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1 hour ago, rayl456 said:

Bob Huggins wants the major conferences to dump ncaa tourney and start their own post season tournament.  This is per an article on ESPN.  It's all about money and having some control versus football.

For gods sake no because that would totally ruin the tournament.  No body wants to see a first round matchup of 1 seed Duke vs 16 seed Northwestern. He doesn't realize why the tournament is so big and makes the money it does is because of those smaller conference teams.

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11 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

For gods sake no because that would totally ruin the tournament.  No body wants to see a first round matchup of 1 seed Duke vs 16 seed Northwestern. He doesn't realize why the tournament is so big and makes the money it does is because of those smaller conference teams.

If you were able to read the story, then you saw that Chris Beard agrees with you.  His quote was basically, "If it ain't broke then don't fix it."

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11 hours ago, rayl456 said:

Bob Huggins wants the major conferences to dump ncaa tourney and start their own post season tournament.  This is per an article on ESPN.  It's all about money and having some control versus football.

Has Bob been drinking to excess again?

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9 hours ago, rayl456 said:

If you were able to read the story, then you saw that Chris Beard agrees with you.  His quote was basically, "If it ain't broke then don't fix it."

Depends on what his definition of "fix" is.  My entire lifetime has been spent seeing "tweaks" to the tournament.

Personally, I say do away with the conference tournaments and let all the schools participate in The Dance.

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11 minutes ago, Rico said:

Has Bob been drinking to excess again?

Probably...you know how bears are.  :))   Bob's nervous about the entire college football situation and realignment etc etc.  He's afraid that basketball is going to suffer in the disbursement of money.  The article was on ESPN....written by Myron Medcalf.

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18 minutes ago, rayl456 said:

Probably...you know how bears are.  :))   Bob's nervous about the entire college football situation and realignment etc etc.  He's afraid that basketball is going to suffer in the disbursement of money.  The article was on ESPN....written by Myron Medcalf.

If ESPN would just go away both college football and college basketball would be better.  The hell with their "meddling."

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3 hours ago, Rico said:

If ESPN would just go away both college football and college basketball would be better.  The hell with their "meddling."

I agree 100%, as I stated in the NCAA Football thread. ESPN doesn't care about the quality or sanctity of the playoff. They care about more games to sell advertising. 

 

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Dr. Ed Hightower Named Big Ten Conference Special Advisor for Basketball Officiating

 

The Big Ten Conference announced that longtime NCAA basketball referee and educator Dr. Ed Hightower has been named Special Advisor for Basketball Officiating, effective immediately. In this role, Hightower will help Big Ten Conference Commissioner Kevin Warren review, assess, and audit the conference’s women’s and men’s basketball officiating programs and provide regular feedback and assessments of those programs to ensure that Big Ten Conference and NCAA officiating standards and expectations are upheld.
 
“Dr. Hightower has distinguished himself as an exceptional basketball official, educator, and leader during his storied career,” said Warren. “This combination of experiences makes him an ideal candidate to work with the Big Ten Conference to continue to enhance our women’s and men’s basketball officiating programs while serving as a mentor to both current and future basketball officials.”
 
Hightower officiated NCAA basketball for 36 years, including 12 Final Four appearances, earning the Naismith Men's College Official of the Year award in 1992. He retired as superintendent of the Edwardsville School district in 2015 following a 19-year tenure leading the district. Hightower received his bachelor’s, master’s, and specialist’s degrees from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and his Doctorate in Education Administration from Saint Louis University.
 
“I am proud to join the Big Ten Conference to work once again with the strongest basketball conference in the nation,” said Hightower. “I look forward to making an impact with the talented group of women’s and men’s basketball officials, student-athletes, coaches and administrators from all across the Big Ten.”
 

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26 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Dr. Ed Hightower Named Big Ten Conference Special Advisor for Basketball Officiating

 

The Big Ten Conference announced that longtime NCAA basketball referee and educator Dr. Ed Hightower has been named Special Advisor for Basketball Officiating, effective immediately. In this role, Hightower will help Big Ten Conference Commissioner Kevin Warren review, assess, and audit the conference’s women’s and men’s basketball officiating programs and provide regular feedback and assessments of those programs to ensure that Big Ten Conference and NCAA officiating standards and expectations are upheld.
 
