[EKUAlum05]

Technology has changed

1) In the past officials had a little more room to be lax or let people off with a warning. When everyone has a camera and with the fear of lawsuits officials have to play it by the book and leave no doubt or else they may take the fall

2) Before information and game discussions were as prevalent it would be easier for someone to not even know a kid was suspended for the previous week. That player missing the game could be chalked up to "Maybe he was hurt" or "he's in the dog house". Now you can find a list of suspended players and odds are someone will discuss the ejection online in a forum like this

3) It's easier to uphold ejections/suspensions. Once again with video everywhere there is no appeal process and having the KHSAA look the other way or having an official agree that maybe he over reacted. I remember a specific example of a Pike Central/Breathitt playoff game a few years back with a bench clearing brawl. Somehow that video was not surfacing at first with a pending huge matchup the next round looming... but it still got out and once it did suspensions were upheld. Ten + years ago you only had two cameras to worry about and if bot Breathitt and PC had wanted to sweep it under the rug the KHSAA may have never seen it.