Pac-12 Officiating

[RefAHallic]

Didn't remember reading it here. The link below gives some insight into what the coaches want in a new Super of Officials. Seems the coaches feel there is some sort of West Coast bias with "big name" officials.

Pac-12 coaches discuss league's officiating mess - college basketball - ESPN

[Adam]

Coaches always think there's a bias against them. Geno thinks the officials are biased against male coaches, for example. The deck is always stacked, and it's never in my favor.

[Nevadaref]

The PAC12 coaches have no idea what or who they want.

"We want to get someone who can attract more quality to work our league. The ones we have are very good.''

Absolute nonsense. Why is there a pressing need to attract more top officials who normally work east of the Mississippi, if the ones that they have now are very good?

That article lacks any substance.

[JRutledge]

Well some people feel that the Pac 10/12 has had some of the worst staffs of all of the major conferences. Now that might be true or not, but guys out East are not going out west unless you give them more money to work those games. Or give them a lot of double dip opportunities working the Pac 12 and then a minor conference on an "off night."

Peace

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Well some people feel that the Pac 10/12 has had some of the worst staffs of all of the major conferences. Now that might be true or not, but guys out East are not going out west unless you give them more money to work those games. Or give them a lot of double dip opportunities working the Pac 12 and then a minor conference on an "off night."

Peace

So let them stay out east. The PAC 12 doesn't need them.

[johnny d]

Apparently, the pac 12 coaches would disagree with you rocky.

[ODJ]

Bring back Richie Ballesteros and Booker Turner.

Not Mark Reisling.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by johnny d

Apparently, the pac 12 coaches would disagree with you rocky.

They may, but every conference's coaches think some other conference has better referees.

[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