: "shut up." |
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