NUance Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Longtime Big Ten Official Names The Worst Coach He’s Worked With February 8, 2020 @ 12:54pm » Chris Rosvoglou Capron worked with Jim Harbaugh, Urban Meyer and other high-profile coaches over the course of his career. However, none of them were considered the “worst” to the longtime Big Ten official. According to Capron, the worst coach that he’s worked with was Bo Pelini. LINK ====================================================================== Alright Bo! Keeping us relevant. lol 1 1 Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Extra Extra...official hates getting yelled at...and water is wet. 8 Quote Link to comment
Comish Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 I talked with a Official a year after the Championship game when they put a second back on the clock, and his opinion was the same.. with the caveat that the 2nd worst coach was Carl.... 1 Quote Link to comment
skersfan Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Quote Somebody always has to throw a PayDay bar in the swimming pool. 1 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 I’m shocked. 1 Quote Link to comment
Savage Husker Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Imagine if players and coaches could be this candid about officiating, but yet they get fined. 4 1 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 1 minute ago, Savage Husker said: Imagine if players and coaches could be this candid about officiating, but yet they get fined. not if the coach or player was on the way out the door retiring like this guy. 3 1 Quote Link to comment
Savage Husker Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: not if the coach or player was on the way out the door retiring like this guy. Yeah true. Just disgruntled they are never held accountable, especially when it matters. Ask Dame 1 1 Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 But Bo always seemed so nice and cordial to game officials. This guy must be confused. 4 1 Quote Link to comment
Decoy73 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Savage Husker said: Imagine if players and coaches could be this candid about officiating, but yet they get fined. I believe this official is retiring, thus his candidness. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 This was a weird interview in that it didn't even touch on one of the biggest stories of Capron's career - the time he was relieved of duties by the Big Ten. He's been a pretty controversial ref throughout his career. Not asking about that in this interview is pretty favorable treatment. Quote Big Ten looks small in not addressing officiating Why was Dan Capron, the lead official on a crew disciplined by the Big Ten in 2002 after a game between Purdue and Wake Forest, working as the referee during the Ohio State-Michigan game? It was surprising news for Joe Tiller, the former Purdue football coach who was livid in 2002 after shoddy officiating contributed to his team’s 24-21 loss to Wake Forest. The officials did not work more games that season, but the Big Ten never clarified the extent of the discipline. “You would like to think that once they were semi-retired by the Big Ten that the Big Ten would say, ‘No, you’re done, period,’ ” Tiller, who coached at Purdue from 1997 to 2008, told USA TODAY Sports. “We had a real mess in that particular game from an officiating point of view. “My complaint was, ‘You know, everybody involved in the game is held accountable for their performance. The players are, the coaches are, the timekeeper is. But the officials come along and they seem to be untouchables.’ Certainly that was true in the Big Ten at that time.’’ Capron, the referee in question, told USA TODAY Sports on Monday that Big Ten policy prohibits him from speaking to the news media. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
Savage Husker Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, knapplc said: This was a weird interview in that it didn't even touch on one of the biggest stories of Capron's career - the time he was relieved of duties by the Big Ten. He's been a pretty controversial ref throughout his career. Not asking about that in this interview is pretty favorable treatment. But it’s his retirement article... Quote Link to comment
Hilltop Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I was surprised to read that college level refs only make 50k per year. I wouldn't put up with Pelini yelling at me for that much. Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 27 minutes ago, Hilltop said: I was surprised to read that college level refs only make 50k per year. I wouldn't put up with Pelini yelling at me for that much. It's just a weekend gig, mostly. They can have other jobs too. A buddy of mine refs Big 10 games. Sometimes Nebraska. He has a full time job at a totally unrelated company. 3 Quote Link to comment
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