Article about what NCAA referees make
 

2k per game?, sign me up!

How college basketball refs hustle for their pay

Interesting, less $ for NCAA tourney games then (in most cases) regular season

Typical. That organization is so greedy

Anyone that's a member here working in this years NCAA tournament???
Thanks

coaches pick refs?
 

Most interesting statement from article for me was:

"Every year, there's always a question of whether these guys are working too hard. Back in 2010, John Clougherty, the supervisor of officials for the ACC, told the New York Times that the workload issue "has been an ongoing problem for 20 years," but coaches want those seasoned vets over and over."

I didn't know that coaches picked (or had significant input) in selecting the officials at the college level. Is this common in all conferences?

Seems like it would result in a conflict if officials have an incentive to please the coaches in order to continue to get top games.

I seriously doubt that the D1 coaches have any significant say in who works their games.

However, I'm also sure that they certainly make their preferences known to their ADs and perhaps the officials supervisors in the respective conferences.

I was once told by a D1 official that all of these coaches have control of those big, beautiful facilities, the lives of 12 or so kids, the careers of their assistants, etc....About the only thing they don't have control of is those three guys out there in the striped shirts...and that drives them crazy....so they would prefer to have a known entity (veteran official) vs an unknown (new guy in the conference).

Why are they greedy? They are still paying good $$$ plus hotel, travel, and per diem.

You'd think that for the most important games of the year, and with the restrictions they put on the guys, they'd make the pot a little sweeter. As the article mentions, they're pulling in a ton of money on this tournament.

Not Me, I Won't Be On The Television, I Will Be Watching The Television ...
 

One of my local board colleagues will be working the Division I tournament. I believe that it's our first local member to do so in over twenty years. He also has worked at least two Olympics.

It happens at the H.S. level, too. Another back story from my MSG experience last weekend: One of the coaches was upset because the crew's names weren't posted on the league's website until less than 18 hours before game time (during most of the playoffs it's 3-4 days in advance, if possible). One of the assignors told us it was all because of...control.

I'll look for his belt.

From the NCAA's perspective, there's no need to pay them more... what other games are they gonna work?

With All Due Respect ...
 

Shut up.

NIT, CBI. No idea what those pay.

I get your point, and I'd be thrilled to get an assignment even as an alternate official.

I just think that for the sport's marquee event, they should pay accordingly.

No belt for Jose
 

Jose Carrion won't be wearing a belt that is why he works the Olympics and the NCAA DI tourney and BM is working well..........you fill in the blank

AAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAHAAHAHAAAAAA

Oh, you're serious?

Coaches have influence. Big influence. Look at the rules committee — all coaches, no officials ... not even a coordinator of officials.

It's not like coaches are assigning officials to games, but they certainly have big input — even at the D1 level (and especially at the lower college levels). Put it this way — if you are working a conference with 12 teams and 6 of the coaches don't like you, you're not going to last long.

It's also a legal issue. Officials are contractors — the conferences cannot dictate to them where and how much they can work. I don't think that any of the conferences are interested in fighting that battle.

In a word, yes. It depends on the coordinator of course — some allow more influence than others.

Definitely. I think there already is a conflict of interest. Coaches can complain, gripe, and moan about you — they can get you taken off of their games later in the season.

I was taken off a D1 game because I whacked the coach. He was out on the floor yelling across the floor at my co-official, so I stuck him. He deserved it. He knows he did. But he didn't like it — so he called and complained about me. So I lose the game fee and the airfare for that next game. Wouldn't that make anyone think twice before the next time they gave a coach a technical foul?

There are several officials that work the tournament that read the board. I doubt any will be posting that they are working games though.

$702,000,000 for the TV rights to the Men's Basketball Championship alone!!

Translation: I don't want coaches calling me up trying to get me to remove / change some of the officials.

Exactly.

Do I Win A Prize ???
 

Catholic middle school "junior varsity" games.

But Not For That Reason ...
 

I'm quite modest and I certainly won't be posting that I work any tournament games.

Jose Carrion?

Does the standby official make the same game check as one who is on the floor for an NCAA tournament game?

Maybe for covering multiple games but I don't think for a single game.