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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett
What's that got to do with how an official should call the game?
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Originally Posted by Ch1town
According to prior posts Tio has already answered the question.
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Originally Posted by Tio
The visiting team and coach are more paranoid than the home team.
They are usually travel weary, have had the fans jeering them since warmups, and now have 3 officials that the coach has never seen work before......
Unfortunately, there is some truth to the "hometown cooking" syndrome.
So, I try really hard not to do anything to fuel any perception of unfairness.
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This is a non-answer. We all try hard not to fuel any perception of unfairness. Unfortunately this perception flourishes practically everywhere, by both home and visitors.
Tio states that home/visitor does not affect his judgment.
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Originally Posted by Tio
Home vs. Visitor exists and is something we need to be aware of....... not use to assist in judgement.
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So what was the point?
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