[DRJ1960]

Originally Posted by Smitty

Another take on this, and forgive me if someone has already mentioned it, is that because of the ability in my area for school districts to team up with one association over another, the assigner has a vested interest in making sure the school district is happy with the product and will assign people he knows will do a good job to those schools. Whether I agree with that philosophy or not, I understand it. And as Camron has said, I would likely do the same thing. Earning your assigner's trust is a very important thing. I do believe that you can break into that "ring of trust" if you work hard enough and have some patience.

+1
and... those officials can be trusted to call the game exactly as the coaches want.