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Let me tell you a little story, lmeadski. Last year, at the Louisiana State Finals, a crew of officials were using college mechanics. Mac Chauvin, the LHSAA Director of Officials, replaced the entire crew at halftime with the crew that was scheduled to work the next game.
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That's stupid - how can you replace a crew in the middle of the game, a state finals even? The crew should have already been observed in previous postseason games and been penalized by not given a final for failure to use NFHS mechanics.
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You're pretty naive. Not all officials who work the state finals are seen by the state director prior to getting to the game. In many states, they are recommneded by the local booking agent/assignor. When I worked state three years ago, we were seen at a game where the deputy executive director came to a game where a retired coach was honored between games. But that doesn't always happen.
While these particular officials were probably outstanding officials, they were also college officials who didn't use NFHS mechanics. And they were replaced. I'm betting they will never have that situation again, in Louisiana. I believe the point was made.
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As I have stated, all of the state officials I have ever met or watched use NFHS mechanics.
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Congratulations. You must live in the perfect world.
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No need for the attitude. I'm not naive, in my state we have state observers. Booking agent/assignor sends a list of officials he think should work the state games. Then the state association picks the officials and puts together the crews.
I just find it pretty ridiculous to replace a whole crew in the middle of a game. That couldn't look good at all.