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Originally Posted by tomegun
Scrapper1, I don't know what is wrong with BZ today, but he is refusing to see anything other than his own opinion.
I think there are some valid points in this thread, but I don't think it is possible to say one way or the other that one group dislikes the other.
Rut, you know I've lived in various locations and I find your comments surprising. I talked with one of my partners (he currently works for the future NCAA supervisor and lives in Miss.) on Monday and another partner (he used to live in the St. Louis area) on Thursday about this - not the first times this discussion has come up. The perception by many, with some actual examples, is the Midwest is the easiest place to break into D1 in the country. Your post paints an opposite picture. I'm not saying you are wrong, but I do know guys who've lived in that region and one who moved there and advanced quickly.
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First of all my comments were not about the entire Midwest. I cannot speak for the entire Midwest. Conference assignments are made based on everything from where you live to where the conference is located. And in order to work D1 in where I live, it is hard to get to that level if you are not working D2 and D3. And when the future NCAA Supervisor says, "I do not need any Chicago guys (for his D2 conference) but if you live in Kansas City, Missouri, he can use that is not true across all parts of the Midwest. Also I live in the Chicago area so I am not judged by everyone in the Midwest, I am judged by other officials in this area.
Peace