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Last Ref from MVC now in Big XII?

I just checked out that Higgins statsheet page. Man, that is some serious traveling they have to go thru every season. Traveling to a different state almost every day of the season. With all the crap they put up with during the game, I bet they sleep good at night LOL.

Jason
 
jasonpeoria911 said:
Oh and I forgot, how do these refs get their schedules? Are they contacted by conference directors or Referee Association or what?

Jason
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Every conference has a supervisor of officials and he is responsible for the assignments for the conference he represents. Jim Bain from Decatur, Il. was the supervisor/ assignor in the MVC for years but I think he has retired. Not sure who is the boss man is currently.
 
BradleyBrave said:
FYI - John Higgins is doing the BU game tonight.
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I liked the officiating tonight (i never felled compelled to say anything rude). although a view behind DU's bench in the student section isn't the best. I noticed he called a few very touchy fouls though...his wing man, the bigger guy, was with him too.
 
I won't say they called a bad game...but...
at the end, when Josh Young repeatedly drove wildly and out of control into the lane with no hope of actually taking a decent shot, just trying to force contact...
the refs repeatedly rewarded Young with 2 FT's...
I think that was really bad officiating...I think those should have been no-calls....
on each of those plays, the BU defenders played decent defense, and even tried to back off and avoid contact, but Young still drove right into them...
I really got the feeling the refs were trying to even the game for some reason....
 
tornado said:
I won't say they called a bad game...but...
at the end, when Josh Young repeatedly drove wildly and out of control into the lane with no hope of actually taking a decent shot, just trying to force contact...
the refs repeatedly rewarded Young with 2 FT's...
I think that was really bad officiating...I think those should have been no-calls....
on each of those plays, the BU defenders played decent defense, and even tried to back off and avoid contact, but Young still drove right into them...
I really got the feeling the refs were trying to even the game for some reason....
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Often when you are the aggressor you get the benefit of the doubt. Something Andrew Warren needs to think about being.
 
John Higgins sure does get around. Saturday did the BU game. Sunday did Illini OSU game. Monday did the Kansas-Texas A&M game in Texas. Wonder where he will be tonight?
 
We had Higgins twice last week, both ISU and UNI. We'll have him again during the MVC Tournament most likely. He's one of the better officials we get.

Mike Sanzere on the other had, well, I never know what he's going to do next...other than tell me what the Yankees next big move in free agency is going to be...

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tornado said:
apparently Higgins is an Omaha native and they talk of him over on the Creighton board
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Could that be why his dad made such a bad call during the Creighton-BU game 2 seasons ago in St.Louis, The one that M.Salley made a basket that should have counted and T.Higgins came from the opposite side and almost half court and disallowed it and gave him a one and one.
 
real fan said:
Could that be why his dad made such a bad call during the Creighton-BU game 2 seasons ago in St.Louis, The one that M.Salley made a basket that should have counted and T.Higgins came from the opposite side and almost half court and disallowed it and gave him a one and one.
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Is Tim Higgins really his dad? They've both been active the same amount of years (14) and have done virtually the same amount of games.
 
WOW! Higgins did us Saturday vs. N. IA. Then went to Champaign to do the OSU vs. The Illini. Then he was off to College Station for the Kansas VS, Texas A&M game on Monday.
I have also watched him do 3 Pitt games this year.
So he does Mo. Valley, Big 10, Big 12, and Big East games.
Usually the better matchups. He must be high on the pie chart!

And I agree, I figure having Pollard ref our games is worth 5 pts. to the opposition!
 
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