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There may indeed be certain cases where a group officials will be split 50/50 on whether it was a foul. But that does not mean that every possible foul situation will be 50/50 as to whether it is called! Refereeing is not flipping coins.
If both teams were coached identically, had the same plays and style, had the same players (or players that acted identically) then perhaps it could happen that both teams will gravitate towards identical foul counts.
I guess Old School just doesn't get it. The Buffallo Bills have lost four superbowls out of four. So by your logic, the refs must have been inconsistent to allow this to happen. It could not possibly be that the other team played better or the Bills made mistakes, could it?
Are there a lot of fans and coaches who think that the foul counts should be even? Absolutely. But I would also say that the majority of fans think a tipped in bounds pass from the baseline that goes into the backcourt is a violation. Should we start calling it this way to make them happy or should we stick to doing our job and being the ones required to know how it really works. If we can educate these people along the way, great. If we cannot educate them (or Old School) then that's too bad.
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