MWC to join B10 BBall Officiating Group

[sdaztec4life]

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Per UT Ziegler: The MWC was part of a 6-conference western referee consortium that fell apart when the Pac-12 disintegrated.

The MW is finalizing a deal to join the Big Ten’s basketball officiating consortium, several sources inside and outside the conference confirmed. The idea is to maximize trips west by referees with USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington moving to the Big Ten in 2024-25.

The MW was previously part of the Western Basketball Officiating Consortium with the Pac-12, WCC, Big West, Big Sky and WAC. But the Pac-12 was the anchor of the group because it paid more than other conferences, attracting top officials who wanted multiple games per trip.

Also: MWC Commish Nevarez said she expects basketball coaches and athletic directors to discuss the 20-game conference schedule that has already been approved for next season, although it would take a vote to reverse it.

[Den60]

Well, they can't be worse than what we were getting but I'm not hopeful that they will overturn the 20 game schedule.

[hoobs]

Apr 12, 2024 7:35:03 GMT -8 Den60 said:

Well, they can't be worse than what we were getting but I'm not hopeful that they will overturn the 20 game schedule.

100% agreed on the first part, the latter... hell, I'm happy that it's at least mentioned as a discussion. That's better than I would have hoped for...

[standiego]

interesting that people enjoy taking their dings about Zeigler but he sure seems to be fairly well connected

Zeigler also made a variety of comments about the refs during MM - how they were rated - who has done what SDSU games -

would also venture a guess that if Dutcher wants fans to know who SDSU is trying to get as transfers it might appear in the UT with Zeigler

[Den60]

Apr 12, 2024 7:40:38 GMT -8 hoobs said:

Apr 12, 2024 7:35:03 GMT -8 Den60 said:

Well, they can't be worse than what we were getting but I'm not hopeful that they will overturn the 20 game schedule.

100% agreed on the first part, the latter... hell, I'm happy that it's at least mentioned as a discussion. That's better than I would have hoped for...

The previous vote was 9-1 with only SDSU voting against. Maybe UNLV will change but none of the other schools will which is why we need to get out of this chickenshit conference and why a conference with 8-10 members is ideal.

SDSU
OSU
Wazzu
UNLV
CSU
Tulane
UTSA
Memphis

Then:

Cal
Stanford

or

Fresno
Boise St.

[sdaztec4life]

Zeigler: “The Selection Committee justified a perceived “underseeding” of several teams by not playing enough nonconference games outside the region.

There also were comments by ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips about possibly going in the opposite direction, from 20 to 18 games, to enhance their NCAA prospects by bulking up their nonconference schedules. The Big East is known to have privately discussed a similar move as well.

“I’ve always said, this is something you have to analyze constantly,” Nevarez said. “There are changes in the environment. Certainly those comments at selection about our strength of schedule, we do have to take a look at the why. We’re going to continue to take a look at all of that, especially after this year’s selection and all the commentary and make a deep dive into that.”

That likely will happen at their spring meetings next month in the Phoenix area.

“If we do nothing, we’ll play a 20-game schedule next season,” Nevarez said. “We would have to proactively to change it back and that would require another vote.”

Kudos to Nevarez.