Longtime Big Ten Official Names The Worst Coach He’s Worked With

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.


 


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.
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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.

 
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.
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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.  

 
NUance said:
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.  
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This. The dude in this article is an attorney, I believe.

 
If I was Bo, I'd head to this a-hole's house on my way to Baton Rouge and burn a few donuts in his yard and throw my empties in his driveway. 

 
I don't see Tiller's point that the refs are untouchable when they were disciplined and didn't work the rest of the season.

 
Kind of a lot of b!^@hing considering it is a part time gig for about 15 days a year and not their main source of income.  

Like...don't do it if you don't want to do it.

 
So a shady B1G ref with past issues clearly doesn't like Nebraska. I am absolutely shocked. Probably gonna take a while until we are part of the "team" and can get the Northwestern treatment. 

 
UniversalMartin said:
Huh, he talked about Pelini not the collective Husker hoard
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From the full article


I want to ask about a few other coaches. How is Scott Frost?



He came in and he required a little bit of acclimatization. He needed to get used to the fact that he’s now the head coach of a major program in a major conference. And he’s matured in the job. It’s a humbling job.



He’s in a pressure-cooker environment and I can respect that. Would I want to have beers with him after the game? Maybe not.
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