Everybody was told about state being three days due to 32 man brackets. That information was out before the season started. The old fat refs started complaining. The younger refs realized how much PTO they would be using.

The state says if an individual attended the online clinic and passed the test, they are able to ref at state. The horror! The old guys continued to push back. To no avail.

The officiating associations knew who could go and who could not. Those up for the challenge but thought to not be ready, get them ready. You got two weeks to deep dive the rulebook and situations.