Comments on: Are full-time officials that crazy of an idea? http://www.sportspig.com/2006/01/17/are-full-time-officials-that-crazy-of-an-idea/ Northern Michigan Detroit Sports Blog, Traverse City Area Sports, Leelanau County Sports Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:13:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Leelanau Sports Guy http://www.sportspig.com/2006/01/17/are-full-time-officials-that-crazy-of-an-idea/#comment-204 Leelanau Sports Guy Wed, 18 Jan 2006 15:28:00 +0000 http://www.sportspig.com/leelanausports2/2006/01/17/are-full-time-officials-that-crazy-of-an-idea/#comment-204 There are 7 man crews, 32 teams, so a maximum of 16 games per week. 112 officials is the minimum. So if you are paying them $100,000 each, you are looking at 11.2 million a year. Each team would have to chip in $350,000 per year. That's doable! If my math is correct that is. There are 7 man crews, 32 teams, so a maximum of 16 games per week. 112 officials is the minimum. So if you are paying them $100,000 each, you are looking at 11.2 million a year. Each team would have to chip in $350,000 per year. That’s doable! If my math is correct that is.

]]> By: the sports dude http://www.sportspig.com/2006/01/17/are-full-time-officials-that-crazy-of-an-idea/#comment-203 the sports dude Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:44:00 +0000 http://www.sportspig.com/leelanausports2/2006/01/17/are-full-time-officials-that-crazy-of-an-idea/#comment-203 I just don't know if it could actually happen and make sense. I mean, how many officials are there a game... 8, 10, 12? I really am not sure. Plus, there are what, 12 games a weekend. I mean, you would have to pay these guys at least $30,000 grand a year just to get by... I mean, the NFL may be rich but that is a lot of money. I mean, I would love for the players to pay up some to, you know put some of their money in a pool for ref fees like rec league stuff around here, but I don't see those guys giving up any of their money, even if it would benefit them. However, I have not read the article, so I will do that now... maybe after reading it the cat will change my mind. I just don’t know if it could actually happen and make sense. I mean, how many officials are there a game… 8, 10, 12? I really am not sure. Plus, there are what, 12 games a weekend. I mean, you would have to pay these guys at least $30,000 grand a year just to get by… I mean, the NFL may be rich but that is a lot of money. I mean, I would love for the players to pay up some to, you know put some of their money in a pool for ref fees like rec league stuff around here, but I don’t see those guys giving up any of their money, even if it would benefit them.

However, I have not read the article, so I will do that now… maybe after reading it the cat will change my mind.

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