Pac-12 coordinator of basketball officials and former NBA referee Ed Rush has been investigated by the Pac-12 for comments made about Arizona coach Sean Miller, in meetings that included several Pac-12 referees.

Rush, according to a source within the Pac-12 officiating group, told a group of referees on the Thursday of the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas that he would give them $5,000 or a trip to Cancun if they either "rang him up" or "ran him," meaning hit Miller with a technical or toss him out of the game. Rush then reiterated during a Friday morning meeting, according to one referee in attendance, that officials should take similar action against Miller if he did anything on Friday in the Pac-12 semifinals against UCLA.

"He was emphatic about not dealing with him (Miller)," the ref told CBSSports.com. "He made that perfectly clear."

 

 

Pac-12 head of officials investigated for targeting Arizona's Sean Miller - CBSSports.com

How can this guy keep his job?

College athletics are so corrupt this doesn't surprise me one bit. I have a feeling this goes on more than we know.

How can this guy keep his job?

 

Makes you wonder.

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So Miller told an official that he'd give him $5,000 or a trip if they gave him a technical or threw him out? That's kinda strange, isn't it?

 

I think you need to re-read the story.

I think you need to re-read the story.

 

Had been a very long day. I apologize, thank you Clyde haha

Had been a very long day. I apologize, thank you Clyde haha

 

"Beer here!"

 

"Beer here!"

 

Should say "Expensive Beer here!"

How can this guy keep his job?

 

He can't possibly keep his job after this. He has to go.

 

College athletics are so corrupt this doesn't surprise me one bit. I have a feeling this goes on more than we know.

 

It does and it does affects the dynamics of a game more than most realize. Not saying something like this happens at the final four level, or even at the NCAA tournament level, because it is very heavily policed at that level. But it does happen in conference games, even major conference games, more than people know. Refs have memories too.

This is wrong on so many levels; No way should he keep his position.

Guy needs to lose his job and any and all potential benefits.

I think we're naive to think that these conversations don't happen very often amongst officials. JMO.

Well nothing is gonna happen from it.

 

 

From the PAC-12 commissioner: "Based on the review, we have concluded that while Rush made inappropriate comments that he now regrets during internal meetings that referenced rewards, he made the comments in jest and the officials in the room realized they were not serious offers," Scott said in a statement.

^ Seems like a cover up to me. As others have said, to think this isn't talked about or even done in basketball is crazy.