[NDRef]

I saw a game last night on Fox Sports North of a Wisc. high school playoff game. Racine Park vs. someone else. Observations\Questions for those of you from Wisc.

1) White hat mechanics--This white hat spotted the ball on almost every play while the umpire went to his postion. He also blew the ready for play (and wound the clock, if necessary) while he was walking to his position with his back to his partners and the line of scrimmage.

2) Wings never squared off when spotting the ball at the end of a play. They ran diagonally right to the spot--in addition they (both) almost always came to the middle of the field and got the ball from the players.

3) All officials wore their flags in their back pocket with half the flag sticking out. Looked as if they were ready to fall out as they were running.

4) Back judge had a long-sleeve shirt\coat on. The other four officials were wearing short-sleeve shirts with black sweatshirts underneath. Is this an acceptable uniform in Wisc?

Their management of the game appeared fine, but it was very hard to take them serious because of the lack of mechanics and appearance. This game was televised all over the midwest (I am in North Dakota). It also seemed like each one was working their position for the first time--are these "all-star" crews?

Hate to be overly critical (probably too late), but just my observations watching a game late on a Saturday night.