[lmeadski]

Haven't you ever hear refs make comments like, "I am reffing at X city tomorrow. I hate that coach. I know he will be all over me/us with the first whistle. Well, I ain't giving him any calls, that's for sure." You get a coach like the one in this story, where he has probably mentioned this race issue in the past, or, after other games. Refs may be making these comments in jest, but, their implication to the uneducated general public is that refs do in fact come in with thoughts on how they will ref a game. I know of one coach in particular that very few refs accept games for. Those that go, if they've heard of this guy, probably come in biased.