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***Breaking News*** UIL Approves Rule Change on Flipping Coins for Championship Sites
They should just call this the "Highland Park" rule, Smoaky...
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The rule prevents a school from being forced to flip for a playoff stadium that can't accomodate its fans.
If there is a dispute, the U-I-L will determine whether a stadium is adequate, based on fan attendance at the school's previous game.
The rule change comes from a controversy over last season's Class 4-A Division One State Championship Game between Highland Park and Marshall.
Highland Park fans were in an uproar throughout the week before the game because they felt the 12-thousand seat TMF Rose Stadium was too small for the amount of interest in the game.
Highland Park wanted to play at Texas Stadium.
Highland Park beat Marshall 59-0 to win the state championship.