I couldn't agree more, Gentlemen! TASO has never lent itself, at least in my 31 years of experience, to get involved in the game assignment process. That has been solely left to the participating schools and to their coaches. The UIL has traditionally been there if there was some disagreement between the schools in regard to questions about racial makeup of a crew, et. al. The UIL's traditional stance was to take that request from the schools and the UIL then submitted that request to a TASO Chapter that could adequately meet those requirements.
Now they are wanting the local Chapters to submit a list of their top 25% crews.(based on exactly what criteria, I do not know!) Like in basketball and baseball, the UIL wants to somehow have that "list" in hand so they can solely make the selections, more especially in the state semifinals and finals. Football in Texas has a long and storied history of always allowing the coaches to mutually agree upon a Chapter or a particular crew of officials to work their game. Like TASO, I hope the UIL will always keep this option open to the coaches. For them not to do so will, no doubt, begin to splinter their already fragile relationships with the Texas State Coaches!
