Everyone thought this would be the least disruptive move. McFarland was agreeable to that.

Verona wanted to stay and the league wanted Verona to stay. That should put to rest any talk about it moving into the Big Eight Conference. But I don't want to have to deal with this for at least another five years.

The biggest thing is the cost involved. Not only buying the clocks and getting them installed, but you also would have to pay someone to run those.

I am not hearing a lot of interest in it. There is occasionally pockets of it, but right now, it doesn't seem to be a hot issue with the coaches.

Many people think we already do it that way. If we make the change, some of the schools will be bumped up and Hurley could be one of those.

We had a positive experience there in 2004 and believe that it will be a memorable experience for the teams and their fans this year and for the next two years.