[JRutledge]

All that I am saying is that you have to take each situation individually. There are some cases where attending that school would be a major problem. But there are other issues that might carry more conflicts, like being a good friend of a father of one of the players. For many that would be a conflict if they officiate a school they attended. I am just suggesting that is not the case for everyone and every situation. I also think it makes a really big difference if you are working a varsity game, as compared to a JV or Freshman game. Usually the only people available to work games at the lower level are officials that live close. In the game of football we also do not have the same type of control over a game as maybe other sports. I would not deny a crew a game because one guy on that crew has attended that school. Now if a playoff assignment is at stake that I can understand. But you are never going to eliminate all conflicts or possible conflicts when working games.

Peace