“Dr. Hightower has distinguished himself as an exceptional basketball official, educator, and leader during his storied career,” said Warren. “This combination of experiences makes him an ideal candidate to work with the Big Ten Conference to continue to enhance our women’s and men’s basketball officiating programs while serving as a mentor to both current and future basketball officials.”
 
Hightower officiated NCAA basketball for 36 years, including 12 Final Four appearances, earning the Naismith Men's College Official of the Year award in 1992. He retired as superintendent of the Edwardsville School district in 2015 following a 19-year tenure leading the district. Hightower received his bachelor’s, master’s, and specialist’s degrees from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and his Doctorate in Education Administration from Saint Louis University.
 
“I am proud to join the Big Ten Conference to work once again with the strongest basketball conference in the nation,” said Hightower. “I look forward to making an impact with the talented group of women’s and men’s basketball officials, student-athletes, coaches and administrators from all across the Big Ten.”
 

Referee evaluation will be solely on how fast they get from the baseline to center court to give a charge call.

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2 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Dr. Ed Hightower Named Big Ten Conference Special Advisor for Basketball Officiating

 

The Big Ten Conference announced that longtime NCAA basketball referee and educator Dr. Ed Hightower has been named Special Advisor for Basketball Officiating, effective immediately. In this role, Hightower will help Big Ten Conference Commissioner Kevin Warren review, assess, and audit the conference’s women’s and men’s basketball officiating programs and provide regular feedback and assessments of those programs to ensure that Big Ten Conference and NCAA officiating standards and expectations are upheld.
 
“Dr. Hightower has distinguished himself as an exceptional basketball official, educator, and leader during his storied career,” said Warren. “This combination of experiences makes him an ideal candidate to work with the Big Ten Conference to continue to enhance our women’s and men’s basketball officiating programs while serving as a mentor to both current and future basketball officials.”
 
Hightower officiated NCAA basketball for 36 years, including 12 Final Four appearances, earning the Naismith Men's College Official of the Year award in 1992. He retired as superintendent of the Edwardsville School district in 2015 following a 19-year tenure leading the district. Hightower received his bachelor’s, master’s, and specialist’s degrees from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and his Doctorate in Education Administration from Saint Louis University.
 
“I am proud to join the Big Ten Conference to work once again with the strongest basketball conference in the nation,” said Hightower. “I look forward to making an impact with the talented group of women’s and men’s basketball officials, student-athletes, coaches and administrators from all across the Big Ten.”
 

Good grief this could be an April Fools joke, except it’s October lol

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2 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Dr. Ed Hightower Named Big Ten Conference Special Advisor for Basketball Officiating

 

The Big Ten Conference announced that longtime NCAA basketball referee and educator Dr. Ed Hightower has been named Special Advisor for Basketball Officiating, effective immediately. In this role, Hightower will help Big Ten Conference Commissioner Kevin Warren review, assess, and audit the conference’s women’s and men’s basketball officiating programs and provide regular feedback and assessments of those programs to ensure that Big Ten Conference and NCAA officiating standards and expectations are upheld.
 
“Dr. Hightower has distinguished himself as an exceptional basketball official, educator, and leader during his storied career,” said Warren. “This combination of experiences makes him an ideal candidate to work with the Big Ten Conference to continue to enhance our women’s and men’s basketball officiating programs while serving as a mentor to both current and future basketball officials.”
 
Hightower officiated NCAA basketball for 36 years, including 12 Final Four appearances, earning the Naismith Men's College Official of the Year award in 1992. He retired as superintendent of the Edwardsville School district in 2015 following a 19-year tenure leading the district. Hightower received his bachelor’s, master’s, and specialist’s degrees from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and his Doctorate in Education Administration from Saint Louis University.
 
“I am proud to join the Big Ten Conference to work once again with the strongest basketball conference in the nation,” said Hightower. “I look forward to making an impact with the talented group of women’s and men’s basketball officials, student-athletes, coaches and administrators from all across the Big Ten.”
 

Blind leading the blind

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Depends on what his definition of "fix" is.  My entire lifetime has been spent seeing "tweaks" to the tournament.
Personally, I say do away with the conference tournaments and let all the schools participate in The Dance.
I agree! But in a way though, with the conference tournaments in place, all the schools do participate in the dance since the winner of the conference tournament advances...

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