Big Ten football officials this season received an increase in pay to $5,500 a game.

[BleedGopher]

Per Shooter:

Big Ten football officials this season received an increase in pay to $5,500 a game.

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Go Gophers!!

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

Way overpaid!

 

[Ope3]

Righteous bucks.

 

[GophEnEspaña]

That’s it?

 

[swede2]

One could argue that with the amount of money FB generates that B1G refs could and should be full time employees. Do they get paid for training?

 

[Word]

Is the ref from our Michigan game still employed?

 

[upnorthkid]

Heck of a gig if you can get it and put up with the threats

 

[TruthSeeker]

One could argue that with the amount of money FB generates that B1G refs could and should be full time employees. Do they get paid for training?

The NFL refs aren't even full time.

 

[Some guy]

That’s it?

It really isn’t much when you consider they’re in the hook for flights, hotels, and transportation to the games, etc

Post everything it isn’t a ton

 

[Word]

It really isn’t much when you consider they’re in the hook for flights, hotels, and transportation to the games, etc

Post everything it isn’t a ton

Yeah I was wondering about that. Plus it's probably 2-3 days all said and done with travel. Seems weird their air/hotel isn't paid for though if that's the case.

 

[Unregistered User]

The conference covers travel, lodging and a per diem

 

[UpAndUnder43]

They also have other jobs. My work is flexible. I could ref every Saturday no issue. Without using a day of PTO.

Not a bad gig.

 

[Some guy]

The conference covers travel, lodging and a per diem

If that’s true it’s probably a pretty fair rate
Is that true for conference games or all games?

 

[GophEnEspaña]

They also have other jobs. My work is flexible. I could ref every Saturday no issue. Without using a day of PTO.

Not a bad gig.

I’m quite curious what a Big Ten or SEC ref does for their Monday-Friday 9-5

 

[Joe Hardy]

Big time college football. Not a ton of money when you consider what the BIG gets in tv revenue.

 

[UpAndUnder43]

I’m quite curious what a Big Ten or SEC ref does for their Monday-Friday 9-5

Same as NFL refs. Lawyers, superintendents, teachers, sales person, etc.

Both NFL officials I’ve met worked for public schools.

I believe Gene Steratore officiated in the NFL and big ten hoops. Pretty sure he was at The Barn a few days after the Minneapolis Miracle.

 

[fmlizard]

Is the ref from our Michigan game still employed?

Which one? There have been a couple different screw jobs against them in the past decade

 

[fmlizard]

I’m quite curious what a Big Ten or SEC ref does for their Monday-Friday 9-5

My high school principal (when I was in 3rd grade) was one of the refs for the Colorado 5th down fiasco. His daughter was in my class.

 

[Swede]

If that’s true it’s probably a pretty fair rate
Is that true for conference games or all games?

I tried to research whether there is additional compensation beyond game day related compensation. For instance, these guys don't just show up to the stadium on Saturdays beginning the end of August. What about training, clinics, etc. I assume these guys are doing some pretty significant prep out of season and during the season. Are they paid for that time? As best as I could find, the answer was "no" and the non-game day, out of season work is fairly substantial with one major college ref describing it as essentially a second job. If so, it's not an awesome rate.

 

[Some guy]

I tried to research whether there is additional compensation beyond game day related compensation. For instance, these guys don't just show up to the stadium on Saturdays beginning the end of August. What about training, clinics, etc. I assume these guys are doing some pretty significant prep out of season and during the season. Are they paid for that time? As best as I could find, the answer was "no" and the non-game day, out of season work is fairly substantial with one major college ref describing it as essentially a second job. If so, it's not an awesome rate.

Yeah. I tend to think they’re probably underpaid considering the money involved but overpaid if you ask non football fans

 

[2nd Degree Gopher]

I’m quite curious what a Big Ten or SEC ref does for their Monday-Friday 9-5

It seems to me that in the old days they would some times talk about that information on the telecasts. "The Side Judge today, Joe Brogan, is a corrections officer for the State of Florida. Wonder how many of these Georgia Bulldogs will be seeing him again someday." Now that it's become a thing (and so much easier) to track down and ruin the lives of everyone you don't like, it seems less common to share that information.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

People bitch about refs and want to punish them for mistakes.

I don't think people would get what they want if they made that job even LESS desirable.

I'm amazed anyone referees any sport ...

 

[Some guy]

People bitch about refs and want to punish them for mistakes.

I don't think people would get what they want if they made that job even LESS desirable.

I'm amazed anyone referees any sport ...

Agree


Refs are bad sometimes
it happens