Officials no longer need to be affiliated with conferences because of the inconsistencies of calls in the NCAA tournament.
The physical style of play in the Big East and Big 10 is too different from the free-flowing styles of the ACC and the Pac-10. The officials need to communicate more with the coaches to reduce the angst that comes from certain calls made by referees.
Despite my bashing of college basketball referees, basketball is the toughest sport to officiate because of the speed at which the action takes place in multiple instances. The referees are also contending with the same hostile, profanity-laced environments as the visiting team and the abuse that comes along with the territory.
Basketball is the sport where officials play the greatest role in the outcome of games. As Tim Donaghy proved, one official can determine the outcome of a game without the assistance of the other officials. A certain ref can eject a player or coach from the game without explaining themselves and no appeal. The referees can render one player a non-factor by calling fouls on that player or calling infractions like palming or traveling.
Ted Valentine would have to be the best official that I have seen. I do not really follow officials in college because there are so many, but Valentine’s name sticks because he is an ACC official and I do live in Atlanta (ACC Country).
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