Well, in our association the assignor made a recommendation committee. They put together the crews. To no ones surprise the head of that committee is on the numer one crew. I am not sure how other states are but we have a ranking system. A rank 3 is NOT to suppose to work playoffs, yet we have a rank 3 on the first crew. Oh, and take a guess at who is his good friend. YEP, the head of the committee. Go figure! No politics here in the sunshine state.