UM Griz vs. Northern Colorado Game Thread

[Mousegriz]

As expected, nothing.

Rather, everything. You see, I have a job. It does not involve finding and training competent officials. The fat cats at the bsc also have jobs. Oddly, those jobs DO involve finding and training competent officials. If you fail to see that, I simply can't help you. But my belief is you're just a troll, and really suck at it.

That said, I have plenty of ideas for how officiating can be brought up to at least a shitty level in this conference, but the concepts are far too complex for you, so I won't waste my time attempting to explain them to you.

My understanding is that the best refs move on to conferences that pay more than the Big Sky. My impression is that the pool of qualified refs may not be large in comparison to the number of refs needed for games. Don't know about that last sentence, tho. My Pac-12 friends complain about poor riffing at that level too.

Basketball officiating isn't easy. Coaches and crowds are demanding. There is lots of video, at games and on tv. I wouldn't want to do it even at the high school level.

Exactly, low pay and rugged travel. The good ones move onto better jobs in bigger conferences. Simple as that.

Anyone have an idea of pay differentials between conferences? I watch a few PAC 12 games and have seen several familiar faces reffing those games....and often guys that still ref UM games in Missoula. Thought I heard that the refs are "pooled" by region and that many PAC12 refs also ref BSC games.

 

[MissoulaMarinerFan]

As expected, nothing.

Rather, everything. You see, I have a job. It does not involve finding and training competent officials. The fat cats at the bsc also have jobs. Oddly, those jobs DO involve finding and training competent officials. If you fail to see that, I simply can't help you. But my belief is you're just a troll, and really suck at it.

That said, I have plenty of ideas for how officiating can be brought up to at least a shitty level in this conference, but the concepts are far too complex for you, so I won't waste my time attempting to explain them to you.

My understanding is that the best refs move on to conferences that pay more than the Big Sky. My impression is that the pool of qualified refs may not be large in comparison to the number of refs needed for games. Don't know about that last sentence, tho. My Pac-12 friends complain about poor riffing at that level too.

Basketball officiating isn't easy. Coaches and crowds are demanding. There is lots of video, at games and on tv. I wouldn't want to do it even at the high school level.

Exactly, low pay and rugged travel. The good ones move onto better jobs in bigger conferences. Simple as that.

Agreed. Also - they don't have the luxury of video or slow-mo video after every play like the fans do. Calling it in real-time would be a difficult task. Hell, if they did reviews of every questionable call, us fans would complain about that too! :lol:

 

[zengriz]

...if you expect good officiating...
...clearly...
...you never played the game...

... :shock: ...