I am hearing the complete opposite. I have many coaches in the 10/11 grateful that the KHSAA finally made this move and mandated that each region go out of region for officials.
(1) The officials during the regular season don't have to buddy up to certain coaches so they don't get scratched for the regional tournament.
(2) Too many officials in the BBA are front runners. They know who is supposed to win, and they call games accordingly.
(3) Every year the regional finals are not called by the top 3 officials in the region, because they have been scratched by 1 or more the schools in the finals. A couple of years ago, the 11th final was called by 3 guys who weren't even in the top 5.
(4) Finally, the way the state tournament officials are selected is a complete joke. They are not all the #1 or # 2 guys in the region. In the 10/11, the top 6 were giving to the KHSAA and they picked 2. Terry Smith is a good official, and called the state tournament 2 years ago. Bo Queen, well, not so good. Bart Lennox is the #1 official in the region, but he is calling the NAIA tournament so he will not be there.