An appearence of a conflict is a conflict. Allowing officals from home towns in super bowls should be stoped by the NFL.
They are the highest rate officials over the course of the entire season and the playoffs.
You are saying they should put the lesser qualified officials in just cause a team from their state (and Juniata is a ways away from Pittsburgh) is in it?
Nope. He was in the highest ratings for that position. He gets the assignment.