Final thoughts on this subject, then moving on. TASO is an organization that exists for its members. Their primary purpose is to advocator for its membership. Training, recruiting, retention, those are all important, but none are as important as speaking up for its membership when necessary, such as when the UIL attempted to take over all officiating a few years back. This is the first year of utilizing IR at the state championships and allegedly the UIL had control over this, which is quite baffling I might add. The people in the IR booth are part of the officiating crew, there’s no argument there. Being such, TASO needs to do its due diligence and let the UIL know they will find and assign the RO, Tech and Communicator for those games from this point forward. Just because the games will be played in Jerry World for the foreseeable future does not mean only those who are close to this area will be given the opportunity to be involved in the championship games. Yes, the football crews come from all over the state, just as the IR crews should. TASO needs to reach out to its membership to find those who have experience in these positions, and utilize them. If TASO leadership thinks differently, then that would be a huge disappointment. When all of the BS was going down a few years ago with the UIL wanting to take over officiating, one question kept coming up. What do members get for their dues. Here’s the perfect example of what TASO SHOULD be doing for its members. Come on guys, get it done.
