It is a good ole boy network here in the south. I know that there are a few exceptions but this is the case. Having been an offical I know that this is so. You are recruited and asked to start soon after high school, several of us were asked our Soph. years in college and a few of the guys I started with are still working on fri. night and in Juco ball. As far as the SEC they all have a connection to the SEC game and that is how they got out there no real merit. But that is not the point, the point is is that there is no real accountablilty. Even if some are let go they will be replaced from the same gene pool so to speak, no real change. Until a NFL type system is put in place and every offical is graded every play every game then the same ******** will go on as is. If you dont make the grade your *** is gone. The SEC makes to much cash not to put somthing like the NFL system in place.
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....that the SEC recruits former SEC football players to be refs. The only rule is that they can't officiate games involving their alma mater. It's very hard for a non-SEC player to become a ref in the conference.
I know a few SEC officials - none of them played college football. They got their start doing high school games and once you have enough experience, you can go to an SEC camp. It's very difficult to become an SEC official because very few slots open up. Pay is $2500/game + expenses. All crews do 10 games, some do 1-2 extra (championship/bowl games) .. $25k is great for work on Saturdays.
Basketball officials make $1200/game- women's basketball makes $900/game. Those crews aren't tied exclusively to any conference and I know of one guy that does SEC on Wednesday and Saturday, ACC on Tuesday and Sunday and Sun Belt games on Thursday. He's also a financial planner "on the side."
Basketball officials make $1200/game- women's basketball makes $900/game. Those crews aren't tied exclusively to any conference and I know of one guy that does SEC on Wednesday and Saturday, ACC on Tuesday and Sunday and Sun Belt games on Thursday. He's also a financial planner "on the side."