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Totally disagree. Spurlock is a great coach and a great person. Being competitive does not make you a bad person. Why would he get fired??? Other coaches in other regions ask for specific refs throughout the year. This is quite common.

I don't know how common it is to request certain officials for your biggest games. I do know that it is wrong for any coach to choose which game officials he/she wants. If it is indeed common, it doesn't mean its right. I have always admired how Spurlocks' teams played. In my opinion, the biggest fault lies with the assigning secretary that permits some coaches (or a coach's father in one case) to choose the officials for any game. Its wrong as wrong can be. How do you think the North Laurel and Jackson County head coaches felt when they recently learned Spurlock had been permitted to choose the officials for these two games. Both coaches already felt like they had been cheated in these games even before learning this. There is no way to justify this.