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Originally Posted by Born2Kill

Announcers rant and rave about him because hes been around forever, but seriously this guy is the worst ref in the country. Also, a pretty credible source told me Big Ten refs make $1100 a game, with travel expenses and hotel accomodations paid for. That is like $550/hr...they don't deserve that.

Honestly, he's not the worst ref in the country. Do a google search on him and you'll find that he's won many awards and accolades. Also, the guy is really a great supporter of public education and because of this, turned down an NBA job so he could remain the Superintendent of of the Edwardsville School District in Illinois. He might have some Illinois bias since he's from there, but seriously, Ed Hightower is one of the better refs out there.

He's got a master's and specialist degree from SIU and a doctorate from St. Louis.