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Posted on: October 30, 2020 at 12:59:38 CT

bluesox7 MU

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This is my thing. Its how I pay for my summer vacations with my kiddos. I have taken them someplace awesome the past 4 years. (This past August we went to the Grand Canyon, Santa Monica, CA. and Vegas)

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Another Basketball Season officially starts for me tonight. - bluesox7 MU - 10/30 12:51:23

How big is your boner right now considering you have a - Carlos Rossi KC - 10/30 14:21:57

How much does a top tier D1 Power 5 basketball Ref - Carlos Rossi KC - 10/30 14:05:49

It would depend on how many games they work but - playhard NWMSU - 10/30 14:09:26

Depends on how many games they take a year - bluesox7 MU - 10/30 14:07:56

that is not really that great - meatiger MU - 10/30 14:16:35

On Average, I am out around 40 to 50 nights a season - bluesox7 MU - 10/30 14:11:25

Why would any ref give a **** about whether it's a packed - Carlos Rossi KC - 10/30 14:17:52

Trust me, It matters. - bluesox7 MU - 10/30 14:22:08

So is it about geography or crowd(nm) - meatiger MU - 10/30 14:27:26

Its a little bit of both for me. - bluesox7 MU - 10/30 14:29:05

Well your post made no sense then - meatiger MU - 10/30 14:29:48

I would prefer to do a Juco game over an NAIA game - bluesox7 MU - 10/30 14:32:17

so just say that - meatiger MU - 10/30 14:36:39

No one really prefers to travel 250 miles round trip on - bluesox7 MU - 10/30 14:40:55

omg...so dumb(nm) - meatiger MU - 10/30 14:46:09

Ok - closer to home I get, but not number of people - Carlos Rossi KC - 10/30 14:24:36

KOMU did a story on me and my dad about 5 or 6 years ago. - bluesox7 MU - 10/30 14:42:48

no, not at all. - bluesox7 MU - 10/30 14:27:07

you realize the fans are not there to see the refs, correct? - lqf2b8 MU

- 10/30 14:13:38

But, if you're doing a game and hear "Hey Blue" - Mormad MU - 10/30 14:18:25

not the same thing - meatiger MU - 10/30 14:17:48

you are correct. A good ref is un-noticable. - bluesox7 MU - 10/30 14:23:11

No question about that - meatiger MU - 10/30 14:26:30

Its just part of the culture. - bluesox7 MU - 10/30 14:28:23

Correct - kmawv8 MU - 10/30 14:15:51

How many games could a ref realisticaly take on in a given - Carlos Rossi KC - 10/30 14:09:34

So, the true answer for a top of the line D1 ref - kmawv8 MU - 10/30 14:09:24

You gotta remember. We all have full time jobs - bluesox7 MU - 10/30 14:12:08

Do the big time guys like John Higgins have full time - playhard NWMSU - 10/30 14:16:00

As the guys age, yes, they can transition to full time - bluesox7 MU - 10/30 14:24:17

$1500 to $2000 a game is what i thought they got - playhard NWMSU - 10/30 14:11:49

F-U Zebra - TigerFan92 STL - 10/30 13:59:39

Are you allowed within 200 feet of a school?(nm) - Barnburner KC - 10/30 13:56:50

RE: Are you allowed within 200 feet of a school?(nm) - colonel angus beef KC - 10/30 13:58:41

I was really reluctant to read a thread that was started - kmawv8 MU - 10/30 13:43:33

I always assumed HS refs were just dudes that were looking - lqf2b8 MU

- 10/30 12:54:01

Oh no. It's waaaay more serious than that. I know several. - sprintcar STL - 10/30 13:49:51

how much time do you have to serve doing this before you - colonel angus beef KC - 10/30 13:52:32

Most of the ones I know are lifers. Some try to keep it up - sprintcar STL - 10/30 13:56:21

I know once that goes to officiating camps...i don't think - playhard NWMSU - 10/30 12:59:49

I go to a Camp in St Louis or Fort Wayne Every April - bluesox7 MU - 10/30 13:08:01

has to be more nerdy than a keyboard hobby, right (nm) - lqf2b8 MU

- 10/30 13:14:05

not nerdy. the competition is fierce. - bluesox7 MU - 10/30 13:15:33

so you travel someplace every year and pay losers to - phrejd MU

- 10/30 13:36:08

It's a way for established officials to make extra $$$$ - playhard NWMSU - 10/30 14:03:00

How do they make extra money if they're paying to go to it?(nm) - kmawv8 MU - 10/30 14:03:57

The older, established refs are the ones putting on the - playhard NWMSU - 10/30 14:23:52

yup. Absolutely True. - bluesox7 MU - 10/30 14:29:38

Volume. - colonel angus beef KC - 10/30 14:05:03

Everyone has something they were meant to do. - bluesox7 MU - 10/30 12:59:38

yeah but where were the awesome places? (nm) - phrejd MU

- 10/30 13:04:48

Uncle Touchy's Naked Puzzle Basement(nm) - Joeboo MU

- 10/30 13:42:47

I call band name!(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 10/30 14:22:36

SIGN. ME. UP. (nm) - phrejd MU

- 10/30 13:46:11

sounds like a good gig then (nm) - lqf2b8 MU

- 10/30 13:00:41

why, do a bunch of sh*t then have to go to arizona? - colonel angus beef KC - 10/30 13:02:22

I wanted them to see the Grand Canyon. - bluesox7 MU - 10/30 13:08:34

which is in arizona - colonel angus beef KC - 10/30 13:23:01

I take it you dont like Arizona? - bluesox7 MU - 10/30 13:24:13

why? - colonel angus beef KC - 10/30 13:32:18

A lot of the refs I had growing up looked like they did - Carlos Rossi KC - 10/30 12:57:34

and theyre back at the scene of the crime. - colonel angus beef KC - 10/30 12:58:47