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Originally Posted by tarheelcoach
But the discussion was about whether a loud home crowd has an effect on the officials. The former player seemed to think that officials were influenced by the crowd, the professional announcer felt otherwise.
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Players and announcers know little about officiating. The more I learn about officiating, the deeper becomes my grasp of this axiom.
The entire discussion is moot. The only way to sort the issue would be to play a large number of games with and without fans to control for the alleged fan effect. And where's the profit in that?