JRutledge, you're awful touchy about the subject...with that attitude you are obviously a men's official.
1. Chuck can defend himself.
2. I never said it was an inappropriate question. In fact, I already apologized if I misinterpreted the quesiton.
3. I never said one way was better than the other.
4. Why is keeping an 'identity' so important? It's definitely not about which group does it better. Shouldn't each group being making changes for the betterment of their game, not so they can be different? All sides from HS through the NBA/WNBA are guilty of this. They don't want to be looked at as being a follower. Very few seem to do (or not do it) to make the game better. If the only justification you can make is 'to keep an identity' then that isn't right.