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Well, I'll tell you how vindictive these coaches can be. There was an official who once was a collegiate basketball D1 player. He got into a fight in a game with the other teams player.
He went on to become a fine official and worked the NCAA II finals in Kansas. He applied to officiate in the D1 conference he had played in. However, it only took one coaches 'no' vote and you could not join the conference. It was also acceptable for an official not to work a particular game if there might be a conflict between official and coach. You would just work all the other teams. Hank Nichols worked this conference and he also went to school in this conference. Seven of the coaches knew he was a fine official and voted for him. However, this one coach would not let this fine official in, not because of his officiating abilities, but because of that fight years before against his team. I will not mention that coach by name (2nd winningest D1 coach of all time), nor the official or the conference. However, this just shows the what these coaches can do to a fine official and how they hold a grudge. But yes, it is their right to do this, vote someone out for any reason whatsoever, valid or unvalid.
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