I'm just trying to figure out why Dallas got the shaft week 3
I’ve been officiating in this great state for 30 years now. I’ve been putting together the brackets I do for 15 of those 30 years. I have a decent feel for what goes on and I realize what games a chapter gets, outside of Houston, is cyclical and very dependent upon what schools are still in the playoffs. Seeing any given chapter have a bad week, by volume of games, means very little when thinking of the quality of their officiating. It means absolutely squat. The chapters at the edges of the state get very little. That’s a simple fact. El Paso, RGV, South TX, Beaumont, East TX, Commerce, Amarillo (not as much), get very little after the second or third round. That’s about geography more than quality, IMHO. I’ve seen some of their better crews and they do a great job. Houston is a different story. They are huge. They cover all of region III and parts of region II an IV. They have a good reputation and many, many crews to choose from. Any of the best crews from any chapter in the state are as good as the best crew from Houston, but there are just many more of those good crews in Houston. Tommy is a great representative for Houston, and actually all of TASO. Not a better guy in this state of Texas for officials, period. Things won’t change in the way of evening things out as far as playoff games any time soon. Simple fact, but if you want to work later round playoff games, you have to get into one of those chapters that tends to work those games and then prove yourself. Thoughts from an old fart...