Darrell, your instincts are right. The philosophy used by those officials is not only wrong, but also goes completely against what we're supposed to stand for as officials. Our job is to call the game fairly, evenly and consistently at both ends, no matter what the foul counts are. "Evening up" isn't calling the game fairly. What those clowns are doing is trying to please both coaches while avoiding possible confrontation at the same time.
From a political standpoint, you're probably better off not bringing this up to them though. Just nod your head to their crappy advice, and then ignore them and keep calling your game the way the way you think it should be called.
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