Pac-12 Officiating

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I'll go back to my point which has to do with D1 coaches. D1 coaches like to know that the officials who work their games are guys who also work other major conferences want to use for their big games. Really has nothing to do with quality. They want to feel comfortable that at least one of the guys working their game that night is the cream of the crop across the country and they get that confirmation by seeing that guy working a big TV game in another conference.

My take on this issue has nothing to do with "difficiencies" or "West Coast vs. East Coast".

Ok. That's a valid point. My counter would be that the PAC officials are also working WCC games like Gonzaga vs St. Mary, etc...or working the MWC games or Big Sky games - all of which are televised out here after Ll you guys have gone to bed. So they do see their officials working other games in other venues, just not ACC or SEC or whatever.

[Brad]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

guys out East are not going out west unless you give them more money to work those games.

The Pac-12 is one of the highest paid conferences around — I don't think it is a money issue as much as it is an alliance issue ... that is, what conference(s) do you take 1st, 2nd, 3rd...

Plus, it's a travel issue — if you primarily work the Big East and ACC, it makes sense to fill in games with the Atlantic 10, America East, and CAA (esp. since it is aligned with the ACC for basketball officiating). If you take a game with the Pac-12, you can't get back to the east coast to work a game the next day. If the coaches are wanting the "heavy hitters" then that's who we are talking about — guys that are working pretty much every day.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Brad

The Pac-12 is one of the highest paid conferences around — I don't think it is a money issue as much as it is an alliance issue ... that is, what conference(s) do you take 1st, 2nd, 3rd...

Plus, it's a travel issue — if you primarily work the Big East and ACC, it makes sense to fill in games with the Atlantic 10, America East, and CAA (esp. since it is aligned with the ACC for basketball officiating). If you take a game with the Pac-12, you can't get back to the east coast to work a game the next day. If the coaches are wanting the "heavy hitters" then that's who we are talking about — guys that are working pretty much every day.

When I was talking about money I was not talking about pay per game. I mean pay per time and energy. Going out west for officials in the Midwest would likely not make them able to work other games as easily.

Peace